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I think its super-common that people start to have doubts around the time of big milestones, events, etc. For me, it was between my appointment and when I actually got my prescriptions (which was unfortunately delayed). Was super-excited during the first couple days of waiting. Glad I got pills to start with because I don’t think I could have done an injection with how squimish I am with needles given how apathetic I felt about the whole thing. With pills, at least I could go through the routine of “Walrus from 1 week ago thought this body should consume HRT, therefore, I’ll trust that Walrus’s judgement even if I can’t fathom it’s reasoning currently”.
I really wish I had been able to start with pills for exactly this reason, and also because injections felt so much more serious than pills. A pill I can just pop, no thought to it, but an injection that for me where I was located was technically I think illegal, that had such a serious feeling to it, like I couldnt go back after that.
Do they expect diabetics to go to a doctor’s for every shot, even in emergencies? Is this just to make needles illegal in a fight against drug use or something?
Oh no no just that I wasnt perscribed estrogen so buying it and importing it was i believe illegal. If id had a perscription i think my purchases would have been legal, but i would need to go back and read the law again to be sure (and tbh im not doing that).
I could get insulin needles+syringes no problem, it was the estrogen that was illegal (for me (i think))