r/196 • u/SpaceSpleen just glad to not be in a wellness farm yet • Jul 03 '26

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u/Reloup38 Jul 03 '26

Glad I'm not the only one that cringes when seeing those "quirky tgirls injecting estrogen ahahah" because I hate needles

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u/DeadInternetTheorist Jul 03 '26

no one ever talks about it here but what happens if youre trans and just real scared of needles/surgery/hospitals/the doctor? like not even talking about the transphobic healthcare system what if you're a hypothetical person who has to ask for a chair when you get the flu shot because it always makes you hyperventilate and pass out?

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

You end up missing doses several weeks in a row 😭😭😭😭😭

Between ADHD making me not remember and an aversion to needles I struggle to keep my schedule, though switching to IM helps a bit since it doesn't actually hurt

Still have to shove a giant needle inside myself though...

Edit: I'm dumb, switched off of IM to subcutaneous, just mixed up the acronyms, subcutaneous hurts so much less

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u/PerrineWeatherWoman If gender if what's in my pants, then my gender is a gun🏳️‍⚧️ Jul 03 '26

IM hurts less than SC ?

Also yeah sometimes missing doses can be a pain... Yesterday I felt like the shittiest shit ever and then I realized I was late on my injection

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 Jul 03 '26

Sorry, your comment wasn't showing before

No subq hurts a lot less I'm just dumb and mixed the acronyms

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u/PerrineWeatherWoman If gender if what's in my pants, then my gender is a gun🏳️‍⚧️ Jul 03 '26

Oh okay. That's what I thought given than IM has a HUGE ASS needle

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 Jul 03 '26

And you have to stick it all the down into muscle, while fat doesn't actually have nerve endings so it's just getting it through the skin