HRT sh!tpost
time to fill my IM needle and stare at it for two hours while i mentally explain to my anxious self once again that yes, im stabbing myself, but it's for the best and i wont die.
HRT sh!tpost
@root oh hey i might actually know something that can help
if it's the pain that gets you, i know they make these things that are actually meant for kids - it's a little buzzy thing and an ice pack, and apparently that combo throws off your body enough that it just doesn't register the needle stick at all. also they look like bumblebees or ladybugs and are super cute.
if it's the actual "aw dag time to stabbo myself" i alas have not got much there :(
why are these so expensive? isnt it just a small buzzy thing and a freeze pack?
@root honestly it might be the cutesy presentation - i think it's a thing that was like, on shark tank or whatever
but tbh from the description it seems like you could hack it with a vibrator, an ice pack, and an ace bandage LOL
that's what i was thinking, hork ye lmao
@root LOL i mean worth a go at least
i wish i had better tips but i think being a diabetic i'm dealing with way smaller needles that are a lot easier to handle (cishet mcgee over here dont know about hrt injections), also tbh diabetes i feel like has such a more solid immediate effect that i got over shyness about stabbing myself real quick LOL
except for finger sticks tho
fuck finger sticks
@root my mom has another real similar thing like that!! her's a dexcom widget that continuously reports
tbh i'm already a cyborg already with the spinal cord stim that i might be really interested in getting one sometime, especially because the continuous monitoring is really nice. so often it's like "ok what was my blood sugar 30 minutes ago tho? is this going up or down??"
@wigglytuffitout
im diabetic as well lmao i cant do finger pokes and they finally let me just put the 'libre sensor' on my arm and scan that and never poke myself except for the rare occasion when the sensor needs a stable test to compare with (it's never been more than a few points off which is standard for different areas of the body as well)