Had my first visit to see Dr.H, my endocrinologist. He was certainly a lot nicer than I'd imagined, although I'm not sure why I'd imagined a stuffy old strictly-facts type in the first place. Well, I suppose his waiting-room (well, the waiting room he shares with his other colleagues in Bondi Junction) doesn't help - lots of nice art pieces, but the receptionists were a little cold and harried for my liking.
My appointment was made for 3.10pm, but he saw me 5 minutes early. Nothing spectacular, but I'm used to waiting half an hour for doctors' appointments. I'm starting to realise that specialists are a different breed altogether. He asked a lot of casual questions, trying to build a rapport and made pleasant chit-chat. He made sure I knew what I was getting into, and gave me some reading material for the next visit while I asked him about some minor questions that I had. In any case, he was very attentive with all the facts of my medical history that I thought were relevant, and in general, I'm very happy to have him as my endocrinologist.
After a short exam (height, weight, and a quick exam of my abdomen) he sent me off to get my bloodwork done. I will see him again in 2 weeks, at which point if nothing unusual comes back in the results, I will receive my first dose of testosterone. The way we will be approaching it will be to start off with a low dose of 100mg (I can't remember if he mentioned enanthate, propionate or cypionate) every 2 weeks and gradually work our way up to a higher dose.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
First visit to the Endocrinologist
Posted by Nick at 7:37 PM
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u r starting out on T? wow! i'm sur u'll overcome all obstacles soon. real soon.
Yeah, starting out on T by my next appointment, probably sometime next week.
By the way, I was reading this book that I borrowed a while ago, it's really cool in the sense that it addresses a lot of questions about "gender theory" in a very simple Q&A kind of layout. Anyway, I read this sentence and thought that I'd have to share it with you: "Most persons who experience gender dysphoria are not transsexuals."
I guess if you ever feel like you're alone in the world, you could take comfort in knowing that there are more people who share your situation than mine! The difference I suppose is that they're a lot less visible.
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