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BlueSharkEnjoyer BlueSharkEnjoyer @lemmy.blahaj.zone

The number of Blåhaj I share accommodation with is countably finite.

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Anyone have a peritoneal pull through?
  • You're not likely to have the energy to do anything beyond lounging around for at least a week or two, I'd plan on taking at least a month off work.

  • What's the oldest piece of tech you still have running?
  • It's either my alarm clock or 5.1 speakers, both of which would be somewhere over 20 years old.

  • What woukd you like in a Trans Healthcare Program?
  • Follow international medical guidelines (i.e. WPATHv8) as a baseline, actually listen to trans people, and be willing to deviate based on patient need.

    Have the trans community involved in governance in a non-tokenestic way, e.g. seats on the board.

  • Does anyone have a habbit of deadnaming themselves in their head
  • Took me maybe a year to fully stop doing.

  • On Self-Diagnosis
  • It varies in practice. Most people I see using identify, including many trans people, are well-intentioned and think it's the preferred polite language without thinking too hard on the implications of it.

    However there are definitely anti-trans people who will use it pejoratively, which I presume is where that wording originated.

  • Thoughts on pills vs injections
  • Testosterone can convert to estradiol via aromatase, however there's no metabolic pathway in the other direction.

  • Just started Strattera. I feel superhuman, but have some questions about the side effects.
  • For me I noticed minor benefits after 4 days, and it took about 2 weeks for it to more fully kick in.

    Personally the other side effects ended up with me going off it. The focus benefits stayed, though the low mood it turned out it was causing took 3 weeks to go away after I stopped.

    my male genitals are not working well

    This is a common side effect.

  • Taking HRT without needles?
  • For estradiol pills, patches, and gel are your options if you can't do needles.

    Pills aren't recommended for over 45s or those with a history of blood clots, due to increased risk of blood clots.

  • Looking for information
  • I think I read something about her sister handling it now.

  • Looking for information
  • For pre-op http://fuckingtranswomen.org/ is generally what is recommended.

    Unfortunately she passed away before writing the post-op version.

  • Is it normal to misgender yourself?
  • Yes, it took me maybe 6-12 months after I was out to stop doing it.

    Still happens rarely, usually for phrases that are gendered that I'd not be using often.

  • Blåhaj recovering from SRS (Stuffing Replacement Surgery)

    Description: A small Blåhaj in a hospital bed. He is drinking from a glass of water on a bedside table though a straw.

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    Paying for servers
  • For those looking, https://ko-fi.com/blahajzone is in the server description.

    There's also a mispaste of that under the "Empathy" header of that description.

  • I wish I knew, for my entire life, why people will choose to sit in any other seat before they choose to sit near me on transit. Do I exude autism?
  • This is called the "bus rule" around here, you don't sit beside someone if there's a still a set of seats you can have to yourself.

    I'd be more worried if they did sit beside you, as that'd be considered a bit creepy.

  • If I go onto meds, will I still be able to rely on hyperfocus to accomplish tasks or master new skills?
  • The downside is that the adverse effects of the meds can prevent you from being able to do much, so its about finding just the right dosage for your body.

  • If I go onto meds, will I still be able to rely on hyperfocus to accomplish tasks or master new skills?
  • In my experience it is still possible, and you can even get a bit more control as to what you hyperfocus on.

  • Purrberty blockers can be administered by a fellow blåhaj

    Image Description: A Zoladex injection is being administered to a small cat plushy wearing a blåhaj costume, by a larger version of itself which is also wearing a non-binary scarf. The Zoladex is almost as thick as the smaller blåhaj's arm.

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