Monthly Archives: June 2008

I’m sure now that my face is changing shape again.  I have something that resembles a jawline, and my cheekbones are visible.  I seem to be rapidly losing more of the puffiness that appeared in the first months.  My facial hair continues to do its thing–really slowly.

The back-ne isn’t quite so bad these days, but my shoulders are still in a constant state of breaking out.  I’ve been losing some weight lately.  At my last doctor’s appointment, I weighed 195lbs (at my first, I was 200.4lbs); I wish I had a pre-T weight, but in general it’s not particularly healthy for me to keep scales around.

I got health insurance through my job in the last month.  For the first time in a long, long time, I have access to medical care. I got an eye exam and glasses, and I have a primary care provider who has taken over my testosterone prescription and prescribed me Wellbutrin, which has been working wonderfully. He also is willing to help try different avenues to get my insurance to cover my top surgery, and the situation is such that I may be able to afford surgery in a matter of months rather than years.

On my first doctor’s visit, I had my T levels checked for the first time. It was the 6th day of my cycle, and my levels were at 334.  When I came back on the 9th day of my cycle, my levels were tested again, and they were at 422. I’m not exactly what could’ve caused me to have a higher level at the end of my cycle than at the middle, but I wonder if it could be the introduction of Wellbutrin. Either way, my levels are lower than I expected, so I don’t anticipate lowering my dose any time soon. Apparently, all of my blood work is normal, including my cholesterol, and my blood pressure is fine.