These are the meds and supplies part of my HRT.

  1. Needles (syringes are behind them)
  2. Progesterone
  3. Cyproterone acetate
  4. A spare box of estradiol pills
  5. Vials of estradiol valerate
  6. My auto injector
  7. (not part of HRT) Bupropion, still important.

Honestly, quite a mess, but I can find everything and I like it this way 😄
Does anyone else have a messy/crazy med cabinet for their HRT?

  • DaPorkchop_ [they/she/it]@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    I just use a tissue doused in isopropyl before the injection and also after, to disinfect post-injection?

    pretty much the same - i use those round cotton makeup remover pads instead of tissues (to avoid tearing). i just hold it to the neck of the isopropyl bottle and shake once or twice to get the pad damp but not soaked, and use separate pads for disinfecting the rubber stopper and my skin. disinfecting again after the injection is new to me - i just slap a plaster on as quickly as possible after removing the needle.

    • Miisha ♀️@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      1 month ago

      rubber stopper

      I’ve always wondered what using multi-use vials was like…
      But I love the pop ampules make so much 😆

      disinfecting again after the injection is new to me

      Yeah, it’s probably excessive, but I do it mostly to wipe away some of the blood and it feels wrong to just do it with a not sterile tissue - so I put isopropyl on it and disinfect the site also. I’m just weird like that