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I'm very happy for you! <3

I hate my beard and there are no clinics near me :/ Hopefully I'll be able to get some sessions at some point

This is from 2021 ?

Kartoffel. Why is his hand mirrored? Is this the true power of the habsburg royal family?

Really? I can view posts with catbox images and have a recent post with a catbox image that other people could see :/ I remember reading some countries dislike catbox.moe so perhaps your DNS blocks them? Could you try temporarily switching to another DNS to see what happens?

EDIT:

https://privacysavvy.com/security/business/best-free-public-dns-servers/

Catbox.moe works pretty well, is free, not being monetized, and otherwise just really handy!

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I'm sure that explains the cramps, but the pain/discomfort happens within an hour or two after injection and lasts for a couple of days, which is the part that I'm worried about. But they might be connected in some way so taking the advice I've been given here seems like the way to go. I've bought magnesium, bought some banana smoothies, had some fried creamed spinach with broccoli, and made sure to drink lots. Hopefully there won't be any issues (or at least milder symptoms) with the next injection. Also gonna go grab some of those electrolyte sports drinks.

Thanks again <3

Edit: Also chocolate contains lots of potassium as well ! Treating myself as we speak

Actually I noticed some rather pronounced veins on my calves after my leg started hurting. For me it was opposite, with walking pretty much immediately removing any discomfort. I'm glad it cleared up for you eventually !

Are the spasms happening in the muscles near the injection site

Calves is the word! The spasms are happening in the calves.

Where exactly in the thigh are you injecting?

Video I used to learn how to do sub-q. I watched some other guides as well, including one longer one going into more detail, but this was the video I kept checking over and over.

Hitting nerves can cause spasms like that

The cramps happen when I wake up (or the cramps wake me up), so it doesn't sound like a nerve thing. However you mentioned dehydration, and when I wake up is when I'm at my most dehydrated.

You can also try incorporating more potassium rich foods in your diet

I already eat a lot of broccoli and I will try adding spinach and sweet potatoes as well.

I would try drinking more water and including some electrolytes

More water is difficult, but electrolytes and sodium is doable.

you could get a blood pressure monitor and use it at home and keep a log

Remembering and bothering to fill out any kind of log will be difficult for me, but it sounds like a good idea. I'll try. Perhaps a general hrt log is the way to go.

you probably aren’t getting enough water from your food

I eat mostly veggies (they're maybe not the wateriest kinds however), noodles, bread and cheese, lots and lots of eggs, and meat substitutes. I think my dinners at least contain decent amounts of water, unsure about my other meals. I think I drink enough? I drink probably 1-3 liters a day, but I don't keep track.

I am not finding much about estrogen causing vasodilation

One study. A larger study. I haven't actually read these, but a quick skim seems to suggest that estrogen promotes some kind of vasodilation or is at least involved. I found these in a reddit thread by searching "vasodilation" "estrogen" and "reddit". It might not be relevant to my issues however (the reddit threads were talking about spider angioma), I can't really interpret this kinda stuff.

I mentioned in another reply here that I was unsure where I got the term vasodilation from. This is the thread that suggested to me that my issues were related to my blood vessels. They don't use the word, but somehow from there I got to vasodilation.

Thank you for taking the time to write this stuff <3 I will try to make some dietary changes, skip my next dose, and then have a chat with my doctor in two weeks.