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Why do i have to trash this?? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago* by to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Seriously? Taking the advice from my doctor, im supposed to trash after 4th shot. He says there will be a bit left, but because of contamination(???) he wants me to switch vials every 4th shot.

Like, is that the real reason? Because it physically hurts to throw this away, knowing how much i and others have worked to get this stuff in the first place, and how many sisters cant access it ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Also really seems like a waste of time and resources. Like people had to make this, and that required time effort and money. Are we cool with throwing away the results of so much progress and effort?

Idk, its hitting me now that i have to toss one, these are all questions i have that my doctor will probly hear next time i go in ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

PS. My nails look bad, its been a really rough month, dont talk about it ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So, again, coming at this from a diabetic perspective, ya might try researching around or talking to people from other countries about this.

I had heard similar for insulin in the US. If its unrefrigerated, it will most likely go bad after about a month, but I had heard in the UK and some of europe, their guidance says 60 days.

The other thing is: thats for unrefrigerated. I'm not sure what ya'll are taking and if it has to be kept refrigerated or not like insulin does, but for insulin, if its kept refrigerated, even as you're using the vial, it will last muuuuch longer in the fridge, like years.

Take all of this with a grain of salt because if I have a bad vial of insulin, I can tell immediately with diabetes as my blood sugar will start to sky rocket, and I can correct it with other insulin I've stockpiled.

If your medication starts to go bad and you use it, I'm not sure how that manifests and how harmful that will be to your goals with going trans.

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