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Follow all blahaj.zone rules
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All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.
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Resources:
Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.
Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en
StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/
Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/
[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map
[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination
[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/
[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/
[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org
*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on
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Any chance you have red hair? Higher than average pain tolerance and low effectiveness for anesthetic is pretty common for people with red hair.
My hair is mostly dark brown. (There are some reddish and blonde hairs on my face, but from the context I don't think that's relevant.)
I suspect the trouble with the lidocaine has to do with how superficial the application is - the numbing works on the epidermal layer, but the follicles in the deeper dermis layer aren't getting numbed. I think applying higher concentrations for longer before the appt. seemed to help, and maybe that's because it is absorbing deeper into the dermis?
I also felt the lidocaine worked better on the genitals than my face, and I keep wondering if it had to do with how many nicks there were down there. When I shave my face, I don't usually cut myself or bleed at all. The skin of my mons pubis has a tendency to be like gooseflesh and the razor cuts little bits of the skin to get at the hair, so I was bleeding a lot. This might have resulted in more of the lidocaine getting absorbed. However, this feels rather speculative and it could just be that there is less density of hair and fewer nerves than on the face. (There is also something about the psychology of having the light, the feeling of the blast of the laser, and the noise all on your face - it is much more intense and maybe that changes the perception of the pain.)
I'll have to continue to experiment and see if I can shave in a way that doesn't cause cuts, and see if the same lidocaine is as effective.
Trying the 23% on my face will also give some important feedback.