I promise part 2 is coming soon. It’s been much harder to write than part 1. I also had an exhausting week while my wife was out of town for a work thing.

I haven’t been alone like that in a very long time and was working through some tough loneliness emotions, which took a physical toll on me as well (but that’s longcovid/mecfs for you).

Still working on organizing and cleaning up the house too as well as just keeping on top of chores.

I have a Brain MRI coming up tomorrow because my migraines have changed, which is always really really scary so my doctor ordered this out of an abundance of caution. That said, I haven’t noticed the new kind of migraine ever since I moved to injections for my HRT. Granted, I’ve only done two shots so far, but I think it’s helping tons. My patches were causing skin irritation which I think was preventing absorption of the estradiol. Also I kept screwing up my patch cycle too, which doesn’t help either! Injections, as far as scheduling anyway, have been easier. My wife and I are doing them together to keep us both accountable and so far it’s working (and just between you and me, I’m already seeing some boob growth :O 😙). My most recent attempt sent me into shock though, which was difficult, but once I recovered I was able to get it done. I think part of why might be because my wife was not in the room with me, she was on a video call from California. I almost didn’t push through, I almost put it off to try again the day after. But I gotta say, pushing through and getting it done that night, especially after I had gone into shock, was actually worth it??? I felt so strong and powerful afterwards, like I had accomplished something huge and grown as a person. We’ll see how much of a baby I am this week though =P

Anyway, thanks for being patient and listening.