The Power of Shot Day!

This past Sunday was shot day! What is shot day? For this Black Trans-woman, shot day is the day that I take my weekly dose of estrogen. Shot day is a fundamental part of my hormone replacement therapy, which is, yup, you guessed it, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE!

  I’ve received gender affirming care since September 2015.  I was initially on the pill form of estradiol and spironolactone. The results were gradual, but visible and felt within the uttermost parts of my soul. In 2018, I moved to DC from South Carolina. While in South Carolina, my doctors were 30-45 minutes away, and accessing appointments in the rural South can be tedious. Thankfully, I set the stage for a new medical team as I traveled back and forth to DC from SC.

  At my first appointment, my doctor and I reviewed my chart, and she completely changed the dosages of estradiol and spironolactone. It turned out that my doctor in SC had my dosages too high. This was a result of voicing that I intended to still use my princess wand for pleasure. My doctor listened and prescribed me the injectable form of estradiol and kept me on a lower dose of spironolactone.

  While I’ve had to alternate between pill form and injectable due to insurance issues, I prefer the injectable. My experience with the injectable has been better than the pill form. Results were slightly quicker, but I could manage better.

  Shot day is my most euphoric day of the week! I anticipate the process and the feeling afterward.  I gather my materials: drawing needle, injecting needle, band-aids, alcohol wipes, etc. I then wash my hands.  I sanitize my hands.

  As I go through the HRT Shot Day ritual, I mentally prepare for the point of no return. I ground my soul to be pierced in the name of Trans Liberation! I enter a melanated transgender version of Jedi training! I become one with the force, and the force is one with me!

Here comes my favorite part! Time to clean the injection site. Now it’s time to assemble the drawing syringe and then prepare the injecting needle.  Now it’s the point of no return! It is now time to pierce my thigh muscle to fill my soul with the elixir of femininity! Estrogen, take over my body, mind & soul. Give me POWER!!!!!

  It’s over. I’ve given myself the shot of affirmation. Now it’s time to clean up and safely discard

the magic biohazardous wand of salvation! My power has settled, and the femininity is wreaking havoc like the Tensen in Hell’s Paradise. Call me “Goddess.” Shot day has affirmed me in ways beyond understanding. I am now complete.

Shot day!