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Me, Myself and Progesterone

Nix McRetro // 29th March 2024 // News

I touched on progesterone (P4) in my last transgender update post. I am not quite sure if progesterone is working in the way I want it to. My biggest annoyance with it is feeling like my brain is on fire just before trying to sleep. Rewind to late February 2024,... Continue reading

A Garden of My Own

Nix McRetro // 17th March 2024 // Nature

It’s been almost a month since I last posted about the garden. I guess we’re due for a bit of a dive into what I would populate my garden with if I had a garden I owned, not rented. Let me be clear, there would be no buffalo grass. Weeds... Continue reading

Flicky - The Floury Baker Cicada

Nix McRetro // 10th March 2024 // Nature

Flicky! Ohhh that little cicada was such a survivor. Resting and laying eggs for almost every day for ten days while in captivity. Sadly she succumbed to time on 8th March 2023. All these events all happened just about one year ago. You can view the videos below or on... Continue reading

Blood Test Results February 2024

Nix McRetro // 21st February 2024 // News

A few milestones have been achieved this month. I’ve reached my third month of gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) and was able to get an estradiol implant (200mg, compounded). I kicked pregabalin as it wasn’t helping with my anxiety symptoms - but was helping with sleep… I also ceased indometacin... Continue reading

The Garden, Lizards and Bees

Nix McRetro // 20th February 2024 // Nature

We had a giant blue tongue turn up randomly on the lawn. No doubt here for the snails and slugs I keep finding at night. I picked up a tray of beef dog food with minimal grain content and he hasn’t shown up since! 😭 Stumpie continues to appear intermittently.... Continue reading