Hi Swan,
Thank you for the update. I'm so pleased you have been able to move through those wretched negative feelings. Not surprised if it was something from your past, particularly on the rough treatment you received from your family.
In a recent edition of a magazine put out by the transgender centre in Sydney, it was noted that some of the problems faced by by the post operative community was "emotional issues that were not addressed prior to surgery."
However, I believe the absolute massive number of issues and topics that need to be adddressed, that confront us along this life changing journey, it's not unreasonable to imagine something might slip through the cracks. After all there is no manual, or set of instructions that come with this "package."
Good to see you have come a long way girl.
Huggs
Catherine