Hello everyone It's been a while since I've posted. I've been trying to post but I've either been too tired or when I'm writing I hit the letter w and the whole window closes and I lose everything. That pisses me off when that happens. Okay the good news: On October 1st was my first day at work as a woman. It went off without a hitch. It's been almost a month since transition.
Not only that but on October 2nd I had an appointment with the obgyn doctor at park nicollet in Minneapolis to try to get on female hormones. I went in and saw the nurse first. I took with me my letter of support which I needed to bring to the appointment.
The nurse read it and told me that she didn't think it was enough to put me on hormones. I was devastated but she said that I still have to talk to the doctor and see what she says. I was so worried about the letter because it didn't specifically say 'put this girl on hormones'. It indirectly said it.
A former therapist whom I saw until I moved out of the area had written the letter. I had seen this therapist in the past for depression and whatnot. He also saw me for at least 4 or 5 sessions about my transsexualism. He wrote the letter of support but stated that it might not be enough. That I had a 50/50 chance.
I went to the appointment with my real hair which by this time was long enough to pass without a wig. I am very passable. A short time after the nurse left and the dr. came in. I talked to her about putting me on hormones. We discussed how I arrived at the discovery that I was transgendered and that I knew the effects and risks involved with hormones.
Eventually the doctor said "I see no reason not to put you on hormones." I was so relieved. The only thing she wanted me to do was try to get started with counseling with a counselor that had been referred by the former therapist who had written the letter, because of the mood changes that will occur.
I feel it was a combination of things that got me on hormones: going with my real hair instead of a wig which I haven't worn since before the appointment, the letter of support, my systematic approach to my transition which has taken thirteen months from discovering it to getting on hormones, and what I told the doctor. My mood changes frequently but I've never been happier.
I've also noticed that my leg hair grows more slowly than before. No other changes yet but I can feel the hormones are working. Ever since October 2nd I've been trying to post this good news. The people I work with are phenomenal. They are very accepting.
By now most of the people I work with know that I transitioned. The woman who helped me the whole way through with the transition sent out an email the Friday before to tell people that I am transgender and will be transitioning on the first of October and that they are to call me Ida.
The woman who helped me sent the email to more people than I thought she sent it out to but it was a good thing, it let the people know whom I didn't have a chance to tell earlier. Almost a month later I finally get the good news out. I appreciate any comments and if anyone has any questions I will try to answer to the best of my ability.
Ida
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