Where are you in your stage of transition (entire community welcome)

[sebster]

I've been out for a few years and trying to get therapy and hormones, but two doctors in a row have sabotaged my attempts to get help and my family is not supportive.

[twistedpixie]

Waiting to start HRT.

Unfortunately, I cannot afford it currently.

[serenityfaith]

On HRT for over a month now, Full time since 13. DEFINITELY seeking surgery.

[MattAverage]

Questioning (again). I've been identifying as genderfluid, but I mostly live as a man even though I'm read as a young boy (my height doesn't help) or a very butch woman. I was thinking about going the FtM route very seriously for a while, but it honestly doesn't feel like a true fit. I'm continuing my soul-searching on the matter and when I can afford a specialized therapist I plan to get one. I'm loosely considering HRT as a future possibility and I'm as certain as humanly possible that I want the top surgery. As to whether or not I live full/half time, I really don't know. I'm just full-time myself, whatever this is.

[awilliams1701]

I'm at a really awesome stage. I don't know if its HRT finally kicking in, the weather finally being good, or my new hair color, but I'm absolutely loving life right now. I look in the mirror and I smile. I feel good about myself all the time.

[marsh monster]

Been on hrt since March of '04, fulltime since May of '06 and still would like to get surgery if I can ever save any money or decide to sell the house.  Don't really plan on any ffs or ba though. Too scared of the what ifs...

Wow, its the same for me, its like we're twins!!!

[Tessa James]

Full time since January 2013 with HRT starting in March 2013.  Non op so far but orchiectomy is being strongly considered and the process frustrating due to insurance and trans discriminatory "riders."

After waiting and denying myself for so long I feel everyday is a gift and a joy to experience myself ever closer to the person who once only existed in my mind as a shadow. 

[Matthew]

I'm full time, but not allowed therapy or HRT yet. Blockers are a maybe.

[Christy82]

I'm waiting to start HRT.  I have my appointment for bloodwork next month and then another one a week after to hopefully start.

[Amy85]

Questioning and In Therapy.

Logically I can see that I fit into the typical transgender mold (if there were such a thing) but emotionally I can't bring myself to actually accept it or refer to myself as trans. I am still considering life as a man and seeing if I can manage the feelings that go along with it for the sake of a happy and typical life. Or maybe I will click one therapy session and actually admit to myself that I am trans and female. Either way is scary really :/ but only time will tell.

[Beth Andrea]

Full time, feeling 67% better now that SRS is a "go"...did not realize how much having those dangly bits affected my mental health.

Married, kids from previous marriage are all grown up...

Life is good.

[Jill F]

Oh, it's so fun to find your old posts sometimes!

Update from 7 months ago:

Started therapy 12/22/12
Started HRT 1/21/13.  Full dose 7/13.
Full time 3/21/13.
Came out to world 4/13.
Finished therapy 3/1/14.
Had 75 90 hours electro.  Who knows when it ends, but I have little or no visible trace of a beard now.  What I have left can be cleared in about less than 2 hours once a month now.
Orchi 7/15/14.
Legal name change 7/24/14.

-Future-
9/15 Cosmetic surgery.  Well, if I'm getting some scars revised, I might as well end up drop-dead gorgeous when I wake up.  It's starting to look like I can do most of it with laser skin resurfacing now.  I'm putting off the "put me under" work until I REALLY need it. 
2/16 SRS.  I'm 99% sure on this one now.  I'm almost 100% on this, but I don't have time to recover properly until June 2016 now.  Still deciding between Bowers,  Alter and Crane.
BA?  OK, with my massive frame, I pretty much need a "D" cup, or at least a "C+".  Right now it's just north of a "B" and I'm padding daily.  I'm less than a year post-orchi, so I'm inclined to wait it out until I'm sure they're not growing anymore.  Happy 50th b-day, Jill? (  *  )(  *  )

We'll see how much this assessment holds in 7 more months.  LOL!

The good news is that I'm old news now and I've pretty much made it out the other side of transition now.   I've been two years full time this Saturday, and I'm celebrating it with a few familiar faces around here. 

Cheers!

[xponentialshift]

I've been on hrt for 9.5 months and have been living full time for about 6 months.
At this point in my transition I am still feminizing further and my hormones are sadly still in male ranges, however if I were to suddenly stop feminizing further I would still be very happy with my results.

I have no plans at the moment to have any kind of SRS in the future. But I may eventually change my mind.

I also haven't done any of the legal paperwork yet because I'm too lazy, and don't particularly care what my "official documents" say.

I know who I am, my friends and girlfriends and family know who I am, and people in public see me as who I am.
My transition is a huge success and I am very happy!

-Molly

[Mariah]

I have been in therapy and full time since July 2014. My name and gender marker on everything including birth certificate were completed between July and August of 2014. I have been on HRT since 9/20 and full dose including spiro since 10/31 for the estrogen and 11/1 for Spiro. I started seeing the second therapist who will write the second letter for my first of two visits on March 12 of this year. As far as what is coming up. Both letters will be finished in the near future so the Meltzer has both of them in time for the consult in May. I've been told that because of how the insurance is handling it it's possible that a date for SRS is made at the time of the consult as a result I expect to be for sometime in 2016 and based on how far he is booked out likely late Spring or Summer of 2016. I go back in April to the Second therapist to finish everything she needs for the second letter.
Mariah

[Cindy]

I'll update!

Other.

Post-trans

[Devlyn]

Other, I'm using herbal supplements for feminization and presenting mixed gender.

[katrinaw]

Definitely on HRT (for a while  )

Was hoping to come out to SO and move to part time, then into full time late this year...

Hmmm, still no work = no income stream = things on hold (luckily can still afford HRT... ATM)

Other than that... mainly happy, but occasionally feel a bit down due to not able to move forward 

L Katy 

[ainsley]

On HRT
Had BA
Name & Gender Changed Legally
Out to everyone, everywhere
GRS scheduled for 8/2015
Still married (24 years)

[kaidenhendricks89]

I've come out to most of my family and close friends and am living as the man I feel I'm supposed to be pretty much everywhere except at work all though working in a male dominated trade as a "lesbian" I'm pretty much treated as one of the guys at work already. Oddly enough though the thought of actually coming out at work scares the crap out of me! I go see a counselor this week and am waiting to get in to see a psychologist just waiting for the referral my gp put in to go through.
My hope is to start on HRT within the next few months and hope that my name will be legally changed in the next couple of months.
Once these two things happen I will have to come out at work and while it scares me a part of me can't wait because living female at work and then being male the rest of the time is really messing with my mental well being and I hate living two lives I just want to be me!
Thankfully I have an amazing wife who has been my rock through all of this!

[mrs izzy]

Still interesting demographics. I was hoping more post ops hanging around willing to help show its not always a dream.

Thanks and I will keep this going for now.