I don't talk about myself so much here-there aren't many places that I feel I can talk about myself in a way that feels like I'm connecting with people my age so much. ->-bleeped-<- feels too young and lots of other trans forums focus on coming out and dealing with the start of transitioning and sort of extreme ups and downs. It's hard for me to get it out, but I still like susans.
I'm on some great anti depressants that have helped me out a ton.
I've gotten a great job and can save up for top surgery.
I just got part of my Gender reaffirming surgery done yesterday ( laproscopic total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.) The people were great, knew I was trans and treated me with the upmost of respect. I took my teddy bear with me which is a little funny since I'm 26 but my doctors and nurses loved him.
I look way more masculine and feel great about it. I get gendered correctly about 98% of the time. I'm gaining more muscle and shoulder definition, lost a good amount of weight. Binding isn't the best but even tight shirts are starting to be less of a problem because my body is more box shaped.
I've come out to my older family members who said either they knew already because of my childhood (I was a tomboy who insisted that I was a boy) or told me stories about other trans family members. Very very supportive. Got lots of calls today to check on me after surgery. Family friends are also very supportive and have been great.
The summer was really awful, but at the end of it things started to look up. My mother was my rock and supported me even though I told her about my self harming. I've experimented and I think I'm ready to maybe go on a few dates. I've gone out as male to clubs parties and concerts and have had zero issues. I'm writing a lot and back to engaging in my hobbies to the point where my craft table is overrun lol. I'm getting ready to sell some of the stuff I make and I'm back into activism.
I'm a binary trans man but I've embraced that there are parts of me that are a little in the air. In private setting and on my business cards I use Mx. or M for my last name. I usually prefer to be called my full name instead of "Mr" Even though I want to fully transition. I want to get ring meta from Marci Bowers and Top done with Dr. Medalie
