Waiting process

[Midnightstar]

So i haven't been posting much because i'm sort of stuck inside this waiting process nothing is moving i'm just waiting
to talk to my endocrinologist and hoping everything goes over good. Iv'e gotten some more test results back and found out i actually have a high cholesterol it sort of scared me but everything should be fine its not a big problem.
Iv'e been mostly sitting here waiting everything out and its nerve racking but iv'e done a good job of detracting myself
with other things that make me happy and confident. However tonight iv'e been starting to get edgy how was other peoples waiting process was it hard for you? I know for me its been a interesting ride it feels like i want to actually get everything going and it's funny how that works because i say that and either things start moving to fast or to slow.
I feel like there moving to slow now but sometimes i feel like that's good and bad. Im curious about how others handles this waiting process because i don't see many people talk about it to be honest or maybe i'm just not looking at the correct things i don't know. Don't mind me and my questions. I should specifie that with waiting process i mean PRE -T  waiting fro Testosterone or for more tests to be done ect.   

[lindagrl]

i joined the program 18 months ago and at times it feels like i've been waiting for years and years and like you at other times in the past felt panicky about what's ahead.  Will be starting the HRT in mid July and i've found that having a date ahead really helps ease the stress.  Have a feeling this time will pass rather quickly and plan to keep busy until then and practice gaining confidence.  That being said i tried calling my gender psychologist today to get info on when other things are scheduled, which is sort of amusing because it's Saturday and nobody at the office.

You are not the only one Midnightstar, so thanks for bringing up this topic

Linda

[FTMax]

I knew I was trans at 17, but didn't feel like I was in a place to do anything about it until I was 25. I came out to my family and friends in the summer of that year, and started therapy in September 2014. I had a lot of issues with my first therapist acting like a gatekeeper, so I figured I should look into local options for HRT and see what exactly they needed as far as referrals. Happily found out that I didn't need a mental health referral at my local LGBTQ clinic.

I first e-mailed them at the end of October and had my first appointment with a doctor the week before Thanksgiving. I had lab work done that day, we went over my medical history and transition goals. I couldn't get back in to see her until the end of the first week in December, but I was able to start T that day. I had very few health concerns. Lab tests came back with a few surprises, but it was all down to being overweight. My weight has dropped, blood pressure and cholesterol have improved on T.

This wait wasn't particularly hard for me, because I felt like the clinic I go to was very up front about what sort of timeline I could expect and what circumstances would cause me to not be able to get on T. And especially since I knew it was only going to be a few weeks, it was much easier to be patient. I haven't really had any unbearable waits in my transition, except for bottom surgery.

[Midnightstar]

i joined the program 18 months ago and at times it feels like i've been waiting for years and years and like you at other times in the past felt panicky about what's ahead.  Will be starting the HRT in mid July and i've found that having a date ahead really helps ease the stress.  Have a feeling this time will pass rather quickly and plan to keep busy until then and practice gaining confidence.  That being said i tried calling my gender psychologist today to get info on when other things are scheduled, which is sort of amusing because it's Saturday and nobody at the office.

You are not the only one Midnightstar, so thanks for bringing up this topic

Linda

Congrats, and yea i don't know i think that's a good idea and i don't know if they can be like that but i may use that idea and ask if they can give me more solid times. But i worry if there is a solid time then i might end up looking at the calendar everyday like i am waiting for june. xD that's just how i roll i guess.

[Rachel]

I had to wait 5.5 months for HRT and see a therapist because I was not stable. The waiting was very difficult.

I had an appointment for mid May. I was in the jungle just north of Belize with no phone reception. When we went to "town" I got messages. One was from my boss to present in front of leadership at work and guess when, on the day and time of my HRT script doctors appointment. I had to wait 2 weeks longer, May 28, 2013.