Thank you, everyone! (My apologies, but I'm not going to quote and reply to every post. This thing would go on and on... And I'm already getting sleepy!)
I'm hoping the FFS will undo much of the damage started by that damn testosterone I got starting at age 15. I'm hoping it removes the more obvious 'tells', straight low brows, frontal bone bossae and supraorbital rims, the long nose and upper lip, cheekbones and jawline, and that Adam's Apple.
Most folks in real life that know me don't realize the amount of makeup work that I tend to do before they see me. Those who saw me in hospital were surprised, and several commented that they didn't know I used makeup. I do, and there is quite a bit of contouring involved in producing my 'daily look', aimed at altering forehead, tells at the brow, altering the nose appearance, and rounding the jawline.
I'd love to be able to go to the mailbox or grab an early breakfast without makeup, and not be misgendered.
