Hello girls and guys. I just recently began my journey to be a woman. My introduction, which is more like a testimonial, is here;
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,237433.0.htmlI have read several similar posts and found them very helpful. So, I want to do my part and hopefully I can help someone like myself in the future.
As of right now, I am working through the VA. With the exception of surgeries (which may change in the future I hope), they will cover everything.
I went to my first LGBT group therapy session Tuesday. There were 12 people there; mostly mtf transgender. It was awesome. I felt at home and these people are fantastic. After the group was over, I spoke to the therapist about setting me up for my HRT assessment. (She and I had already discussed it on the phone) She is going to get with the doctor during one of their meetings to set me up. I am so excited!
So far, the only people that know anything are a few select friends. Unfortunately, I do not have any friends in this backwoods Kentucky town that I am stuck in, lol. I do have an appointment with my local VA therapist in June. Boy, is she gonna be surprised. But, she is a nice person and very helpful.
I was a little worried that after the euphoria of my realization that I am a woman wore off, that I would have second thoughts. To my pleasure, I had none. But, the other day, I did have a few. I met a wonderful woman online who is like no one else I have ever met. She is beautiful, witty, sarcastic, funny, kind, and nice. But, she is straight. Despite telling her that I am transgender, the more we talked, the more I started to lean away from speaking as Jamie and went back to Jim. I was confused. But, I lay awake at night thinking about it. And, the one thing that kept going through my head was 55 years of living as the wrong gender and to be TRULY happy, I need to be a woman. I cannot even possibly hope to make anyone else happy, if I am not happy with myself. So, I am back in the right frame of mind now.
Stay tuned, more to come.
