I'm pretty sure I want to transition at this point and have begun the earliest steps, but it's going reeeeaaally slowly. I have an appointment with a therapist that my psychiatrist referred me to who's supposed to be good with trans issues, but the earliest I can see her is a month from now. I've also gotten clearance from both my dermatologist and psychiatrist to go on Accutane for my several acne-related problems, but I found out that I can't get laser hair removal while I'm on it, or for a couple months after I'm off of it. So, that means with 4-6 months of Accutane plus two months or so of recovery, it's going be around seven months or more before I can start laser, on top of laser taking over a year to reach its full effect. Since laser is something I want to get regardless of if I transition, I was kind of hoping I could spend a year considering transitioning, and then if I decide to go on HRT, I'd already have most of my facial removed before I start it. Now I'll have barely started a year from now.
I'm not in a rush, but I'm also starting to get antsy now that the smallest beginner steps are being put off for so long. How long did it take you all to go from deciding to transition to actually taking the earliest steps? And how many people did you come out to before taking those steps?
