And, Scott, to answer questions. You may be the furthest along of any of us. I have been the furthest along up to now and I'm only 1.5 years on T, had top surgery, and fighting the bureaucracy for hysto atm. I haven't got to fighting them about bottom surgery yet, largely because I haven't decided what I want either. I'm thinking phallo because I don't appear to have the, er, endowment to make a meta worth the effort.
My main concern with phallo though is the complication rate. Particularly with urethral extension. That and getting it paid for. I'm in Canada and I paid for my own chest surgery because I would have had to wait 3 or 4 years if I didn't and it was very important to me. Allegedly, our surgeries are covered, but the hoops are utterly unbelievable. I'm having a very frustrating time with the hysto. I have a willing gyno, supportive doctor, psych assessment, and still can't get one.
Dennis