Not allowed to transition?

[Britney♥Bieber]

I think you make a great girl already, and HRT will only make things even better! Like many here, I can speak from experience. I was so angry and depressed and hateful and moody and often felt just dead and empty inside. Like I was sleepwalking through life or something. Nothing mattered. I didn't care about myself, didn't care if I lived or died. Once I started HRT all that changed. I felt alive. I was so GD happy and full of joy and love and .... well, inner peace I guess. All the bad negative emotions just melted away, and I felt a balance and serenity I had never experienced before. I had known for a long time that this feeling was there, under the surface, but I didn't know how to get to it or bring it up. Hormones took care of it for me. I just can't fully express how much I feel like a completely different, new, beautiful person full of love and compassion and light and joy. It's amazing sometimes how finding the right path can set you free. I finally love being me. You will too.

~April

Aww wow. I feel the same way but I already feel a lot better just calling myself trans, rather than gay. I went to therapy today and I'm so excited to get through it! =D

[April Dawne]

I like being in a community of brothers and sisters =] it makes me feel all warm and bubbly inside =]

Of course, generally the goal of being trans is to fully transition, and then at some point drop the word "trans" and live the rest of your life as a woman or man.

I can't wait to get to the point of having SRS and finally being a complete girl I know I should have always been! I only regret not learning all this about myself many years ago.

If you ever have any questions, or need to talk, I'm willing to listen Kimberly =]

[Britney♥Bieber]

I know I love it here! It's so nice to talk to other people who are in the same situation. And I can't wait to get SRS either!!!! =/ But idk I think I will always think of myself as a transwoman. Maybe I won't though. lol And thanks bb I'm here to listen if you need someone too <3

[April Dawne]

So do you identify as a straight woman? I think I might end up that way after SRS. My sexuality seems to be shifting as my transition continues to progress. I was only somewhat interested in men before, but that interest keeps growing and growing and I find myself not quite so attracted to women now as I used to be. I have heard that this happens sometimes, but I didn't think it would happen to me, so it's odd but interesting.

[Britney♥Bieber]

yes, a straight woman. I've never been sexually attracted to girls at all. I love girls but I don't want to be with one. haha. I've heard of people's sexuality changing during HRT but I don't think that will be the case with me.

[Izumi]

So I'm curious are there any reasons I would not be allowed to transition? Should I worry?

With all transition comes risks, i got denied by 2 doctors for HRT even with a letter from my therapist, because the reason to give HRT is based on the doctor's opinion.  One doctor didnt want to give it to me because my health was bad (at the time, now i can run 6 miles in less then 1 hour easy).  One doctor said she wouldnt give it to me because i wasnt coming to her office as a woman, to which i stated, HUH?  I pass the minimum requirements for the standards of care so i qualify, she said i was wrong and i needed to live full time as a woman for 6 months.  I said no and showed her, it was 6 mo RLE OR 6 mo therapy.  She said well, i am going with 6 mo RLE.   That pissed me off.  Sure thats smart, give someone with depression, low self esteem and thoughts of suicide, and force them to dress up like a girl when he looks like a guy, so other people can point and possibly laugh at her, if that isnt a recipe for killing yourself i dont know what is.....

Finally got a doctor that said you qualify, and did some blood work and gave me a test shot jan 2nd 2009.  From that i got a pretty good dosage, my body tolerates it well, and i dont suffer any negative effects. 

So yeah you might get similar issues, also different HRT therapies might be rejected by your body, i know some people cant take pills because of liver issues, but shots are fine, or even the patch.  You have to see what your body can handle.

I dont think you can be rejected for SRS unless its a health risk, like your already in bad shape and the surgery would have a high risk of killing you. 
Post Merge: July 20, 2010, 12:37:40 PM

yes, a straight woman. I've never been sexually attracted to girls at all. I love girls but I don't want to be with one. haha. I've heard of people's sexuality changing during HRT but I don't think that will be the case with me.

Sexuality changed with me! I liked girls before HRT, slowly i liked them less and less then poof, guys.  Yep being with a guy is normal for me as dating girls before, isnt the brain an interesting thing?

[Britney♥Bieber]

With all transition comes risks, i got denied by 2 doctors for HRT even with a letter from my therapist, because the reason to give HRT is based on the doctor's opinion.  One doctor didnt want to give it to me because my health was bad (at the time, now i can run 6 miles in less then 1 hour easy).  One doctor said she wouldnt give it to me because i wasnt coming to her office as a woman, to which i stated, HUH?  I pass the minimum requirements for the standards of care so i qualify, she said i was wrong and i needed to live full time as a woman for 6 months.  I said no and showed her, it was 6 mo RLE OR 6 mo therapy.  She said well, i am going with 6 mo RLE.   That pissed me off.  Sure thats smart, give someone with depression, low self esteem and thoughts of suicide, and force them to dress up like a girl when he looks like a guy, so other people can point and possibly laugh at her, if that isnt a recipe for killing yourself i dont know what is.....

Finally got a doctor that said you qualify, and did some blood work and gave me a test shot jan 2nd 2009.  From that i got a pretty good dosage, my body tolerates it well, and i dont suffer any negative effects. 

So yeah you might get similar issues, also different HRT therapies might be rejected by your body, i know some people cant take pills because of liver issues, but shots are fine, or even the patch.  You have to see what your body can handle.

I dont think you can be rejected for SRS unless its a health risk, like your already in bad shape and the surgery would have a high risk of killing you. 
Post Merge: July 20, 2010, 12:37:40 PM
Sexuality changed with me! I liked girls before HRT, slowly i liked them less and less then poof, guys.  Yep being with a guy is normal for me as dating girls before, isnt the brain an interesting thing?

Hopefully I won't have the same problems! I lost 50 lbs last year then since summer, I gained about ten and I'm working on losing that extra ten in addition to maybe 20 more, so hopefully I will be at my goal weight when I start HRT. I'm glad you got on hrt finally though, your transformation is amazing. You look gorgeous now! and I hope my sexuality doesn't change haha. I love boys too much