Congrats on getting your hormones. I hope your lab work is okay too!
When I first started therapy I told my therapist that it felt like a dam was about to burst. it's kind of been happening like that, so many changes rather quickly.
I really believe that the act of taking a pill everyday has a profound effect simply because you are taking action to transition. I think a lot of people underestimate how powerful a simple act like this can be. I also feel that this is often the source of the placebo effect that people talk about.