In about an hour from now, I go to see my GP. I only have a few trepidations. I will simply tell him basically what has been going on, how I feel about things, and how I already have an appointment for next week. I know him pretty well. I expect him to actually be supportive and intrigued. I don't think he is going to really say "no". I will of course tell everyone what happened, but I don't expect it to be all that much. I was talking to my ex-wife just yesterday and she said that I was never manly that made me happy and a bit sad. I asked her why she never said anything, she listed a few reasons. She said that she had reckoned that I had been on ts sites before because I was ts. She also said that she asked, and that I had denied strongly being that way.

Anyway, take care friends. The next reply from me in this post should be "I got my referral" Also this isn't about starting HRT, but I just worry about that later since Norway usually has a 1 year RLT.

Hugs,
Rachel Kathryn

Good luck with that it should go fine. My coming out to my primary physician was the easiest coming out I ever had, and the first. I told my doctor serveral years before starting transition that I could someday transition. He simply said "Okay, I already have post op patients if you do that, we'll be fine, of course I'll keep you as a patient."
That really impressed me, I did search carefully for a doctor that would suit my needs originally, internal medicine, cardiology, diabetes management, and my generation.

I hope everything went well for you Rachel.

*HUGS*

Amy

Hope you had/have a great experience... looking forward to hearing the results!

Yay fellow Norwegians! Hope your appointment went well

Well, I meant to reply sooner except, I sort of got sidetracked and went to stay with a friend overnight. However, my GP did say that he would give me a referral. He also said that he would help me however he could. I also had to answer some rather stupid questions, that probably do serve a purpose. I think most of you answered the question regarding sexual activity. How you felt before, during, and after. I had to stress to him that dressing wasn't a sexual thing at all. I guess most of us have been there. I only have to do it two more times! He sat up an appointment with me for Thursday around the same time. All of this just so I can talk to a different therapist, tell him the same thing, and then this one can refer me to the Norwegian GID clinic. He did enquire whether or not my recent separation was the trigger and I told him, that it was not directly a factor. As in I am just having a identity crisis moment, and maybe other therapy would help. I told him that actually, the separation and subsequent events of moving out on my own (for the first time in 35 years) caused me to realise that I could stop living through other people, and just do what made me happy. I told him that while I wasn't suicidal, I sometimes did think about my non-existence. I also said, I haven't been happy with my body ever. Which is why I didn't take such good care of it on a number of times.

I do understand why they have this screening process, but it certainly doesn't make me want to change my mind about going "all the way".

Takk skal du Kittens! (Thank you Kittens)

And thank you to the rest of you

Will let you know how it goes tomorrow afternoon!