Transguy: That's interesting! On the customs website, it seems so stringent regarding bringing it through - maybe I'm freaking out a bit too much about the whole process. I have a family member who has gone to the UK before, and they said that customs isn't bad at all, but I was afraid it would be different having T on me - guess not. Then again, it also seems like they are less strict with the other EU countries, but I'll be coming from out of the EU.
Also good to know about the syringes!
FTMDiaries: Thanks for all that info! I'm looking forward to living in England, and part of the reason I'm so paranoid about making sure everything is in order is because I don't want all that excitement to be ruined if problems arise! I'm definitely going to be applying for the license - just waiting to get the letter that I need, which should be sometime this week, and then I'll send off the application to be sure I'll have it in plenty of time.
I'll have a letter explaining my syringes and liquid medication for my flight, especially since I'm coming from the USA with all the TSA policies, but I like your suggestion about contacting the airline as well.
I'll be set up with a UK doctor by my study abroad program soon after I get to the country, just in case anything goes awry and I need to get a new prescription. I already have a letter on file with my program explaining everything, including my medication and dosages, and I'll be bringing a copy of it with me.
That's interesting (and slightly concerning) that you have different brands - I looked up the ones that you mentioned, and they seemed to be different from what I use. I use testosterone cypionate, which from what I can understand, is rather the standard in the USA for transgender testosterone injections. Do you know how available that is in the UK? And are different kinds of testosterone different as far as their effects on the body, or would it make a difference? I don't think I'll have to get a refill though - it would only be if something happened where it got confiscated or something.