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SIYAMUKELWA NGCOBO
Monday August 20, 2007

Despite the scandalous reports of bad reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery, liposuction and so on that appear from time to time, the health stats say Mzansi surgeons are still top notch.

Even some international stars come here to get their bodies pimped.

But a very underrated field of surgery in our country is sex reassignment surgery.

The reason I didn't transition earlier in life is that I didn't realize it was possible for *anyone* to transition.  I always considered myself to male looking.   Boy, was I wrong.   

In one week I read three articles on the web about transgendered people and I wondered what was up with all the transgendered people lately.  After about an hour of surfing I realized I had *wasted* my life being male. A week later I had a mental breakdown at work.  Fortunately, the company I work for has a counselor on site. That was the start of my transition.

You know I really never wanted to swap sexes. I always knew I was a girl. The only thing that puzzled me was when the thingie betweeen my legs was going to fall off. That is really my take on the subject. As far back as I can remember I acted like a girl. I am sorry I have always been a female in my mind.

What does that make me?

Deb

I have had a rough past. Trust me the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

I have to say I am as happy as a lark now.

Read the post : https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,14893.msg113552.html#msg113552

What you see is me. With all of my downfalls.

Deb

Hi Debi,

Really glad to hear that your new life has been going so well, but after reading that article, it really gives me second thoughts of going through with my transition. Ten years does seem like a long time aside from my lifetime, but would it be worth it in the long run?

Gina 

Gina good to hear from you again as well.
Yes it seams like forever. Money talks! At least in the Dr's eyes. My agony is comming to an end. I hope!!!!
Truly if I could just help one person here at Susans I would feel like I have accomplished a major hurtle. I do understand all of the difficulties we go through.

If I can help??? Please send me a note

Deb

Quote from: TreeFlower on August 22, 2007, 12:38:18 PMThe reason I didn't transition earlier in life is that I didn't realize it was possible for *anyone* to transition.  I always considered myself to male looking.   Boy, was I wrong.

Yeah, that part was exactly my experience too.  I knew I had a female brain, but I just didn't know I could do anything about it.  I thought I was too male-looking to transition as well.  Looking back at some old pictures of myself, I can see why I thought that.  The changes I have gone through on HRT are way huger than I ever thought was possible.  I love my life SO much more now.

One thing that really stuck out with me after reading that article was the fact that I'll have to go through a lot of therapy (psychological and mental) and I just started to see a psychologist, and not primarily about my TG issues. But one thing that does come back from a session that I had with a therapsit years ago, was when he started to talk to me about consequenses. Right now I'm at a point in my life that if I were to consider transitioning and living 24/7, I'd have to give up a lot of things that I enjoy in my life. Not sure which way to go???

Really glad to hear that things have proceeded nicely for you Melissa.

Gina