I'm going to go see my therapist and restart my journey...it's so hard for me to try to stay strong and this is where I'm asking for guidance from those of you who have been thru it...will you please give me a step by step of how you made it to where you are today
Hugs JJ

Everybody's list is different depending on their requirements and their abilities. Mine reads something like this and there are sections for just about any topic you have questions about.
Therapy - way to much of it started in 1974
HRT about 1977-1978
Electrolysis
Learn makeup
Purchase a starter wig
Build a wardrobe.
Get laid off in 1979
Adams apple and nose job
Full time
Get another job to pay for all this in 1980
RLE for 2.5 years while I rebuild my savings after layoff
GCS in 1982
Voice surgery  in 2015

Wow Dena that's a very positive insight...clearly you didn't get what you wanted all at once you had to keep pushing and invest the time it took

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Without the internet, the biggest problem and the most valuable item was information. It wasn't until I found my third therapist in 1978 that I was in a group and then information was plentiful. If somebody is really determined, the process could be shortened to a year and a half to two years. All the information you could require is posted or can be found with a few questions. Others on the site who transitioned about the same time as me had a little more luck and went through the process faster but there are also people on the site my age who are just starting their transition.

Came out to wife, March 2015, started openly crossdressing.
Started gender therapy, May, 2016
Started hormone therapy June 8, 2016
Started laser facial hair removal December 2016
Came out to sister July, 2016
Came out to friends, August, 2016 to present.

2014
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- Told my fiancée I intended to medically intervene in regards to my gender dysphoria.
- Told my parents and friends. I then stood up at a staff meeting, came out to everyone there and announced my plans to transition.
- Got my finances and insurance in order for the following year.

2015
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- Began navigating the murky waters of starting the therapy necessary to acquire my HRT/surgery letters in mid-January.
- Secured an appointment with an endocrinologist in April.
- Secured a consultation with a surgeon regarding top surgery in May.
- Began a very low trial dose of HRT in mid-July.
- Ceased therapy once the letters were successfully acquired.
- Stopped all HRT briefly both due to switching endocrinologists and having top surgery on August 10th.
- Secured a new endo and began a full dose of testosterone on October 5th.

2016 - ?
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- Living happily.

- Came out to my wife in June 2016 at age 61
- Started attending support group
- Started therapy
- Started building wardrobe
- Bought a wig
- Makeup lesson from a friend
- Started presenting part-time for support group and therapy
- Started HRT in January 2017
- Started full-time RLE in April 2017
- legal name change pending
- anticipate GRS late 2018