Hi everyone! I'm Izzy, a 32 year old trans woman from Portland OR! I say hello again in my title as I actually first came to this website when I was 18 and questioning. At the time I only entered the chat section, had a less than friendly intro experience, and locked away a lot of those feelings for another 13 years or so as best I could.

But I'm back, I have thicker skin, an amazing wife, and I feel like the community in general has greatly improved partially from more general public acceptance.

I've been on hormones for 10 months and just yesterday had type 3 forehead reconstruction and lip lift. There's not much for me to do at the moment, so I thought now would be a good time to post. Hello hello!

@izzymacattack   
Hello Izzy,
It is great to see that you came back and have taken the step to become a member of Susan's Place and that you have shared your brief introduction with us.   

Obviously you stated that have questions and concerns, this is the right place for you to be to find out what others have done that may have been in your circumstances.
 
Be aware that there are lots of members here that can identify with what you may be going through.

Please allow me to also WELCOME you to Susan's Place.  You will find this a safe and friendly place to share with others  and to read about others similar trials, tribulations, and successes.
It is nice that you had signed up so you can share with others and involve yourself with some give and take with other members.
When frustrated or if you have successes you can share it here if you wish and receive support from others and offer support to others. ....

***It's a very good chance that you might find that you will make some new friends here. 

Please come in and get involved at your own pace. 

Below, I posted Important LINKS that will tell you about Susan's Place.  Included there is information about the site that will help you navigate around and best utilize the features here.
Again, Welcome.
Danielle

Here are some links to the site rules and stuff that all new members should be familiar with:

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Hi Izzy 🙋‍♀️ Welcome to Susan's Place!  I'm Jessica.
Welcome back, we both have been on hrt for about the same time. Doesn't it feel great?!

I see Danielle has officially greeted you, so obviously your off to a great start and certainly you will have a better experience this time.

Hugs and smiles, Jess

It does feel great! Though I guess technically I am off a few days until I get post - op clearance to restart my injections and meds!

Post op is pretty uncomfortable and there's lots of swelling which kind of makes me look monstrous imo, so I need the positive vibes and something to keep my mind occupied other than Netflix!

Hi Izzy 

Welcome back to Susan's Place    Glad to have you here again, join on in the fun

Hugs

V M

Hi Izzy,

  I saw you were a local girl in another post you made. If you want something to do this weekend  run on out to the Astoria pride festivities. There will be four of us from Susan's there. I'm sure we could arrange to meet out there. We will be joining in the river walk parade and will probably be holding a rainbow banner.
  Welcome back to Susan's place. I am glad you are here.

Hugs,
  Laurie

Thanks Laurie, but I'm currently out of the country and recovering from FFS, so will be out of commission for a little while!