How do you know that you are ready for SRS?

[TonyaW]

For me it was getting near suicidal about 2 months ago when I had the thought that it would never happen (fleeting thought, well over it now).

That made me realize how bad my body dysphoria has become.

Had been sitting on a phone number for about 6 months and made the call a few weeks back.  Consult scheduled for end of April.

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[Joolzz]

Having just had my breasts removed and the daily happiness of not having those DD's i am now plannign my bottom surgery and so know its right for me

[CosmicJoke]

I think there's a certain standards of care (SOC.) If you lived full-time long enough and had a certain amount of real-life experience you are supposed to be ready.

Even then, the wait is usually long and there's certain things your surgeon will probably want you to do beforehand.

[Lori Dee ✅]

I think there's a certain standards of care (SOC.) If you lived full-time long enough and had a certain amount of real-life experience you are supposed to be ready.

Even then, the wait is usually long and there's certain things your surgeon will probably want you to do beforehand.

You are correct about the SOC, but the RLE requirement has been waived. The powers that be found that it could be dangerous to require someone to live openly in the role full-time before having surgery. They still want to see time spent on HRT and therapy, etc. But most of the requirements can be waived under certain circumstances (like allergy to hormone medications or other mental health issues).

It's best to discuss it with the surgeon. They will be up on the latest requirements and what they require before they will consider surgery.