It's very common once you realise you're trans to think to yourself 'I only want to be referred to as male', then changing your mind to wanting T as well, then changing your mind to want top surgery then bottom surgery.
This was my experience as initially I thought I was genderqueer then changed my mind to ftm and decided on T and top surgery a while later. Now I'm on T I've realised ftm never fitted me and I'm more of a demiguy (someone who feels mostly male as well as another nb identity). For me I feel mostly male but also agender. I like the idea of having bottom surgery to feel more 'complete' and to blend in as a cis guy (although I know even with all the surgeries I'll still be trans as thats my medical history) but I think that's due to how society perceives me as deciding not to have bottom surgery than what I actually want. Btw, never heard it called a free up; it's called a metaoidioplasty or metaplasty for short. In a way it's more advanced bcos you're guranteed full sensation and can become erect without need of a device implanted. Although phalloplasty is still a very good option. You can have very good sensation same as a cis guy, as well as an option to have a urethra lengthening procedure to pee through it. And a device implanted to become erect.
You can still be a trans man and only want some medical procedures or HRT. Doesn't make you less of a real trans man or simply a man. I think many of us become overwhelmed and feel forced into aspects of medical transitioning when we should stand back; take our time to think what would make ME feel comfortable not what would make OTHERS more comfortable. As for T it's a compromise same for cis men. If the dysphoria is too much because of being misgendered unfortunately T is the only gurantee of that not happening. I don't like some aspects of hormones but realised I had to take it because I hated how female my body looked and hated the resulting dysphoria. I don't know if I want HRT for the rest of my life but for now it's necessa
And yes you definitely sound trans to me as cis people don't put this much thought into transitioning or thinking is my assigned gender actually my real gender.