Hi.

[SusanL]

Hey there all. I am new to this site and hope to make some friends here. I knew about myself being transgender when i was a teenager but back then it wasn't acceptable and i would of been bullied and called some not to good names. Being bullied was bad enough but coming out as transgender would of been suicidal back then. So last year i started thinking about it again and made the choice to talk to my current doctor. She explained to me about hrt and i had done alot of reading about hrt and its effects. So after my consultation with my doctor, i started hrt last july 13th and will be starting my 8 month in 2 days. I have noticed how hrt has changed me and i feel alot better now. I feel like i can finally be who i should of been back when i was growing up. I have been fulltime female since i started hrt as well. I never want to go back to where i was last year being male again. I have a great therapist to which i started with last oct. a couple of days before my birthday. I see my therapist atleast once a month but like seeing him twice a month. I feel so comfortable with him as well and know i can talk about anything!!! So that is basically where i am at for now. I am looking foward to having GCS next year if the waiting list isn't really long. I hope to make some friends here because where i live. I don't have very many friends. Thanks all and hugs!!!!

[V M]

Hi SusanL 

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

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Hugs

V M

[Maid Marion]

Hi SusanL!

Welcome!  Great to hear that HRT is helping you.

Marion

[Jessica_Rose]

Welcome to Susan's Place!  You will find a lot of support here. It sounds like your journey is off to a good start. Many of us isolated ourselves from others before coming out, it is easier to hide secrets when you don't have many friends. Since coming out I have become much more outgoing, and have made many new friends.

In the US, the waiting list for most of the well-known surgeons can be a year or more, but sometimes you can get in earlier. Many of them require genital electrolysis, which can take 9 - 12 months.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey.  Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Northern Star Girl]

Hey there all. I am new to this site and hope to make some friends here. I knew about myself being transgender when i was a teenager but back then it wasn't acceptable and i would of been bullied and called some not to good names. Being bullied was bad enough but coming out as transgender would of been suicidal back then. So last year i started thinking about it again and made the choice to talk to my current doctor. She explained to me about hrt and i had done alot of reading about hrt and its effects. So after my consultation with my doctor, i started hrt last july 13th and will be starting my 8 month in 2 days. I have noticed how hrt has changed me and i feel alot better now. I feel like i can finally be who i should of been back when i was growing up. I have been fulltime female since i started hrt as well. I never want to go back to where i was last year being male again. I have a great therapist to which i started with last oct. a couple of days before my birthday. I see my therapist atleast once a month but like seeing him twice a month. I feel so comfortable with him as well and know i can talk about anything!!! So that is basically where i am at for now. I am looking foward to having GCS next year if the waiting list isn't really long. I hope to make some friends here because where i live. I don't have very many friends. Thanks all and hugs!!!!

@SusanL
Dear Susan:
     I see that you have just become a member here and this is your very first posting.

     I also that our lovely member  @V M  gave you a warm Welcome to Susan's Place.
    As you post on the forums you will be able to exchange thoughts and comments with others that are experiencing many of the same things that you are.   I expect that you will be getting many members offering their thoughts and suggestions as you continue to post here. 

    This is the right place for you to be to find out what others may have to say that may have been in your circumstances and with your questions and concerns.
    There are a lot of members here that will be able to identify with your situation and as you continue to feel free to share with all of us.

    I also want to warmly 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.

    As you are certainly aware you can share with others and involve yourself with some give and take with other like-minded 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. ....
     ***There is a very good chance that you might find that you will make some new like-minded friends here. 

    Please come in and continue to be involved at your own pace.
   
    Our lovely member V M  has attached important and informative LINKS that will help you to navigate around the Forums and will allow you to enjoy the features here.     
Please look closely at the LINKS in RED, answers are there to many questions that new members ask.

Again, Welcome to Susan's Place.
Danielle

NOTE: Now after all of this Greeting Stuff I will let you have your thread back so you can pursue answers to your questions.
Other members here will certainly be along to give you their comments and suggestions that you may be seeking

[Jessica]

Hi Susan!  Welcome!  You are more than likely to gain friendship at Susan's Place, along with answers to questions that you may have.  Everyone is different in how they deal with issues while transitioning, but often there is a common denominator that is shared.
Congratulations on your finding the path that has made your life happier.

Hugs and smiles, Jessica

[SusanL]

Thanks all for the warm welcomes!!! I am sure I will find some friends.

[ChrissyRyan]

Hi SusanL!


   Welcome!   


Chrissy

[Linde]

Hi SusanL
Old people are generally a little slower, and that is the reason why I come so late to welcome you!