Thanks Wee2er
Yea. I'm not sure how far or how much I will transition. Just going to do what I need to feel right what ever that ends up being. What I think I may need/want now may and probably will change as I continue down this path.
I know like you I love to wear women's clothing when I can and seeing a bulge or seeing that the clothing doesn't quite fit since I don't have the female body is a point of stress and body image related depression. I have used gafs and tucking tape which did allow the clothing to fit the way it should.
Unfortunately like many who transition I don't have the financial means to get surgeries that would make me feel more at home in my body and also allow me to pass more successfully in public.
So we will see how hormones affect me and if I feel I need to do anything more. Hopefully if I feel I need more I will be in a better place financially to do what ever those things are.
If after this initial trial period on hormones I feel that this is the right path for me and transitioning is right for me that I'm giving myself a goal of being as passable and transitioned in all aspects of my life within 5 years from when I decide 100% transition is my path. I don't feel that is super unrealistic time frame but it also keeps me from procrastinating and pushing things off because they're hard or uncomfortable things to do. And like I said hopefully at some point within that 5-year time frame I'll be financially able to cover whatever surgeries I may need or want or have better insurance that will cover those as well. I'm not holding my breath on the insurance with the current state of politics in America, so I'll have to rely on having the money to do whatever I can that the VA won't cover.
Yea. I'm not sure how far or how much I will transition. Just going to do what I need to feel right what ever that ends up being. What I think I may need/want now may and probably will change as I continue down this path.
I know like you I love to wear women's clothing when I can and seeing a bulge or seeing that the clothing doesn't quite fit since I don't have the female body is a point of stress and body image related depression. I have used gafs and tucking tape which did allow the clothing to fit the way it should.
Unfortunately like many who transition I don't have the financial means to get surgeries that would make me feel more at home in my body and also allow me to pass more successfully in public.
So we will see how hormones affect me and if I feel I need to do anything more. Hopefully if I feel I need more I will be in a better place financially to do what ever those things are.
If after this initial trial period on hormones I feel that this is the right path for me and transitioning is right for me that I'm giving myself a goal of being as passable and transitioned in all aspects of my life within 5 years from when I decide 100% transition is my path. I don't feel that is super unrealistic time frame but it also keeps me from procrastinating and pushing things off because they're hard or uncomfortable things to do. And like I said hopefully at some point within that 5-year time frame I'll be financially able to cover whatever surgeries I may need or want or have better insurance that will cover those as well. I'm not holding my breath on the insurance with the current state of politics in America, so I'll have to rely on having the money to do whatever I can that the VA won't cover.
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