My Transition

After what seems longer than it has been I now have some news that has given me something to look forward to and found out what has happened since my last appointment at the gender service back in May when I went through the GRC,the waiting time for my second referral for surgery should have been roughly 6 months but with having heard nothing in the last few months I was beginning to wonder what the delay was so the delay is down to only having one doctor to do referrals at the minute and new doctors being trained which takes time and the latest information I have is that I should get to see a doctor for my second referral in March/April/May next year knowing I have more of an idea of when I am likely to be seen by the second doctor makes a huge difference and has changed my thinking into a positive and not wondering why I haven't been seen yet. The last lead at the gender service has now left and there is a new lead named Kath and she is lovely,I met her for the first time just

Where to start right.......... Firstly i want to clarify the difference between gender and sexuality, my gender is female i identify as a woman and everyone who knows me only sees me as a woman who they know as Angie or Ang and they all call me Angie or Ang my gender identity is as a woman, my sexuality is who i am attracted to and for me that is other women which now makes me a lesbian, i am not attracted to men and don't want to be with a man i only want to be with a woman and hope one day i will meet a special woman who will accept me for who i am. A friend of mine said to me a couple of days i should have reminded her or said something which made me think, i am not the kind of woman who would say something but that's how i am maybe when we have known each other longer then yes i will be more comfortable and will say something but for now i am still a little shy, it's also true that i don't like asking for things whether that's something as small as a cigarette

I have had time to think about having Gender Reassignment Surgery and that is the next major step for me,I have already had my first referral a couple of months ago which i was really pleased with and knowing i am half way there is something very positive, although waiting for the phone call with news on whether i had been accepted for surgery or not seemed to take forever to come but when it did i couldn't stop smiling even now knowing it's sunk in i am still smiling and haven't found myself crying although i personally believe that will come once i have received my second referral in the next few months. The next 2 appointments at the Gender Service will be, 1 to go through my application with John for my GRS and then 2 should be my second referral appointment with the doctor and not sure who that will be once i have the second referral confirmed i can celebrate in one way or another with my friends who have supported me through my transition. I am very lucky and truly

This time last week it was Father's Day which for the last few years was never the best day of the year but this year was so different in many ways i wasn't sad but had a smile on my face remembering how my dad didn't like father's day and made his feelings very clear even recalling my dad telling me he didn't want any cards and told him i wouldn't buy him a card anymore as he didn't agree with it even though i stopped buying him a card i made sure i went to see him usually a couple of days before father's day,there is one thing i do miss about my dad not being here and that is the Saturday's we would spend together chatting about anything and everything and yes my dad knew everything am not even sure i told my dad i think he knew before i even said i word,my one regret has to be that he never got to see the real me and how much happier i am now. Writing a biography has been easier than i thought it would be but trying to remember everything has n

It has now been 2 years since I started HRT and living full time as my true self, the last year has so far seen the biggest steps forward and have progressed even better than I had thought I would have done and have gone further than I could ever have dreamed of so here is all the news and updates on what has been happening since my last blog in February. I have had regular electrolysis treatments and am due to have my next one in just over a weeks time, i have had another 2 appointments at the gender service and one of the appointments was with Dr Cooke for my first referral for Gender Reassignment Surgery I now have to wait to see another doctor for my second referral which will be in the next 6 months, I have now been passed back to my GP who will take over and monitor my HRT prescriptions and blood tests every 6 months, my last set of blood tests were really pleasing knowing my testosterone was down to 0.6 after only being on spiro for 3 months John at the gender service is reall

I remember talking with John at the gender service last year and learning that the next steps with being in care pathway would be laser hair treatments and electrolysis in Leeds which I had no idea what having electrolysis would be like and knew very little about what the treatments involved even having a sample patch test done made no difference and after having two sessions of laser hair treatments I was informed that my next appointment would be electrolysis and not to shave for 4 days,the first session went very well and managed to switch off enough to not feel too much discomfort with the treatment and was nicely surprised to learn I had done a full hour of treatment and now have had a further 3 full one hour sessions of treatments but now have to go without shaving for 5 days as not enough growth after 4 days my next appointment is in 10 days and will be having laser treatment for a change and that will be on my top lip chin and part of my neck,I have no idea how electrolysis wil