#transgendertimeline

[christabodhi]

Grateful for my blessings 🙏🏻 #thisiswhattranslookslike #transisbeautiful #truetranssoulrebel #girlslikeus #transwomenarewomen #transgendertimeline #transitiontimeline #transgender #transgirlsarebeautiful #transgirl #transwoman https://www.instagram.com/p/CIg2r5OnZ9j/?igshid=nu13p6p2yl2f

[rawjewlz]

From the peak of my depression weight (Nov '17, 8 months pre-hrt), nearly a cracked egg, to an amazing date night with @becoming_sassyqueen this weekend (Jan' 20, a week shy of 18 months HRT).... Euphoria visualized. - As @ohkayla_rose put it, you can see on the left a smirk... It's of a pained attempt at confidence that was utterly missing. What she saw in the mirror was about as wrong as it had ever been. The perplexing thing about this memory is that I vividly recall taking this photo. I knew I looked scraggly, but I was excited about my new coat! - This... was genuinely the face of excitement... That's just sad. Well, anyway... I hope it is as clear to you as it is to me that the girl on the right is a far happier human. - Go out and be your best self. One day you'll look back on attempts at "happiness" and chuckle at just how little you knew about the term. 💖 Jewlz . . #euphoria #gendereuphoria #TransgenderTimeline #TransitionTimeline #TransitionTuesday #hrt #estrogen #hormones #hormonereplacementtherapy #transgirl #transgirlsofInstagram #thisiswhattranslookslike #mtf #transisbeautiful #girlslikeus #wontbeerased #WeWillNotBeErased #transvengers #TransVisibility #TransPositivity #RelentlessOptimism #JewlzStories (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lVEf-H9Lh/?igshid=1c1d6bctk7ybc

[bornofanatombomb]

Well, dang. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #transtimeline #transgendertimeline #trans #transgirl #girlslikeus #lgbtq #lgbtqpride #transisbeautiful #thisiswhattranslookslike #myface https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIuJyml4D7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16k4a3cdjg8u1

[thecoreofcory]

[thecoreofcory]

November 9th, 2017- Pre Op Appointment.

So today i had my Pre-Op appointment with Dr Andrew Yelland at the Nuffield Hospital in Brighton. 

It took me 5 hours to travel down there by car and it was in a very nice place. Once we got there and walked in, i was shocked at how ‘posh’ and high standard it was!

All the staff and patients there were lovely and welcoming and i was told to go to the end of the corridor and right for my talk with Andrew Yelland. I was called in and sat down while he asked introduced himself and asked about my background, I was then told to go behind the curtains and take my top and binder off. Once i was done i sat on the bed and he came around and said i would need double incision (as i already knew). He took a couple pictures of my chest and said he’d need to do my incisions a little further under my armpit area to stop having dog ears due to having loose skin there. He then asked me to get dressed again and sit back down when I'm ready.

Once i sat back down with him he went through forms with me and i have to tick that i was aware of risks etc. He then drew a diagram of what double incision entails and how he would make sure theres no dog ears and what he would do if i have a build up of blood etc. He asked about what I'm doing about my work and how much time off. Once we were done i was taken through to another waiting area for my pre assessment with the nurses. i was given a 4 page sheet to fill out about my past history and medical issues etc while i waited for the nurse to be ready. 

Once i was called in i was greeted by 2 lovely nurses who sat me down (my girlfriend came in aswell) and went through what needs to be done. i had my height, weight, swabs and bloods done. I also bought 2 binders for £15. The nurse went through how my recovery will go and what to expect, along with how long i have to be nil by mouth the night before etc. Due to being in a hospital recently that has a risk of this intestinal virus thing i have to now have 3 swabs where the sun don't shine... bummer (literally). This is being done at my own doctors though, but all should be fine and ill be all ready for surgery! 

Its starting to become very real now and I'm in a constant fight of being excited one day then shitting myself the next! the next update will be when I'm post op, so wish me luck!! :D 

[thecoreofcory]

August 3rd, 2017- Top Surgery date.

So today i finally got a phone call about my top surgery with Andrew Yelland. They said they were looking at getting me in for the 28th of November with a pre op assessment on the 9th of November. Obviously i was beyond excited but also a tad scared, its something I've been waiting for, for years! 

Then a few days later i got my letter confirming it all, my operation will be on the 28th of November at 7:15am at the Nuffeild Health Brighton Hospital. But due to my location being so out of the way, they’ve put my initial consultation with Yelland and pre-oprotive appointment together on the 9th at 11:30am, which saves the hassle of going down 3 times in 1 week!

Now I've got to sort everything out and figure out costs etc... this will be fun...

[thecoreofcory]

June 29th, 2017.

Sorry i haven’t been keeping up with these, theres just been no major changes! its just been me getting more hairy. i also came to realise, when i was due my shot id get so tired and grumpy. but today i was finally put on nebido, my levels were at 9 so he said going to nebido is the next step. the shot hurt ALOT. The longer the needle was in, the more pain that happened and my bum for hours after it... ow. they said to massage it but it was too painful to. got to have my next shot in 6 weeks to complete the ‘loading dose’. he said i may have a bleed while trying to find the right dose.

Also rang up Andrew Yellands hospital to see where i was on the waiting list and they said the waiting list is now 12-13 months :( but i shouldn't be waiting much longer, in the next couple months ill be receiving my letter and the surgery is about 2 months after that! Next update will with be changes on nebido or the surgery consultation letter.

[thecoreofcory]

March 12th, 2017- 8 months on T.

Just the usual changes, everything’s just slowing down. Had another blood test to see how my T levels are doing, haven't got the results yet but if they're still low then ill be put on every 2 weeks. Slowly but surely the levels are going up, and ill be put onto nebido. Ive also noticed i get cramps when my T shot is due, but no bleeding etc. which is good! 

thats all for this month, not very interesting but i don't really notice new changes  because I've been no it for so long its just normal now