Hi everyone!!
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I haven't been actively keeping up this blog as being trans is no longer an enormous part of my life. That being said, my transition never stops and I have made some exciting progress!!
The 13th of November marked one years and six months of hormone replacement treatment and life is better than ever. I have started my degree in Sociology with Human Rights (my absolute passion) and have consequently moved to Essex, a place I already consider home. I have made some brilliant friends and I feel perfectly safe stumbling back from the club at the two in the morning wearing pink shorts, a Disney t-shirt and covered in glitter!!
I (try to) regularly go to the gym and have started a weekly Pilates class which I love.
Over the Summer, I met my best friend who, a month ago, became my boyfriend (left, in the photo).
On the 2nd of November, I went to my first consultation for top surgery at Charring Cross. The idea was that I had to have two assessments before being referred to have top surgery. However, because they delayed my first appointment by five months (so the wait was eleven months), the doctors had agreed to both sign for my referral as long as I was continuing to make good progress. Luckily, they agreed that I am, so I have officially been referred!!
I have chosen to have top surgery with Catherine Milroy, as she is local (London) and she has the shortest waiting time (three months). I plan to book my surgery for the beginning of the Summer holidays so I can recover at home and it doesn't affect my studies. I can't wait to feel free. I live in a tower block with 16 people to each floor, so I never leave my room without my binder on and exercise is quite restricted. It's so exciting to think that this will no longer be a problem in a matter of months.
Basically, other than deadlines and failing at learning Spanish, I couldn't be happier!!
Hope you're all well, keep in touch!!
fab
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