Staring down the barrel.

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So, since I pestered you all for reassurance a while back, I feel it's only proper that I provide a bit of update.

I just saw my p-sychiatrist last night and got his approval to proceed, signed my consent forms so that he can speak with my primary care physician, etc. This after I got approval from my therapist last Tuesday and have a similar consent form in the mail returning to her so that she can work with my GP as well.

Come Monday next week, I'll be calling my GP and scheduling an appointment. And then, joy of joys, I get to come out to him. He's a very nice man and I feel he's a good Doctor, but I also get the feeling that he's fairly conservative. I know that his primary nurse is awesomeness incarnate, though, so I have a good feeling overall about the prospects. It's not like I'm going into this without having him seen me in some semblance of girl-mode, but even having come in to previous appointments in various stages of girl-mode is not the same as "Doctor, I just thought you should know that I'm trans."

From there, I'm hoping to get a referral to an endocrinologist, though obviously if my GP thinks himself capable of acting to prescribe HRT, I'll take him at face value. I have a sneaking suspicion, though, that I'll have to educate him at least a bit. Thank you, chirik, for calling this possible oversight to my attention.

So, that's where I'm at right now. I'm fairly sure that I'm ready, as is my partner and both of my clinicians.

I get the feeling that a silly little quote is apt right now.

1500 years ago, everyone knew that the Earth was the center of the universe. 500 years ago, everyone knew that the Earth was flat. 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll "know" tomorrow.

Oh, and timrynd, I haven't forgotten about you. I'm just very infrequently on AIM. I'm username mikhailahenson Feel free to say hi anytime.


kthxbai