Spoke to my GP this morning :/

[chelseababy]

Hi,

So I had my appointment this morning to ask for a referral to a GIC, I've seen him late last year about the same issues and was referred on to counselling, had about 6 sessions and was told by the counsellor to ask for a referral but I didn't bother for whatever reason, probably because it felt like the start of a path I didn't want to go down at the time.

My confusion has returned full blown though and im starting to feel like this is something i cant put off anymore, both for myself (30 years old, the clocks ticking!) and for my wife, I don't want to waste her best years with someone who'll finally face things when she's in her fifties :( so I went this time for a referral and got one, going to try part time whilst waiting for my appointment to come through. ...could be a very long time!

I'm kinda scared/sad/excited all at the same time, scared because I'm about to put myself out there in the open and face whatever people throw at me, sad because it could possibly be the start of the end for my marriage, but excited that it could be the beginning of the road to curves, boobs and looking pretty all the time :/

[mechamoose]

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

― John Wayne

You do what you need to, hon. It will all work out.

- MM

[becky77]

Hi Chelsea

Well done, I was at GIC Tuesday and they told me the current time between receiving referral to first appt. is 13 months. Then 6 months to the second appt.
You have a fair wait but it gives you time to adapt and prepare.
Best of luck.

[Nigella]

Whilst you are waiting, gather as much evidence as you can of your transition. Name change, employment, voluntary work, in fact anything that shows your female side. The earlier you can get this evidence the better, it will cut down some of the waiting time.