Looking back I would having gone to counseling first then decided if surgery was for me. It can be very draining both emotionally and mentally.
This ought to be a sticky in this section of the forum. Anything, anything that carries significant medical risk should be undertaken only after a thorough course with a qualified counselor/therapist.
Calling bigotry an "opinion" is like calling arsenic a "flavor".
The crossdressing community is one that needs to stick together and continue to be there for each other for whatever one needs. We are always trying to improve the forum to better serve the crossdresser in all of us.