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Mike · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:29 am Post subject:

Yeah I second that. Good luck hun Wink

bobbijane · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 157 Location: usa Ohio

Hi Chrissy... that is very great news. Good things come to those who wait.
I have a feeling this might be a very large step for you. Let us know. Thanks for the links, I will look them up and let you know. As for dirty soul destroying jobs..... lol I used to do constuction and home repairs. You wouldn't believe some of my storys. I used to work in a frat house. Guys are bad at aiming, but on one job I had to yank a toilet and dig a stuck brush out that was lodged in the toilet trap... lol. And that was not the worst Smile

But good luck on Monday.. I'll be praying for you.
Bobbijane

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**Ren** · Advisor Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 136

Ooooo Chrissy that's wonderful news! I'm sure everything will be fine, just remember to be yourself Smile

As for jobs, i remember trying to get time off at christmas in a retail business, was an absolute nightmare Razz

Will be thinking of ya come Monday!

Love and The Bay of Belfalas

Ren xx

**Reenie** · Reporter Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 3577 Location: Glasgow

I hope it goes well for you on Monday, Chrissy. Best of luck.

I see The Gas have gone to Boston today (good luck to them too), so you can go shopping in Broadmead for a dress to wear on Monday. And Tuesday too, to wind up that bloke at work. Very Happy

Scaeme · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

Go Team Chrissie! Very Happy

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**PurplePrincess** · Advisor Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2678 Location: Bristol

Reenie wrote:

....so you can go shopping in Broadmead for a dress to wear on Monday. And Tuesday too, to wind up that bloke at work. Very Happy

Unfortunately because of some mysterious law of the sod I get paid on tuesday and I am quite short on money this weekend, normally I don't leave myself so short but there were a lot of things I spent on last month that I don't normally do. Anyway I would have loved to have gone shopping for some more clothes, I definitely need some and I have been promising myself to do that for the last 3 months but somehow more important things keep coming up. I think it has become quite important I get some more now though because I have very few that fit. My weight has gone up and down a lot in the last couple of years and I find that I have clothes of all sizes but unfortunately a lot are too small or too big, lol.

I'm planning to go dressed casually in clothes I feel more comfortable in. I'm sure the psych shouldn't be judging how I look/pass etc anyway. I was thinking of wearing a long denim skirt that I really like, this strange pale green and blue long sleeved top thingy that has a hood on it (I know sounds bad going with a hood, I won't be wearing the hood though, lol) and some black canvas trainners that I have (which I'm under the illusion that they make my feet seem smaller, lol). My camera is out of batteries right now but I'm going to get some more today and perhaps I will get dressed in what I plan on going in later today or tomorow and show you all.

I'm a little frustrated at the moment as I still have a sore throat that has been lingering on a while (I think I aggravated it getting too excited during a football match the other week) and it is effecting my voice slightly but it's almost back to normal. I just want it to sound good on monday. I am quite excited about my appointment and also a little nervous too, um actually quite a lot nervous. The local community mental health team are at Cossham hospital and I have never been there but I remember recently that it was about to be closed down but pressure from the local community ensured that it stayed open for the time being at least.

I'm not sure what to expect and obviously seeing only a local psych at the moment they will probably have no experience in trans matters so it will be interesting to see what happens. I will just be myself and be honest and that's all I can do.

Ren wrote:

Love and The Bay of Belfalas

Hehe, The great bay to the south of Gondor. I'm quite a fan of Tokien's work too, lol.

Thanks everyone for your well wishes, it really does mean a lot to me Smile

. I am quite surprised to be honest as I know people read this blog because the views go up but I only usually get a few replies. Maybe people just don't know what to say sometimes, lol.

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bobbijane · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 157 Location: usa Ohio

Your outfit sounds wonderful. You have beauitful eyes, so just a little make up to complete the picture. I have gathered that you normally don't paint your nails, but before I came out I used to just paint the small nail on each hand. (bright red my favorite). Easy to talk around if your questioned by someone you don't care to tell. Hope you get some battieries. lol. We will ALL be watching, and I think you have a lot more fans than you ever imagined.. I'm sure you will do great !!!
Bobbijane

Also a big fan of tolkien Smile

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**PurplePrincess** · Advisor Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2678 Location: Bristol

bobbijane wrote:

Your outfit sounds wonderful. You have beauitful eyes, so just a little make up to complete the picture. I have gathered that you normally don't paint your nails, but before I came out I used to just paint the small nail on each hand.

You must have seen the post I made on before and after if you can see my eyes. I don't paint my nails very often anymore. I did quite often a long while ago. I actually had quite long nails a long time ago but in my work now I wouldn't be able to do my job with long nails. A few times I did put clear nail varnish on when I went out dressed as a guy and wore sandals in the summer and did my toe nails as well. No-one seemed to really notice apart from this one time a girl working in a papershop looked at my hands and looked funnily at me afterwards when I paid her, she didn't say anything though. Personally I don't like red but I have some bottles of purple, purpley-pink, black, blue and clear.

Ok I took a couple of piccy's of what I'm thinking of wearing on monday. I'm going very casual, but then that's me, I do like to dress up and look very sexy sometimes but I don't think I'll be comfortable dolled right up for the psych. By the way the camera always lies, I never like myself in photos.

Click here

And here

You can't really see how nice the skirt is in these piccys really, it is my favourite and is made from different panels stitched together and it has little studs on it too. Um perhaps I should wear some makeup too, I have none on in these pictures. For me it's really a bit hit or miss whether I do a good job with makeup, perhaps just a little would help my appearance. I actually havn't used any for a couple of months, I really should practice applying makeup more. Also I am wearing these polymeric breast forms in these pictures (they don't show much because I need to lose wieght from my stomach) but I doubt I will wear them monday because they hurt my breasts after an hour of wearing them, I could pad out a bra with something else or I might just go flat chested. If it's cold I have a new coat I recently bought with one of those hoods that split in two with a zip, I think they are so cool.

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Sophie · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 179

I love the skirt. I've been looking for one like that for ages that suited me, haha. Verrrry nice.

bobbijane · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 157 Location: usa Ohio

You look great. Alot of us have the camera phobia. its like hearing yourself on a tape recorder. Smile

Your breasts show well.... your gonna do fine.
bobbijane
I bought this bra with a jel pack on top.. its comfortable but I feel like Dolly Parton in it. Too much too soon lol . Keep the faith

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**Reenie** · Reporter Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 3577 Location: Glasgow

I like that skirt, too. Chrissy, you look fine. You look quite together. If the padding hurts, leave it alone. Tomorrow is about talking; your initial impression will have done it's job in five seconds. No point in wearing uncomfortable padding for an hour and a half.

Wear a smile instead. Smile

Tomorrow could prove to be quite enjoyable. I hope so...

**PurplePrincess** · Advisor Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 2678 Location: Bristol

Hi

Peoples,

Thanks for all your well wishes. I have just come back from seeing the psychiatrist, I was in there for about 2 hours and I feel that I have had my whole life scrutinised, at least the psychiatrist was easy to talk to, she pretty much bombarded me with loads of questions about so many things, some I didn't know how relevent they were but I guess she knew what she was doing. I am very happy

because she said that she is going to refer me to the The Claybrook Centre GIC in London. She said I would recieve a letter outlining what we talked about so I am happy she has all the details right before it is sent, she wants to arrange some psychotherapy for me also. I think overall it went as well as I could have hoped. The worst part was when I was in the waiting area and the doctor calling me by my full male name. The guy I was just chatting to next to me gave me a strange look, lol. Overall I have no idea if I passed well, no-one in the hospital seemed to stare at me which was nice. I was a little nervous going into a hospital where lots of people would be, but it really wasn't so bad at all really even though it was quite busy.

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Stella Maru · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 2248 Location: Brighton

So you're on your way!

Good Luck! Smile

**Reenie** · Reporter Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 3577 Location: Glasgow

Well done Chrissy! Very Happy

bobbijane · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 157 Location: usa Ohio

Being an ocean a way, I am not familar with the institute you mentioned but it seemed like this was very good news. Sounds like you are on your way. I am so happy for you. Smile

I had too laugh a bit about them calling you by your full real name. It took me almost 2 1/2 months to get the doctors to use my new name legally on all their paperwork. It used to piss me off a little, being all dressed up and have a nurse walk into the waiting room and call for Robert. (Thats all over now) but I sure know the emotion. Smile

Its funny, I went to bed about midnight last night and I was thinking Chrissy will be done before I get up. And yes first thing Monday I see you are all done. (I think you are about 6 hours ahead of me). Congrats again, one step at a time!!!
Bobbijane
ps i have 2 hours of electroloisis (pleasuable pain Smile

today, so I guess I better get ready. You will find out soon enough lol.

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