i thought it best to introduce myself to everybody so hi everybody, im alistair (ally for short) im 20 and i live in west lothian.

i'm new on the forums and im jus looking for some advice on where i go from here....so far i've actually begun quite alot in my transition, i paid out to see Dr Curtis in london and im due back to see him again in the next month (that is if i can manage to raise the funds for the trip), i've now been living fulltime for 3 months so im hoping that my next visit to him will lead to hormones, i've had my baselines done by my GP so it's all good on that front. i've also legally changed my name and informed everyone that needs to know about it. i'm due to see a psychiatrist in the next week which i was referred to by my GP, not exactly sure where thats gonna lead me but really what im saying is that im feeling kinda stuck. living full time is going well for me, it seems so 'easy' and i didn't predict it being like this. not that i'm complaining about it but it leaves me wondering is there more i could or should be doing, i'm kinda getting impatient with all the waitin you have to do but its clear from reading the posts here that waiting is very much a part of transition. fingers crossed i get to london soon. really is there anybody with any wise words that maybe point me in the direction of something else i could be doing to get further down the track with this?

many thanks in advance

ally

Hi Ally, welcome to tzone.

You're right, waiting is very much part of the game. Take up a hobby.

Hi Ally!

Sounds like it's all going swimmingly for you really! As Reenie says, waiting is part of the game. Sounds like there's not much more you can do if you're living full-time as male, have changed all your documents and have told all your family, friends and acquaintances. The next stage is really to start T, and the quickest way (as you already know) is to go back to Dr Curtis - so until then I can't think of anything else for you to do.

I suppose the next thing is to start researching surgery options and so on - deciding if you want to go privately or NHS and that type of thing - but that's about it really.

Dave

one thing you could do is look at going to see Dr Myskow in Edinburgh rather than Dr Curtis in London - She's one of the best in the UK and it will cost you a lot less to travel. She does both private and nhs work to - google medicalternative and you should get her private practice

beyond that - I guess it's a case of 'hurry up and wait'

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thanks for all the replys guys, i suppose it's just nice hearing from people who know exactly where i'm coming from