At last, it starts tomorrow!

I have edited this journal to be just about the process of getting my prescription, I will make other journals later about egg moments, early indicators and thoughts, discussions over the years, goals, fears, options, etc.

After a crazy couple of miserable and damaging years, I found a job at the start of this year I reached out to my doctor around April, who recommended an endocrinologist. Knowing how unreliable the doctor is, I started calling the endocrinologist to make sure things were proceeding. The doctor unfortunately wasted weeks and weeks before I finally got the referral I needed to see the endocrinologist he recommended. The assistant to the Endo actually called my doctor directly to help them get the referral done. They told me they would call me about an appointment date a few weeks later. Instead they mailed me an appointment notice which my mom looked at and my mom freaked out seeing Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic on the envelope as she is diabetic and assumed I was being screened. So that was how I had to come out to her. She was fine and didn't have any questions. When I explained that living with my sister had made it impossible to start transition any earlier she completely understood.

The appointment was still months away at that point, but finally in August I met the doctor and was tasked with getting blood work done. They told me to come back in 8 weeks and that second appointment was today. The blood work was good, everything is normal, I'm remarkably healthy for someone with such a sick mother. Even my weight had somehow gone down again. So now I need to go pick up a prescription tomorrow for estrogen and an antiandrogen. I'll have blood work done again in two weeks and again in 3 months before my next followup in January next year.

Where I'm at in transition right now is just my goal body weight, I have long hair and have a mix of femme clothing I want to expand. Sometimes when I shave and dress accordingly I pass accidentally. Though I have black hair so my 5 o'clock shadow is pretty dark and will be the most liberating thing to get rid of. Haven't decided anything about voice. Am determined to get laser hair removal on my facial hair, just need some time to contact the local place. My mom's constant car troubles every week are draining my savings constantly. I need to win a new car or something, we can't go a month without some huge expensive problem.

Edit #2:

Got the pills! But I need to go through them and figure out the weights so I can get the right dosage. The pharmacy didn't have the prescription fax initially so it took about an hour at the pharmacy and calling the Endo to get everything set up, processed and paid for. Paid $35 for a month of estradiol and a week of spironolactone. Work insurance will kick in soon when I get enough hours and then it'll be nothing. Because everything took so long I have to hold off until I get home from work tonight to start. 9 hours to go!

Edit #3:
Okay so the estrdiol (estrogen) comes in 1mg tablets to be taken once daily/. The spironolactone (testosterone blocker) comes in 100mg tablets to be split in half and taken once daily at first. Finally finished a long boring shift at work and came home to change my entire life. So nervous and excited and happy it's started. Dosage will go up soon and changes will start surprising me at any time. Can't wait to share more ♥