seriously, it's that expensive? My cochlear implants were $25,000 all told, but I had seriously high-end equipment put into my head.

Are you going female to male or is this coming up for other reasons? You don't have to answer if you feel the question is too personal; I wish you luck with it either way.

Haha, if I didn't want personal questions, then I would post this kind of stuff to FA!

I am going FtM. For now, I'm just interested in chest reconstruction and hormone therapy. I've been looking forward to getting this done for a long time.

Oh, that's pretty cool! I know a few transgendered people myself. They all give me the impression it's a long, hard road to go down, but it can be worth the personal satisfaction of coming into total alignment with one's sense of identity. I don't think a lot of people really understand that, or consider what it means to live with a fractured self image.

Anyways, you've got my support! :)