mia<p>On 26 June 2023, as I went deeper in the rabbit hole that was triggered by Lisa Melton's transition, I started researching what gender affirming surgeries were. I knew the term but I had no idea what they entailed. A few minutes later, I discovered vaginoplasties and my world changed forever. I realised, in that moment, that I was a trans woman and the only thing holding me back was the belief that I could never look the way I really wanted to, that the only way for that to happen would have been to have been born a cis woman. My egg cracked when I understood that that was not the case.</p><p>I can barely believe it, but I just finished packing for my gender affirming surgery. It's been a long administrative process, that forced me to postpone the surgery once, but now there is no stopping it. Tomorrow at lunch time, I'll board a flight to Barcelona, and by this time on Wednesday, my body will finally, completely, be aligned with my mind's vision for it.</p><p>On one hand, it's feels like it took forever to get here, and the forced postponement only made it worse. But on the other hand, I have to admit that I am almost speedtransitioning. It's been less than 2 years since I cracked my egg. It's been a little over a year since I came out to the world and went female presenting on a permanent basis. It's mind blowing how much has changed in such a short period of time.</p><p>I wish I could feel things a bit more, but sadly because the surgeon requested me to stop HRT 2 weeks before the surgery, all I feel is depression, anxiety and a constant need to cry. Without the estrogen, I feel like I can't be in touch with the real emotions that I should be going through: excitement, fear, joy. I can't really connect with those emotions right now...</p><p>But that's a minor detail, in the grand scheme of things. I am one step away from the most important step in my medical transition. The one step that triggered my egg cracking. The one step that made me think that I could look the way I had always wanted, even if I didn't always realise I wanted it. Just 48 hours more, and this part of my trans journey will be done.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TransJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransJoy</span></a></p>