@renbymon and even then: it’s a marathon not a race unfortunately. You’ll in the short term accomplish a lot more with laser hair removal, clothes and good makeup than HRT. And none of that requires waiting.

@Pipponprops Yeah, would still prefer to go private (GenderGP) but I'm having a real hard time keeping the sads at bay. Thanks for your advice <3

@renbymon treat yourself to some pamper shit. It helps. At least with managing the dysphoria.

@Pipponprops I'd like to do that, and go clothes shopping with someone sometime; always had a hard time picking for myself.

@renbymon real life is hard for shopping I will admit. You only need to get it right once tho.

@renbymon oh. And a huge glaring warning. Do not use gendergp. I’m not saying they won’t give you a diagnosis or that they are shady. That doesn’t matter. But the NHS has all but blacklisted them. If you get a diagnosis from a gendergp doctor your GP will very likely not accept it. I recommende GenderDoctors instead. Their doctors are registered to practice medicine in the UK and are all NHS registered, most work at GIC clinics.

@Pipponprops Oh shit thanks, I didn't know that.

Uuuggghhh fucking hate how the NHS is being run right now ;_;

@renbymon it’s not great. If you want who I used, I had dr Sahota for my assessment and dr Christine Mimnagh as my Endo. They are both lovely people who suck ass at responding to emails, but Sahota works at Tavistock GIC and Mimnagh is the clinical lead at at a Gender specialist clinic, it gives so much weight to their private consults when dealing with GP’s. Also Mimnagh is quite openly trans, it’s nice having your Endo invested in your care.