As of this morning my name is legally Jennifer Ann Basham, and I no longer have to deal with that old horrible name. The judge was awesome and so friendly. She approved my name change after answering like 4 questions and then she said congratulations on your new name and good luck with your new life.
*tears*
I was so happy and I went out of the courtroom to go and grab my copies when I burst into tears and me, my dad and my step-mom had a big family hug that just felt so wonderful. Moments like this mean the world and this is one of many so far, and to come, that you will never forget. As soon as we left the courthouse in Shoreline, I mailed the paperwork off to the licensing department so I could get my ID card changed. Thankfully I had a letter from a couple of my doctors to request the gender marker change too, yay. Plus I am going to be stopping by the local Social Security office to drop off the paperwork for that to be changed too, since I already have all of it filled out and ready.
Life is so wonderful, I mean it!
So tonight I decided to finally get my piercings done. I stopped by “Slave To The Needle” here in Ballard which is just right up at the corner from where I live. They are all so nice and they really have great personalities. So now my ear lobes and my left nostril are pierced, and I plan on getting a tattoo and at least two more piercings eventually. I have the tattoo picked out and I have a really good idea of where I want the next piercings. I love life so much now!
So I passed my stress test and I am finally able to start the last of the hormones which is the Estrogen. He has prescribed me “Estradiol” and I am so happy and excited. This is one of the happier moments in my life and one I will not forget for a long time to come.
As for the rest of my transition, I am making progress on my wardrobe and makeup. My voice is still shaky at best but it is perfectly passable on the phone so that is a good sign. Now if I could just get those results in face-to-face meetings, I would be even happier. But this all takes time and I am in no rush to push it all to fast, patience is a virtue they say.
I finally passed some of the tests with no issues that they could detect so it is now a-ok for me to move on to the next step. My endo has finally started me on progesterone (prometrium) so I am one step further in my transition and close to reaching the next goal in my life/transition.
I still need to pass my stress test to be given the ok for the estrogen, but I hoping it will go just as well as the rest of my tests. Yay!
Well today was my first appointment with my Endocronologist at Harborview who will be helping me with my hormone replacement therapy. He is starting me on the Spironolactone already but he has issues with starting me on anything else until I pass a few tests he wants to run. Mostly he is worried about my heart and circulation more than anything and once I am clear of all of those, I can start on the Progesterone (Prometrium) and then the Estrogen (Estradiol). Since I was previously diagnosed with a major syndrome, Marfan Syndrome, all my doctors wanted to rule out all the big things that could go wrong. Wish me luck!