Transition fees and surgeries

Hi everyone! Thank you very much for taking the time to read my gofundme page

My name is Izzy, I'm from the UK. To be honest, this is really hard for me to write and share with the world as I do not like asking for help especially from strangers. But, after years trying to transition on my own it has become clear to me that I cannot feasibly do this on my own and that I need some extra help.

My official transition journey began in 2018. I have been on hormone replacements for 2 years and living fully as a woman for 4 years. It is my dream to finally be able to live in a body that feels and looks like my own.

Like a lot of trans people ever since I was little I knew that something wasn’t quite right. I'm sure if you're reading this and you are trans you likely experienced a lot of the things I did too; wanting to go to the girls clothes aisle as a child, that episode of fairly odd parents off Timmantha (you know the one!) and even just finding it uncomfortable in your own bedroom that your parents decorated for you.

Being this open and vulnerable is hard for me and something I want to do for this campaign. When I was 8 I got diagnosed with heavy OCD. I wont go into many details but OCD turned out to be my repressed gender manifesting in a form of desiring control over my life. This heavily effected my childhood and early teens and is something that has drastically become less of an issue since I transitioned but is none the less still prevalent in my life. Some days I just shut down with no ability to leave my apartment, even post covid I have gone phases of spending weeks without stepping out the front door, ending up in ruts that I cant easily pull myself out of.

Ive had consultations for a breast augmentation by a doctor in Manchester and buttock augmentation from a doctor in London. These two surgeries are goals of mine but my first goal is to get Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS). I know FFs will change my life and finally allow me to live the life I need to live, allow me to start a family and begin throwing myself into my work with more excitement and confidence. 

Every penny from this gofundme will go towards my surgery. I am super proud of myself and grateful that I have got this far but with your help I can hopefully get there.