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slacker03150 posted...

Any tips are appreciated. In topic is fine so any one else who needs them can see. Thanks

You live in the US, right? I haven't done or researched SRS, but my understanding is that your insurance will likely cover it (possibly with some roadblocks and hoops to jump through -- e.g. you might need to get a letter from a therapist)

If there's other medical procedures you want like breast augmetnation or FFS, those are less likely to be covered. But it'd be good to look into the policies for your new insurance and figure out the specifics -- for example a lot of big tech companies do have insurance plans that cover a broader range of gender-affirming surgeries

The other suggestion I'd make is to start researching doctors and figure out who you want and whether it can work with your insurance/if you can afford other means of payment. there are a lot of tradeoffs to picking a doctor and it can make a huge difference for your results. Also, a lot of doctors have pretty long wait times. I've mostly researched this for FFS. It took me like 4 months to pick a doctor, and my surgery date is going to be about 1.5 years after my initial phone call to them (although tbf i picked one of the busiest surgeons in the world, lol)

Voice training:
IronBornCorps' advice is good. The most important thing is really just to stick with it, though. Try to practice every day, and get used to recording and listening to your voice. It can be really stressful at first, especially when you're trying a lot of exercises that sound silly. I'm still working on this, but these are the two main guides I'm using, plus lots of random youtube videos:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j_-8dndFzKTX0xBSF15ZEJWdw958ryh0IPKq1sz8p04/edit
https://www.reddit.com/r/transvoice/comments/d3clhe/ls_voice_training_guide_level_1_for_mtf/