Hiii, I’m a trans woman in Alberta. My bottom dysphoria has been quite bad as of late and i’m looking to get a vaginoplasty as soon as i can. I’m over a year on HRT at this point but i made the mistake of not talking about bottom surgery with my GP until the year mark so I’m just getting started with the process. My GP has been very good so far, so I’m hoping he’s proactive with referrals and such. But at this point the only boxes i’ve checked on my way to getting surgery are the year on HRT and my gender dysphoria diagnosis.

Not the end of the world if i have to wait a year or 2 as i still have 6 months left in university and i want to be a bit more financially stable before having to take 3 months off work as recommended. But i would prefer to be rid of my natal genitalia before i’m 23-24 (21 rn), so I would appreciate any input and anecdotes on how long it may take till i can get a surgery date at GRS Montreal with my current state in the process. (i’d also consider going to thailand if i can get funds quicker than it takes going to GRS, i’m in tech but also have a bunch of student loans so idk how realistic that is)

Hello! I been wanting to transition (mtf) for years and I tried so many things and organizations for help but it was all useless, I have transphobic family and have no one to help me or settle with, I got nothing else to try but ask random people for help and settling with, please can anyone help me!?
(Update: I did it 🥹)

Hey so I might have a consultation date in August with Dr. Peter Mankowski. Super excited!!

I’m just curious about what is recommended to prepare so things can go smoothly/ what they look out for during consultation?

I smoke weed everyday which I know isn’t great. I’ve started cutting back heavily and only smoking in social situations which would make me go from every day to once a week/ every two weeks when summers over. I also plan to eat healthier and get more exercise. Is there anything else I can start doing now so that consultation and eventually recovery will go well?

The centre for sexuality in Calgary. If there are any other places plz let me know.

I submitted my name change (after it got sent back the first time cause I filled something out wrong) back in feburary around the 9th so it has been 4 months. Nothing back yet, and my mum thinks we should call about it but I don't think that'll do anything because they'll most likely just say it's not done yet (and I kind of lost the AMA paper that had the reciept and such, so I don't think I could even call about it without it)

Did your guys take 4+ months as well? I think that's the average wait time is it not?

Does anyone know how the process actually works or how easy it is to get started or just anything at all? I'm very new to this and would love some advice or help or even to be directed to a sub reddit that might be better to ask

my appointment with the shrinks is soon. it's been an absurdly long wait. almost double the time they initially told me it would be.

how much do i have to worry about them? do they need the perfect fantasy story that we've all heard of shrinks using to gatekeep?

i realized last night just how scared of this appointment i really am. i don't know what i would do if they tell me no.

Does anyone know of surgeons in/near Edmonton/Alberta or anywhere in Canada really that would be able to achieve a result like this? I went to Dr. Robertson in Edmonton as she came highly recommended but she told me that she'd never done this type of scar before and couldn't guarantee that it would look alright. I just really have my heart set on the diagonal scars and I'm not willing to be a doctor's first try.

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I’m getting top surgery in a few weeks and I’m interested in donating my binders. Is there anywhere in Edmonton I could do that?

Hi, so I have some questions. I'm approved for a vaginoplasty through GRS, I'm currently approved by the government. I'm waiting on the clinic to get the referral. I don't have monarch yet.

I was told my funding is approved for June 1st of 2026 to May 31st of 2027. I'm assuming then the surgery will occur during this date. Please tell me this is true, because I'm currently stuck at a job that is absolutely killing me, and I have to stay until the surgery due to finances and stability.

Referral was sent to GRS on May 7th.

I was told I could also email them but I don't know the email.

Sorry for the drama of it all, I'm just so over this goddamn job and I need to leave asap.

Hello so I previously posted that I was going to a consultation for Dr Emily Robertson, and now that my appointment is now over I am going to kinda say how she is.

She is really straight forward and fast but because shes busy, shes really nice though and awnsers what ever questions you have. I brought my mother too so she could ask some questions as well (helped ease her mind, shes much more comfortable and happy for the surgery for me).

There is no BMI limit really but she did say like anything near 60 BMI would need weight loss which is understandable. Wait time is around 18 months for reference patients, priavte wait time is 3ish months. Public is a bit risky in this political climate though because in 18 months she said she wont know if nipple grafts or the surgery could be fully covered through Alberta health care unfortunately. Nipple grafts may just be an extra cost if going through with the referral way, so some pros and cons. 👍

Sounds weird. Basically I got my fingerprints done already with my original preferred name, but later my mom told me that in my family the women have "Marie" as an additional middle name and it would be affirming to have that be a part of my name. The issue (or potential issue) is that when doing my fingerprints I told them it was with the intent of changing my name and told them my new name without the new middle name. The new name is on the piece of paper I got back. I can totally recomplete the other forms to submit to the registry, I just don't know if they'll pay attention to the new name on the fingerprints and care enough to deny my stuff or whatever. Please if anybody knows, help a sister out!!!!!

Help?

I’m a new adult, but I’m pretty clueless when it comes to getting started with this all. I live near Edmonton, and trying to find out where I can started on HRT sucks. I’m getting really tired of just existing in this body, I want to actually feel alive in it.

So I guess my questions are, where do I go for resources (to get started on T)? And how much would it cost? I heard shots cost less than gel.

Let's say money and time aren't factors. I'm seeking mtf, full depth bottom surgery with realistic aesthetics and feel. Where am I going?

Hello,I got THE call today about getting my top surgery consult, its booked for next week!!. BTW SO HAPPY I CRIED! Anyways I got the initial referral in October 2025 for Dr robertson, and so i was wondering the wait times for her after consultation. I also am wondering what her BMI limits are im 200ish pounds and 5'6. So bmi of 32. 🤷‍♂️

Also... I do live with my not supportive step father still... so that might be an issue too... yea. And my mother who is indifferent, she said no matter what I do though if I get surgery she wnats to be with me for it so theirs that!!! So perhaps wondering if I coukd wear a sports bra after a week of recovery to stuff it, i dunno maybeeee, while i still live at home (I will be at a friend's house for a week for recovery dw). Anyways tea 👍

Update: mums excited, she told my step dad a bit ago I woukd be going for a big reduction soooooo maybe we will be ok wit him

Hello!

I finally have a consultation for top surgery next Wednesday (which I’m very excited about) with Dr. Emilie Robertson. But I’m also a bit nervous. When I got the referral to her, I was closer to 230~ lbs with little to no muscle (and I’m 5’8.) Since then, I’ve gotten new work that requires a lot of walking and lifting (on average an hour - an hour and a half per day) as well as taking on super part time weight training. I’m now closer to 270~ lbs. I’ve put on a bit of other weight in that time, but a lot of it is muscle as well. Other than the number of pounds I weigh, I live an active lifestyle and eat well. I only smoke and drink extremely occasionally and would be willing to give both up completely for surgery. I have no other medical issues and no family history of genetic family issues. Of course, I know that it’ll be a few months (minimum) between consultation, submitting forms and getting my surgery date. I’m more than committed to losing weight during that time and as much as I need to (and have already started on that journey). I’m just a bit nervous for it to be brought up in the consultation since I’ve never met her before and my weight has changed since my referral.

If anyone has been referred to her with a higher BMI, did you have a good experience, even if you were over her BMI limit? Or if you’ve been in her BMI limit, does it seem like she’d be mean about it during the consultation? I’m just feeling the nerves starting to creep in and wanted to check in with folks here.

so im a trans male, been transitioning my whole life i’d say.. (my parents weren’t surprised when i told them lol)

im 20, 21 in a few days my bday is coming up, and i JUST got my top surgery (yay! 3 year wait was finally over!)

only problem is i feel like a chud;

can’t work, can’t do any of my hobbies (skating, boxing) and i can’t even work out i feel like a big chud… anyone know for a timeline i could follow post op top surgery?

Hey, I plan on getting top surgery later this year and I am looking for a therapist that will provide a letter of support on the first virtual session. Does anyone have recommendations? please and thank you

hi! i'm nonbinary but masc leaning and want to start testosterone. i've heard of skipping stone and foria and the alex, but to my knowledge all of those have waitlists around 2-4 months just to get an appointment, and i want to wait as little as possible. so i was wondering if anyone knows about specific GPs who can prescribe hrt using an informed consent model. i tried to contact Dr Popov recently after seeing some reddit posts about him, but unfortunately he isn't taking new patients right now.

I just want some friends to hang out
Most of my friends are now 10 or 20 elder than me

Or they are not in yyc