ShaunaTheDead

Oh yeah the beginning of that stage is really euphoric! You'll probably start to notice that random women in public will strike up conversations or just smile genuinely at you without quickly looking away. And men will start acting less friendly and awkward.

As @will_steal_your_username pointed out, there are hair-loss treatments, but they can't reverse hair loss after it happens so you should act quickly if you're going that route.

I've heard that feminizing HRT can also cause some head hair to regrow as long as it isn't completely gone. But since you're enby you might not want to go that direction. I think even a small dose can have a pretty big effect but I'm not sure, you should ask a doctor if you're interested in that route.

You might also buy a wig. But I would seriously recommend not getting a cheap one because they always look bad, imo. It could be an option until you can afford hair transplants or whatever you decide.

Also, there are absolutely some women who experience baldness. It's not as common as with men, but it happens.

I hope any of this is helpful!

You seem to already know this, but the pain is temporary and the dysphoria is temporary. At least this time it's serving a larger goal and you'll feel way better about your face soon!

Hey girl, happy birthday!

You might want to start taking testosterone blockers (spironolactone for example) asap to avoid any unwanted changes. The T-blockers themselves won't have a huge effect on your body, it might very slightly change your body hair growth and it might make your skin a bit softer but that's about it.

Then once you're ready you can start taking estrogen -- usually in the form of estradiol pills, although there are other options.

Also, if you're from Canada -- Ontario or Alberta specifically, there's a very good service called Foria https://www.foriaclinic.com/

It's not covered through provincial healthcare unfortunately, but it is a not-for-profit service so they keep it as cheap as they can. It winds up being about $200 a year for most patients.

It's getting better, but I really don't appreciate how many people seem to think that "drag queen" and "being a transgender person" is interchangeable and exactly the same.

For clarity for anyone who isn't sure, drag queens are performers who often (but not always) identify as gay men in their day to day lives. A drag queen is a caricature of a woman, a massive exaggeration for entertainment purposes. Drag queens are like clowns, and clowns don't go around in their day to day life identifying as a clown. It's a job, a gig, a temporary identity for entertainment purposes.

Transgender people have gender dysphoria that is so unbearable that they have no choice but to bear all of the negative things that come with coming out as transgender in order for them to have some tiny speck of hope at being happy and comfortable in their own bodies. Transgender people, unlike drag queens, always do identify with their chosen gender representation.

And for many (mostly) gay men the AIDS epidemic was devastating. You don't see a lot of old gay men for that reason.

Don't forget that bisexual and pansexual are included. It's very common for basically all women to identify as bisexual at least, because women sure are pretty!