So had my appointment this morning at ten, my girlfriend had her year and a couple months checkup slightly earlier than me, so I got there around eight for my appointment. I'd previously had two consults with other doctors whom I ultimately didn't go with due to a feeling of unease in the consult, [Whitehead and Ghallager, respectively] and was surprised at how easy this was, they took me back at nine after a very quick and streamlined check in, had me do the standard triage thing of blood pressure, medications, etc. Then took me to an exam room to speak with an associate.

The associate was very friendly and answered what few questions I had <namely about my bellybutton piercing and if I could continue to get my estrogen pellet implant prior to surgery,> handed me some little red robes, told me to undress from the waist down, and put the robe on for a examination from Dr BBL and Zhao. I ended up waiting for a while afterwards, but they showed up on time for my actual appointment [around 10 or so] and Dr Bluebond was very friendly and basically told me the same things the associate had. I'm a little bit overweight so they told me to either try and lose a little weight or just don't gain any, which, fair. Then I was examined, to which she remarked that I had shaved, which apparently you're not supposed to do, but it'd been 2 weeks since I had so I guess the lasers working if it's still short enough that it seems so. She then explained about the process they do, perinatal, and the associated risks with it, including fistulas. We then briefly chatted about my letters and how I already had them finished and ready to go on file, a round of laser and electrolysis left, and how my schedule is open; possibly expediting my booking.

As of now, they're booking surgery about 18-24 months out, which OOF, but I suppose it's better than not ever doing it; but I was informed it's possible to get an earlier appointment since all my prerequisites were mostly finished. The girlfriend told me that typically they take about a week or so to call you to schedule out an appointment so now I play the waiting game.

Feel free to AMA, I'm on the train back to where I'm staying and quite bored.