Yeah, it’s scary, right? Your whole life has been turned inside out.

Your wife being supportive will make things so much easier as you figure out what you want to do going forward.

There’s no rush. You can take things as slow as you need; do as little or as much as you feel comfortable with. It’s also possible your feelings about what you want will change going forward. That’s pretty normal.

It’s also very normal for the pressure (do you know what I mean?) that caused your egg to crack to suddenly ease up, and make you start doubting yourself: whether you really want or deserve this. So be ready for that. Don’t forget that you’ve felt this way all your life!

And welcome to the fold! We’ve all been through exactly where you are right now.

Still waiting for approval for surgery here, but thank you so much as always for talking about your experiences. It’s really helpful to know what I might have to face going forward.

It does sound like your brain is playing tricks. Hope things calm down soon <3

Yeah you did! Awesome!

I, er, don’t know. But I’m kind of curious now. I assume something like hand sanitizer?

It smells pretty good, though, although I can’t think of anything similar.

I practically lived off it when I was a student :3

Thank you! Here’s a better shot I took the other day: