Personal, as in every individual makes their own choice whether or not to have the surgery. Believe it or not, having a vagina does not make much of a difference in the day to day goal of living as a woman.
A year living full time as a female is a pretty good indicator of whether or not a person is serious and doing it for the right reasons.
It's a hope for happiness going off a gut instinct that has usually been plaguing most trans people for years and years before they sought treatment. And it's not so much the surgery, but that definitely punctuates the shit you went through to get to that point. It's an ending and a new beginning. Happiness, maybe not. Usually happier though.
You never disown your trans identity. But it's less of a concern after surgery.
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