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[-] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

The good:

I took a picture of myself last week and it didn't make me feel completely terrible.
I'm gonna be starting voice training again.

The bad:

I still don't know what fuck-ups are keeping me from my HRT, doctor at the gender clinic says I shoulda heard back months ago, but also hasn't had word of me not attending the initial appointment to talk about prescriptions so it seems the local gender team forgot about me or something. She's asking around but, it looks like I gotta go knock some heads again (metaphorically).

The meh:

I'm outta town for most of this week, so if the WGS tries to contact me via housephone (I've told 'em not to but they still do on occasion) there's probably gonna be some confusion from whoever answers the phone.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

(metaphorically)

(in actuality) meow-knife-trans

had to wait for the doctors to fuck around with their papers for half a year after i got the papers for being sufficiently trans (which took them 2 FUCKING years to produce), to get me my HRT so just saying, some threats of violence would definitely be required to make this shit go faster

[-] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

I got my blood drawn for HRT back in February, I don't know what they've done with it.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

istg it took them a month to get to checking my blood and write about how the estrogen levels were too high

thankfully i could check them from the hospital database myself and review that shit accordingly.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 9 points 3 months ago

That sucks :( I think I got my results same-day? Maybe like the next morning? There's nothing about the tests themselves that require any sort of time delay. My results did say my E levels were high, but next to the actual number. I got the results direct from the testing company who doesn't need to know why I'm getting blood tests anyways though.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

if you dont want to pay out the ass to a private healthcare provider you can only get blood work done by explicit orders from a doctor, and the doctors will look at the results when they have time. in Finland the trans clinics (we have two) and hormone clinics are overflowing with patients, and naturally the public options are being de-funded.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago

I think it would be like $190 USD here (Texas/USA) without doctor approval because insurance wouldn't cover it. But I can just message my doctor and ask them to order it and it be ordered same-day and both the lab company and the doctors provide access to the result (the later is slower). Really surprised how easy it is to get trans health care here (for now)... I can schedule a virtual appointment like the day before and have a wide range of times to choose from.

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