• Crossdressing, Transgender & Allies Discussion: The amazing Egg cracking station
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Hey, anyone in the Los Angeles area have any recommendations for laser clinics? Preferrably (but not necessarily) ones in or closer to the South Bay area?
Move to a different state.
Does anyone have any experience transferring doctors? I'm moving so my current doctor's gonna be hella hard to get to. I called the new doctor's office and they said to call my old doctor and when I called them they told me to call the new doctor and get a medical release form??? I'm so confused
Usually your new doc's office should be able to just give you a form that you fill out, which then gets faxed IIRC. that's p. weird.
I'm not moving yet and have no immediate plans to, but I'm going to an IC right now and start hormones soon. If I move in let's say a few months, or a year, if I move to another state and find a PCP that isn't IC, I'll still be able to keep being treated right? Since I've already started?
oh my god genital dysphoria has suddenly hit me like a brick the past few days with how my current mental state bars me from my country's trans health care and subsequently surgery it's so much worse
So I love transitioning in real life... but I prefer playing a male furry character in Second Life (don't judge me) because I miss having a flat chest. I never really wanted breasts; my dysphoria is localized in my face. I accepted breasts to help me get gendered as female. Recently I've had awful scary doubts about transitioning because I took like a two day break from HRT and felt spontaneous laughter and stuff again, then noticed upon taking it, that sort of died. I guess I could use a binder?
Hiding it is what scares me for the time being.
It was a huge one this year to be sure.
Man, I keep hearing good stuff about europride. Sounds way more fun than the month-long we get in the states, though I guess you just have to know where to go :v
Today was Christopher Street Day in Nuremberg and went to the pride march and then later to the party, although only as bi. It was so cool, but especially so heartwarming seeing so many young people being free, in special those being trans. I really wish we had the actual information and posibilities back at then, it would have saved me from so many problems.
Did I ever tell you I love all of you guys? I do. Keep on rocking.
It's so strange. I feel like my body hasn't changed much when I look at the mirror, but obviously it has when I compare old photos. However, I guess people are more perceptive to the changes than I realize. My brothers friend (who I haven't seen in a while. Maybe 6 months to a year) dropped him off at home the other day while I was walking my dogs and apparently his friend noticed I looked younger and had fairer skin. Mind you, this was at night from his car 20 feet away. I was also at a Vans store and I asked for a size 8 and the lady was all like, "size 8... womens...? Little things like that seem to brighten up my day.
Kaiser's probably going to take longer and I've heard bad things about their transgender program. I personally went to children's hospital LA's transgender progran (which accepts people up to 24 years old IIRC) plus the Endo there happens to be one of the best in the country for transgender people. They also hooked me up with a very cheap and good mail order pharmacy (Kaiser was making us pay like 90 dollars for progesterone, IIRC that mail pharmacy cut the price to 20-30 for a month supply). Also, out of curiousity do you go to the Kaiser in Baldwin Park?
The thing is, I'm on my mothers MediCal insurance policy with Kaiser and I'm just trying to get the most use out of it. Currently, I go to the LA LGBT Center, but I feel like my doctor doesnt really know too much and is just prescribing me max doses just to get me out of the door. I mean thats great and all, but I just feel like I can do better under the care of a proper end. That and the fact that I'm paying out of pocket, cause my insurance isnt valid there. Also nah, I dont live downtown, but further south in the Torrance area, so I go to the one around me over here.
So my week is kinda screwed. My endo appointment is on the 13th early morning, but my work has me scheduled for sunday from 6pm-6am. We've only worked 1 sunday last year, and haven't worked a sunday at all this year until now. I already told my boss that I will either bail work early that day or not come in at all because of my appointment.
https://i.imgur.com/KYelo9j.jpg I got a haircut, really loving it.
Do just that. Tell them early and have someone fill in the spot. Better that than ending up with a huge waiting period for the next.
I posted a photo on Reddit looking for passing advice and got some rando pm me telling me to "lose weight, not even a (common racial slur with a hard "r") would fuck you". Like I know I need to lose weight but damn, that's quite a message. It's cute that they think I care about how ugly some internet rando thinks I look. Well at least the people who actually post in the sub are usually pretty helpful and generally rather nice.
I'm sure you look cute as heck, honey.
Your hair is gorgeous, I don’t even know how to grow out my hair without it looking like absolute trash
Getting someone to fill in my sunday isn't easy. I don't want to go into specifics, but we've had one too many days where we would get people on our line from different lines that couldn't do our job and completely screw everything up. So for our last 2-3 days of the week, we're not allowed to give our day or trade it away with someone unless we get specific approval from our line leads. It sucks.
Ugh, that does suck. I really hope you do get someone to fill in for you.
So the place I'm going to has a 2 hour drive which sucks, BUT they do occassional Saturdays and they already booked my one after this upcoming appointment, so that'll mean no more taking off work (yay!). I'm calling in on the 8th when I wake up to claim that super early slot, and if it all goes well I'm supposed to get started. I just told them the Giant Eagle near me can fill my prescription, so here's hoping.
Gotta love Giant Eagle. Get scripts and get candy in the same sitting.
Yea, some are better than others. The one I go to tried to deny selling me alcohol even though I clearly was buying everything (I was doing food shopping too) and used my ID. My brother didn't even touch any of the stuff. Yet they tried refusing my purchase. Like really?
http://imgur.com/a/J1TPLh5 New frames! I'm at that androgynous phase at the moment. Forgive me for the blemishes, I touch my face too much.
Ooph. Come to the one near me. They won't even give you a second look
Thanks! I'm not too keen on my haircut though. It was in that in between ugly phase and it just looked messy overall. I'm afraid it makes me look to boyish. But still, I made so much progress these past 6 months. I look so much better than i do in old photos.
Please. Love your hair. It can change pretty quick if you're not careful (or fall out in my case!)
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