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I hate needles
8 years ago
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For those who don't know, I'm transgender.
I've known for ages and i'm in the midst of the UK's mind-numbingly slow and droll system. The NHS really let me down so I decided to go privately. In the hopes that I can help one or two other people out there who were in the same situation as me, I'm posting this at midnight because why not?
So, for years I was thinking about myself being female. I pretended online, on omegle; making friends under various different names and fake Skype accounts. It wasn't long before I realised that I was happiest at those times. I hated lying, but being able to 'pretend' to be female was just much fun. Time went by, I developed this idea that 'If there was a big red button that could turn me into a girl, I'd press it.'
Long story short, I joined an LGBT group in the hopes of finding some solid answers. There were none but I realised there was a button, and only I could press it.
Step 1: Go to GP, explain situation, ask to be referred to the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC).
Step 2: Get told your appointment would be in 13 month's time, flip table.
Step 3: Wait until you get a job, then apply for private care with a company called Gendercare, get appointment for 6 month's time.
Step 4: Wait 6 months; NHS appointment gets booked for the day after your brother's wedding, can't rebook without it taking another literal 13 months. Flip table, forget NHS.
Step 5: Gendercare appointment goes well; Doc says I should be starting hormones in a few weeks. Thumbs-up.
Step 6: Wait a few weeks, no word from Gendercare. Speak to other trans friend, turns out they had a bereavement and my letter didn't get sent to my GP.
Step 7: Poke Gendercare, letter gets sent, book GP appointment but he's fully booked for 3 weeks.
Step 8: Finally get GP appointment, expecting to start treatment. Turns out my hormone test results are all fucky and Gendercare Doc didn't give any specifics for dosage or anything. GP sends letter to Gendercare, I book for another blood test.
Step 9: I FUCKING HATE NEEDLES, book another GP appointment for the 15th November
Step 10: Write this journal, secretly kinda angry and just wanting it to be over.
Anyhow, that's that. I don't hate a lot of things but needles, tomatoes, and screaming kids make the list.
Have a good week, y'all~ ♥
I've known for ages and i'm in the midst of the UK's mind-numbingly slow and droll system. The NHS really let me down so I decided to go privately. In the hopes that I can help one or two other people out there who were in the same situation as me, I'm posting this at midnight because why not?
So, for years I was thinking about myself being female. I pretended online, on omegle; making friends under various different names and fake Skype accounts. It wasn't long before I realised that I was happiest at those times. I hated lying, but being able to 'pretend' to be female was just much fun. Time went by, I developed this idea that 'If there was a big red button that could turn me into a girl, I'd press it.'
Long story short, I joined an LGBT group in the hopes of finding some solid answers. There were none but I realised there was a button, and only I could press it.
Step 1: Go to GP, explain situation, ask to be referred to the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC).
Step 2: Get told your appointment would be in 13 month's time, flip table.
Step 3: Wait until you get a job, then apply for private care with a company called Gendercare, get appointment for 6 month's time.
Step 4: Wait 6 months; NHS appointment gets booked for the day after your brother's wedding, can't rebook without it taking another literal 13 months. Flip table, forget NHS.
Step 5: Gendercare appointment goes well; Doc says I should be starting hormones in a few weeks. Thumbs-up.
Step 6: Wait a few weeks, no word from Gendercare. Speak to other trans friend, turns out they had a bereavement and my letter didn't get sent to my GP.
Step 7: Poke Gendercare, letter gets sent, book GP appointment but he's fully booked for 3 weeks.
Step 8: Finally get GP appointment, expecting to start treatment. Turns out my hormone test results are all fucky and Gendercare Doc didn't give any specifics for dosage or anything. GP sends letter to Gendercare, I book for another blood test.
Step 9: I FUCKING HATE NEEDLES, book another GP appointment for the 15th November
Step 10: Write this journal, secretly kinda angry and just wanting it to be over.
Anyhow, that's that. I don't hate a lot of things but needles, tomatoes, and screaming kids make the list.
Have a good week, y'all~ ♥
I almost pass out every time I have to do one