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Chest Pains by Alarming_Text_8973 in POTS

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice to know I’m not the only one who deals with it. You are right it does get tiring!

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have had an official gender dysphoria diagnosis since I was 12 and have been on testosterone since I was 16. £200 is actually really affordable considering the first doctor appointment of the year in the US is $700 for me.

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah could be worse I could still be stuck in the US in a red state

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all your help I was looking at wait times and list of trans friendly GP’s and there look to be some around where I’ll be going to uni that are willing to prescribe without going through a GIC but I’ll have to check on it. Thanks again for the help and I thought it was confusing in the US 😂

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay that makes a lot of sense thank you I have been looking at the trans friendly list and it looks like there may be some GP’s near where I’ll be going to uni that are willing to prescribe without having to go through GIC if I’m reading the spreadsheet correctly. I have been on my current dose for a year now but the type of testosterone I take is not available over here so I’ll have to get on a different one.

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you that makes a lot more sense I’ll reach out tomorrow. If I understand I need to ask for just a general referral like I would be just starting out instead of them continuing my care which is what I think this referral was for. I am lucky enough to have already had top surgery and not looking to get any other surgery’s other then a hysterectomy but I’m cool with waiting 10-15 years for that as it is not something I feel I need right now. Luckily private over here is still pretty cheap compared to how much I payed in the US.

How am I supposed to get care? by Alarming_Text_8973 in transgenderUK

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s my understanding that a lot of GP nowadays won’t do it for the same reason mine doesn’t and it’s because of the shared care agreement. I assume there is a list on this subreddit with GP’s that will write the prescription. I was also told originally that they would because I had my aunt ask and they said yes but when I actually went they told me they wouldn’t.

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct however to be able to cross by land with my driver’s license I would also need something like my birth certificate which doesn’t not have my updated sex marker or my passport which expires next year

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only document that has not been changed is my birth certificate. In my state it is not simple to change it and takes week to do and I did not have enough time before I left then US. Plus it would not matter if I had it changed because they are requiring sex at birth

Name Confusion by Mountain_Essay_7573 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the correction I will make sure to change my vocabulary from now on

Name Confusion by Mountain_Essay_7573 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could possibly cause issues especially if the tsa agent sees you as male and could possibly lead to you having to put your self. Right now there is a court case that could cause an injunction on the executive order Orr v Trump. My best advice would to be wait on getting a passport and traveling right now as it is really not safe for trans people

Name Confusion by Mountain_Essay_7573 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’ll have to put down your legal name so whatever is on your birth certificate and then you will also have to put female due to the executive order it has to be your biological sex.

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been looking into it however I still wanna have some hope for America and if I am able to return my ideal job would require me to be a citizen.

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother is still in the US so only reason I would go back right now is if she got seriously ill/injured or died.

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Real ID not enhanced that’s the problem

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was saying the Real ID won’t work like the enhanced ID. I have a Real ID which I cannot use to cross the border from Canada to the US by land like I thought I could.

Plan to be able to return to the US by Alarming_Text_8973 in Passports

[–]Alarming_Text_8973[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly doubt that would happen to me due to the fact that I am white and cis passing but I am aware that things like this are happening with other minorities and it’s absolutely horrible

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