Good news of the day

[kaberett]

Two clinicians at CHX GIC have approved me for top surgery, no-hormones, in spite of everything that's physically wrong with me, even though I have been absolutely clear and explicit and unflinching about being genderqueer and having retained my given names as forenames despite their being gendered and my mental illnesses and autism.

If I'd been definite about which surgeon I wanted to see I think they might actually have referred me today, after my second appointment. As it is I get to go away and think about it, and let them know where to send me after my third appointment.

Comments

[liv]

Wow, that really is super good news. I suppose all those years of getting really really good at convincing medical people to actually help you have paid off here. Yay you getting a referral for surgery, though, that's huge, especially given everything else I've read about access to treatment for NB people.