The last letter I was told that my insurance required is due on 16 February 2019. Now more hurry up and wait until I learn when my surgery date be scheduled for. I had a follow-up appt with Dr Repovic on Valentine's Day, and I talked to him about the letter I needed for surgery. I also gave him the phone number for the insurance coordinator at the surgeon's office. So she can answer any of his questions about what and why this is is needed.
Probably just before, or after my 50th birthday.
~Drew
It's 9:21 am and no CAT so far today.
@9:40- I called ResCare because she still isn't here.
9:45- I got a call back from ResCare and it seems CAT forgot she was supposed to work for me today.
She finally arrived for her 3hr shift @10:30.
At least I'll finally get clean sheets, after sleeping on the current set for 3 weeks thanks to bad weather conditions and other complications.
Starting tomorrow, 15 February 2019, CAT will start being my caregiver on MW and F. This is 9 weeks after Kayla's last day.
ResCare really ticks me off with this kind of behaviour on their part.
I've been on HRT in the form of 25mg of Androgel applied daily. I have noticed some changes like deeper voice, some facial and body hair, and genital growth. Hopefully I'll finally be getting top surgery before summertime.
Today I talked to Dr Repovic about the letter my insurance wants for my gender confirmation surgery. Hopefully it won't be too long before I get a scheduled surgery date...w/in 6 weeks I hope.
That would be near my birthday. If it works out that way, gender confirmation surgery for my 50th b-day.
Wendrew, aka Drew.
I've been dealing with these pains in my back and left hip that makes walking VERY difficult.
My left knee would just give out when muscle spasms kick me hard in that area. The first night (Wednesday, February 6, 2019) was awful, I had a very hard time finding a comfortable way to sleep.
Bending over to clean up Karma's soiled pads is very hard lately.
I want this pain to go away!!!
I need to fax over the letter from my insurance to Dr Repovic, so he can answer their questions and fax that to the surgeon's office.
So many hoops to jump through...
I'm so ready for a surgery date to put into my calendar. I've only wanted to take this step for about 45 years.
My grandma's sister, Anna, passed away today. I don't have her birthday written down at the moment, but I do know she was born after my grandma, who was born in 1927.
R.I.P Great-Aunt Anna, you will be missed. Thanks for teaching me that a bowl of cereal with milk can be eaten as an afterschool snack.
5 Jan 2019
Top surgery is inching forward, as if it is at full stop.
I was supposed to get my paperwork in by 28 Dec 2018, which I did, but I still got a denial letter in the mail on 31 Dec2018 that was dated 28 Dec 2018.
The surgeon's office didn't get the same denial letter, so I'm in a hurry up and wait pattern at the moment. I hope they got that letter and are now trying to work on getting approval for it because they were the ones who faxed my letters in on 28 Dec 2018.
I was wrong about how long it will take to get top surgery. I don't have a surgery date yet, but now I know what hoops need to be jumped through.
I need letters from my counselor and endocrinologist to be sent to WA HCA, then they will try to decide if they will authorize the surgery.
I'm tired of wearing binders.
3 Oct 2019
EDITED TO ADD: I had to wait nearly 10 months.
~ Drew
I saw this movie on the first Friday it was out. I loved it, I'm sad that Tom wasn't physically sitting next to me, though he was on my mind while I was in the movie theater.
My voice is getting deeper and it's noticeable to me. I am pitchy at times, but I know that's normal.
My follow-up appointment with the Endo is supposed to happen in January. I'm supposed to get a blood draw for fasting blood work a week before I go in.
I hope to hear about scheduling top surgery by early November. I'm just so ready to get it done.
I know, impatient me. I've only been wanting to get this done since I realized that being trans gender is a real thing in 2009, though I didn't have insurance to do anything until 2015.
I got a total hysterectomy in November of 2015. I also started to find information regarding other parts of transitioning, but didn't find anything until June of 2016.
Things got derailed when Tom was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in August 2016, then he was told it was terminal 2 weeks later. He passed away in March of 2017, 7 months after diagnosis.
I tried to continue looking for information, looking for a gender therapist, but no luck. I decided to devote most of my energy to spending time with Tom, who passed away on 11 March 2017.
After a year of mourning, I slipped and fell in my kitchen and hit my head on something, giving me a concussion.
Before the fall I had made an appointment with my PCP to get the ball rolling for my medical transition. I'd already been wearing men's casual clothes for many years, including a chest binder since 2015.
16.10.18
I took my first full dose of T this morning. I realized that I forgot to discard the amount that came out of the pump when I was priming the pump. So yesterday's dose was a little less than a full dose.
I'm still learning. <shrug>
~ Drew
College is on hold for now because I'm still recovering from the concussion and dealing with other stuff.
I had a consult appt with a plastic surgeon about top surgery on 20 Sept 2018. He told me that at that time he's booked out 4 weeks and it could take 2 weeks to get approved for surgery, so I wait until I hear back.
Edited to add I finally had top surgery on 2 October 2019
Jesus told John, come forth and receive eternal life. But he finished 5th and won a free toaster.
Today marks 18 months since the love of my life, Thomas Csengeto, lost his battle against cancer. My life has such a huge hole in it since his death.
Though without him I wouldn't have taken the steps toward my medical transition towards manhood. In 9 days I have a confirmation appointment with a plastic surgeon about getting a bi-lateral double mastectomy, aka top surgery. I will be seeing the endocrinologist again in October, hopefully I'll start testosterone shortly after that.
I don't know why this didn't post on 11.Sept.2018, but it did post on 15.Oct.2018, the day I started HRT.
I have no idea when I'll be getting top surgery, but at least I'm finally getting started on the hormones.
I have finally picked a name - Wendrew Devin Gach, and I'll either go by Drew or Jesse for nicknames.
~Wendrew
After talking with my dad 8/2018 I learned why Jesse is a not such a good name choice, so Drew it is.
