01-12-2021, 09:02 AM
(01-12-2021, 12:19 AM)Drew Wrote: Dont make me make the 24 hour or so drive to Finland to bitch slap you DiDi because I would! I have a lot of holiday time in December. Yeah my Ford would probably freeze and die then I would get eaten by a bear or a wolf.
Your fine, stop doubting and be the confident you we all know and love. I do realise transition can become quite expensive especially if going pharma but a break doesn't mean failing it's just a break.
Oh come on, no need to slap me. xD I'm awake aready. lol And why not, you're welcome to come for a visit any time <3 I'd make you some hot chocolate. No bears in town btw, they're already hibernating.
Its not always easy to see the bright sides, often it feels like running but not moving and things take their time.... Too much time if you ask me but our bodies tend to be slow on this stuff. Its silly for me to say as my body changes have been extremely rapid, I don't remember seeing another close forty year old trans woman to have so much happen in such a little time. I think doing herbals before HRT was hugely beneficial as it gave me a good starting point. The cost of things truly is prohibitive which sucks. I wish our healthcare system would be soon updated to 2020's, its nothing short of medieval here.
HRT is luckily quite affordable knowing the right sources, but DIY is pain in the ass as there's so much luck involved. I'm definitely going to try to get all possible prescriptions by the official route as that would mean that I could cheaply stock up on a bunch of things, if not for myself, then to be donated or sold cheap to someone else in a dire need.
Mainly my concern about the costs is possible surgeries, but I think I've found an idea how to make the best out of shitty situation. The only surgery that is an absolute must for me is GCS which I can get for free within the next 3-5 years, I will most likely opt for it and then save up money and later to a labiaplasty eslewhere, that operation is much less intrusive and the cost is a fraction of the full operation. That way I might end up with the kind of results I'm hoping for and have it much cheaper. Also I have plenty to work on, if the Finnish surgeon specialized on this is a good one, she should be able to make quite good job on me. From the little I know, this person has +15 years of experience which is a lot of surgeries. Afaik, there's only one or two people in Finland who do this stuff so that means they're working all the time... Anyway, this seems to be the way to go. Other surgeries I might never be able to get, there's little this and that I would love to get fixed but I guess I can live without if I have to.