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Guest Joanna Phipps

Talked to my therapist on the phone today and asked her if she felt I was a good candidate for surgery and if so could she and my former shrink (they work out of the same clinic) work up a letter for me. Please remeber that she is not a true GT but has done a good job of working with me and a few others.

Her question was, what needs to be in it, I mentioned it in generalities and then told her I would bring up the exact requirements. Since she could not immediately put her hands on a copy of the SOC I told her I would take her one. Just before we hung up she told me that she would get with Dr. D (the shrink) and try to have it ready for my next appointment Feb 12.

Im so excited...

makes this progesterone fuled pms all worth it

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Guest Donna Jean

Cool!

Me and Lizzy have our letters ...if you get yours, maybe we can get a cut rate.......OH WAIT...I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THAT!

(hope you get it!)

Huggs.....

Donna Jean

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Guest Joanna Phipps
Cool!

Me and Lizzy have our letters ...if you get yours, maybe we can get a cut rate.......OH WAIT...I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY THAT!

(hope you get it!)

Huggs.....

Donna Jean

OMG even with this pms that made me smile... who are you planning on having do the deed?

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Guest Donna Jean
OMG even with this pms that made me smile... who are you planning on having do the deed?

Registered and accepted with a clinic in Thailand.

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest Joanna Phipps

Ah considering I will be in Canada when I am eligible, I think its gonna be Brassard in Montreal. He is the one that BC health uses and they will be paying for my surgery.

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Guest Donna Jean
Ah considering I will be in Canada when I am eligible, I think its gonna be Brassard in Montreal. He is the one that BC health uses and they will be paying for my surgery.

Well, guess who's paying for my surgery?

ME! (No, not Mary Ellen!)

So, we do what we must!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest Joanna Phipps
Well, guess who's paying for my surgery?

ME! (No, not Mary Ellen!)

So, we do what we must!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

Seriously not our ME... Darn... Sorry MaryEllen.... im kinda twisted up right now

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Dear Joanna,

Hun thats wonderful news . Gee, imagine that , the go ahead to

see that pest off !!!. I am so looking forward to the day I look down there and

think ,,,,bye , bye - surplus to requirements LOL, so glad for you hun, You

wont believe this Joanna, just now a Transman friend rang me to say he had

been given the go ahead re treatment ,,,what a ten minutes ,,Yipeeeee!!!!!!!!!

luv,viv :)

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Well I am getting my letter on my next appointment that just got moved to February 10th.

So we will all have those wonderful things lying about (framed and on the wall!)

I am paying for my own as well and as long as I have no money and no real prospects of getting any I might as well aim for Dr. Bowers as I can't afford any of them, why not, she's good, she's close and she is one of us!

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest Elizabeth K

Chiming in : my request letter wording:

My dear [your therapist],

After consideration as to surgical options for Sexual Reassignment Surgery, I have decided to place a letter on file at the XXX Clinic in Bangkok, Thailand. So this is a formal request for you to forward a letter confirming my condition as a male to female transsexual, and a candidate for SRS. I anticipate the earliest window for this surgery would be at least one year, and more likely at XX months. However, there is a waiting period so if you would please expedite this I would really appreciate it.

I would also like a copy for my files.

Here is the address:

XXXX

WORKED FOR ME!

Lizzy

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Guest Donna Jean
Well I am getting my letter on my next appointment that just got moved to February 10th.

Love ya,

Sally

Well, Sally, that makes four of us.....

We should be able to get a discount somewhere.....on something!

LOVE

Donna Jean

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I'm not going to have it on file with anyone yet, I haven't called Marci in a while and I don't want to just have it show up so my therapist is making it out "To Who It May Concern:"

That way I can send copies to everyone and ask them if they want to do one for free just to make themselves feel better!

Love ya,

Sally

Not above a slight - OK! Flagrant BEG!

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Guest Donna Jean

OH GOODY!

That way we can just charter a plane for us all, have one LARGE room and instead of TV, bring in live acts for entertainment!

Gourmet food, back and foot rubs, fragrences, huggs...

AWwww....I can hardly wait!

But we'll have to schedule a stopover in Canada for Joanna....

Then.......Zooooooooom!

Dona Jean

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I have a meeting Monday morning - but they don't even know who I really am so can I get an aisle seat and maybe you take the window and we can but Donna Jean between us, she's pretty small and we could probably both win the armrest wars! :lol:

Every body keep your fingers crossed for Lucky Lizzy!

Love ya,

Sally

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Well, Sally, that makes four of us.....

We should be able to get a discount somewhere.....on something!

LOVE

Donna Jean

Dee Jay, I heard that with three orders you get an egg roll, so with four you can count on Chow Mein at least!

Always thinking about food. Dang!

Oh yeah, CONGRATS Joanna! Way to go, young lady!!

Carolyn

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