My First Outpatient Endo Appt At The Va

[Guest Girl Emily]

Hello all,

I just had my first Endocrinology appointment as an outpatient and everything went well. We discussed how my body was changing and increasing my estrogen prescription. She then cleared everything with her attending Dr who came in to meet me. After explaining the hospital's long time policy of offering HRT to veterans such as myself to reduce the likelihood of harm by the use of unknown hormones procured on the street. I was able to ask himvhow many others were seeking treatment at the hospital. His response was 12. I have read that in all of Arizona there are about 30 patients both pre and post operative.

What small numbers. The way the negativests shout you would think that there are untold thousands of us ready to bankrupt the VA healthcare system.

Huggs,

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Hello all,

I just had my first Endocrinology appointment as an outpatient and everything went well. We discussed how my body was changing and increasing my estrogen prescription. She then cleared everything with her attending Dr who came in to meet me. After explaining the hospital's long time policy of offering HRT to veterans such as myself to reduce the likelihood of harm by the use of unknown hormones procured on the street. I was able to ask himvhow many others were seeking treatment at the hospital. His response was 12. I have read that in all of Arizona there are about 30 patients both pre and post operative.

What small numbers. The way the negativests shout you would think that there are untold thousands of us ready to bankrupt the VA healthcare system.

Huggs,

Agree! I looked at that CNN special "Transgender - We want to be Heard" - then at the comments! Some comments lead me to belive we trans are a million strong, hiding behind a wall. waiting to pounce on American children! Ruin their ideas of gender roles - and eat them for supper!

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Lizzy

[Carolyn Marie]

Great news on the endo appointment, hon. If your docs are increasing your E dosage, then all is well.

Yeah, I agree with you and Lizzy on the crazy theories and worries out there. Funny, I don't FEEL like

an evil influence, but if everyone says I am, it must be true.

I wasn't planning on ruining America, but I guess I'm supposed to.

Muahahahahahahahaha!

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Muahahahahahahahaha!

OH MY

RUIN MY AMERICA WILL YOU!

ZAP ZAP ZAP

Magic wand! You are now cured, no more TS! I made you back into a girl (you were originally, right?)

hee hee

LIZZY

[Guest Donna Jean]

What small numbers. The way the negativests shout you would think that there are untold thousands of us ready to bankrupt the VA healthcare system.

Huggs,

LOL......

Honey.....Emily, isn't it strange about us vets?

I mean, that at one point in our lives we protect America and at the next point we're tearing it down......Go figure!

Well, it sounds as if your HRT is going fine....did you mean that they kicked up your dose or that they were going to do it?

Lots of luck, Hon....

Donna Jean

[Guest Girl Emily]

You girls are to much ;-)

Donna Jean she said I could take 2 pills instead of 1 and they will be mailing me my new prescription after she does some research. She wants to find out which type has the best safety level oral or transdermal. I told her what she would find (patches are safer) but I wanted to stay on at least a small dose of premarin because of how my mood is better. She didn't know that premarin contains multiple types of estrogen at different levels after looking it up and seeing the label is plural she understood my point. She is a nice doctor but English is her second language and she only believes what she reads herself. She doesn't just doubt me but questions her attending Dr as well. She also said she respects my knowledge and wants to work with me to maintain my health and facilitate the physical changes I desired.

Huggs,