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I Got A Free Vagina!


Guest kelise

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So, our statement came in from Mount San Rafael Hospital, stating our total due after insurance was $1500, which we expected. But when we looked at our explanation of benefits from Cigna, they said we'd only owe $1270. We called the hospital to figure out the discrepancy, and they re-checked the contract they have with Cigna, and found out that according to their contract, after the insurance company pays their portion, the hospital is supposed to write off the remainder. Which means I owe NOTHING! I got a FREE VAGINA!!!!!

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Congratulations!

That is absolutely wonderful.

I am so happy for you, it must be one of the greatest feelings in the world. :groupwavereversed:

However for a large portion of society that prospect would be horrifying - they are called men! :rolleyes:

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest KimberlyF

That is amazingly awesome.

About the best I can hope for is I wake up one day with vaginal bleeding as a side effect from my estradiol but no luck so far. And that's $10/3 months so hardly free anyway.

Kim

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Congratulations!

However for a large portion of society that prospect would be horrifying - they are called men! :rolleyes:

Love ya,

Sally

Yeah that happened to me 63 years ago and I am still pouting about it. They tell me I cried non-stop my first 6 months. No wonder!

But it doesn't lessen my happiness for Kairi.

Hugs

John

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I'm good. Just soooo busy now that I'm back at work and school. I've already roped myself into giving a lecture on transsexuality in my Psychology of Human Sexuality class this Thurs.

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Hey Kairi,

I am glad that you are feeling so much better and doing things again - but giving a lecture?

Didn't you know that public speaking is the number one fear in the US - followed by death?

So according to Jerry Seinfeld - if you are going to a funeral you would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.

Just a pep talk! :poster_oops:

I am so glad that things are going well for you, I have forgotten, how long ago was your surgery?

Love ya,

Sally

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That is fantastic, a free one, we need more of those, i have Cigna too and am fighting with them to see what they will cover, Dr. Mcginn does not take insurance but i was told the hospital and anesthesiologist would be covered but not Dr. Mcginn's fee, i guess what they do not pay for i will write off on taxes.

Paula

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roflmao @ the title of this topic.

Yeah, I agree. For a minute there, I thought Costco or some other store was giving free samples.

:huh:

I WANT ONE! Doesn't even need to be gift wrapped.

That's great, Kairi. You are truly one of the lucky ones.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

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Guest ChloëC

And whoever said there isn't anymore a free .... oops bad analogy.

Ok, let's try again, the best things in life are free!

There ya go!

Good for you Kairi. And it wasn't even a blue light special.

Hugs

Chloe

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Guest JaniceW

However for a large portion of society that prospect would be horrifying - they are called men! :rolleyes:

Sally dear, most of the men I know would love a free vagina, just on somebody else not themselves. :rolleyes:

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Hey Kairi,

I am glad that you are feeling so much better and doing things again - but giving a lecture?

Didn't you know that public speaking is the number one fear in the US - followed by death?

So according to Jerry Seinfeld - if you are going to a funeral you would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.

Just a pep talk! :poster_oops:

I am so glad that things are going well for you, I have forgotten, how long ago was your surgery?

Love ya,

Sally

lol! It doesn't bother me at all. I've lectured at Stetson University, Rollins College, as well as two campuses of my own school, Valencia College, including my own classes. Two semesters ago, I lectured to my Biology of Human Sexuality class and the professor liked it so much, he asked me to do it for ALL his classes. I'm sure it'll go well Thurs as well. It always ends up being a lot of fun once I loosen the tension with a few jokes.

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Guest Jenni_S

Good for you Kairi. And it wasn't even a blue light special.

What about a blue CROSS special?

Seriously, though, Blue Cross is great to work with, too. Recommendation letters work wonders with insurance companies.

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Guest Hayley21

Congrats!!! I'm so happy for you. But I do have a question about the whole srs thing. Does your insurance pay for a portion of it? I'm just wondering for future references. cuz one day I'll be going for mine, already got my doctor in mind :) Anyways congrats!!!

Hayley

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Guest ShannonA23

It always ends up being a lot of fun once I loosen the tension with a few jokes.

Congratulations!! Its good to get something you really want/need and its GREAT when its free :thumbsup:

as an aside though humor is an amazing thing and its a both a good icebreaker and its very disarming

good luck

shana

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I'd be happy for you if i was ever going to get one myself... but I am coming to the realization it'll never happen for me.

Oh, now. That's not the attitude to have. If someone had told me when I started transitioning at 25 that I'd celebrate my 30th birthday as a post-op woman, I'd slap them for lying to me. But here I am!

When I think about how the only thing I'd change about my past is to have started earlier, I realize that that simply was not a option for me. If I could have started earlier, I WOULD have started earlier. But each step just wasn't in the cards for me until it happened, and couldn't have happened another way. But I always believed it WOULD happen, and it did. If I had ever given up hope, I wouldn't be here, where I am today. Don't give up dear....ever!

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Guest Donna Jean

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No insurance here.....

So, I'm throwing pocket change into a jar.....

I had to blow Popsicle juice through my nose when I saw this topic, though....

"Naww...don't bother to wrap it, Hon....I'll wear it home!"

HUGGGGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest Melanie Dawn

Insureance wouldn't help me... both the aetna policy we currently have and the kaiser one we could switch to specifically state they will NOT cover grs. In plain english, my wife's employer (which is ultimately the washington post) don't believe it is legitimate.

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