Update

[Guest leo]

so i went doc's today

found out i was sickle cell trait not to good but will not affect me to much i hope

but i asked if she had received my mental health report.

well my doctor had got some kind of report but she wasnt sure if was enough for her to refer me to the gender clinic in london!

shes new to all this so i gave her some infomation i got off the internet and she was inpressed

so what she is going to do, is check the report is enough, if not she will send me back for a full proper one, but if it is she will refer me!!

i have to ring her back in a weeks time to see how things have gone!

just the waiting game again but at least she is willing to refer me!

i just hope the report is enough

[Guest Irielle]

oh, I'm sorry to hear about your sickle cell trait. But I'm really glad to hear you have a doctor who will refer you to the gender clinic. Waiting is so hard, though! Good luck!

[Guest bronx]

You should be okay, this doctor is willing to work with you, just hang in there your time is comming little brother, your time is comming.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Sickle cell isn't really good - but you said 'trait?' Hope it never develops. My wife is Sicilian and has something like that - thalisemia (sp?) where her blood cells are too small to properly work, sickle cell has 'c' shaped platelets - sorta the same problem.. It is probably your heritage (as you know - duh) but did you know many geneticists suspect it is a survival trait for people in the marshy areas of the Mediteranian Ocean areas? Blood platelets too small or in the wrong shape are immune to the Malaria parasites. So those with those conditions survive to pass down the trait to their descendants. We are SOOOO much chained to our genetics. I am a white woman (notice my use of pronouns) but I have a common African-American blood type - 'A' negative. I found out it's my mixed blood from WAY back - Melugeon - look that one up - a group of Native American Indian, with all sortsa mix from ship wrecked sailors on the Atlantic Coast of America (so it is suspected.)

But the GOOD NEWS - you may get your referral - KEEP US POSTED.

Lizzy

[Sally]

OMG, Leo !

I read this earlier and I just noticed that I never told you how happy I was that you are on your way to a refferal!

As to the Sickle Cell trait it is not much of a problem for most, but it is passed on from generation to generation and sometimes one ends up with Sickel Cell Anemia and that is more of a problem, the trait just means that you carry the right attributes for the Anemia but doesn't mean that you will ever have it.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Zabrak]

Hey bro - it's nice to see your progression. I hope the good news can overweigh the bad news we get from you.

I don't know about this trait but Sally seems to know. I'm sorry you have it but I'm happy it's not any worse.

Oh and...

WOO HOO leo!

[Guest Crossroads]

I'm so happy things are progressing for you!!! And when you have research to back yourself, you'll always do better! Hope the report is enough and that you'll be referred soon!