I'm In Shock

[mochi90]

For the past year and a half, I have been told that Planned Parenthood doesn't accept my insurance plan for HRT. Then my worker called them for me today and was somehow able to get me an appointment. I guess they updated their policy and now they accept my insurance. I have an appointment for next month, and I honestly can't believe this is happening. I really never thought this was in the cards for me. 

 

My initial thoughts: Joy. So that's good. Then fear because: How is my family gonna react? Do I need to tell my landlord, so I don't lose my apartment? Will my cat still love me? 

[tracy_j]

Congratulations!

 

First the easy bit. Your cat will still recognise you lol. I think that there does come times when we have to make a move. Nothing is really going to change overnight so you will have time to plan and organise how to proceed.  You will need to think this through though and not push things aside. Take it steady and many things will fall into place. There will be problems but with planning you should be ready for most.

 

Good luck!

 

Tracy

[Kirsten]

You shouldn’t lose your place, but that really depends on your landlord. 

I will say it’s not a bad idea to think about a move post transition. I am currently doing that. A couple of my neighbors aren’t big fans of me and seem to give me a hard time now just to let me know. But most everyone is nice. The only issue is that I am 100% the trans girl. Everyone knew me before so I can’t just fit in. I will always be that trans woman in my neighborhood. And I just want to be a woman in my neighborhood. Something to think about at least. 

[reyindium]

Over all, this is good news. Take charge of your healthcare and seek the services you need. If you're landlord isn't chill about your transition, then it's time to find a new landlord.

And your cat will be fine.

[mochi90]

Thank you for responding. 

So I am pretty sure I won't lose my apartment because we have anti-descrimination laws where I live, and I could sue the company if they try to evict me. Now, I am just worried about whether or not there would be a copay on the injections and how I could possibly afford it. 

[Kirsten]

I don’t know if you’ll start out with injections, but if you do and you have insurance, it’s cheap. My meds were 3 dollars at the pharmacy. And 0.33 per needle. And that’s almost a 3 month supply. My friend Amy here clued me into using a bigger needle to pull the meds too. I use a 21g for filling and a 25g for the shot. (These are not doses. Needle gauges.) 

but just about everyone I talk to started with patches or pills. The shots are intense. Not the best starting option honestly. 

[mochi90]

Just now, Kirsten said:

I don’t know if you’ll start out with injections, but if you do and you have insurance, it’s cheap. My meds were 3 dollars at the pharmacy. And 0.33 per needle. And that’s almost a 3 month supply. My friend Amy here clued me into using a bigger needle to pull the meds too. I use a 21g for filling and a 25g for the shot. (These are not doses. Needle gauges.) 

but just about everyone I talk to started with patches or pills. The shots are intense. Not the best starting option honestly. 

I don't think there is a pill option for me as I FtM. Almost everyone I know uses the T shot. 

[Kirsten]

Oh oh oh. Der. Yeah. ??‍♀️??

[reyindium]

T gel is a possibility too.

[mochi90]

12 hours ago, reyindium said:

T gel is a possibility too.

Ah, yeah, I knew about the gel and a friend told me there are also patches available. But T gel is supposed to be more expensive and has a lot of rules. 

 

I am more than likely gonna go for the shots. I picked out a lock box that I am going to decorate and store the needles/syragines and T in that I will buy next week.