For a while now my plan was to move to Canada, and have their healthcare pay for my hysterectomy. Finding out the details is difficult, though, and it seems their coverage for TG-related surgeries are in something of a limbo. I read an article from a couple years ago about how trans men are getting approved for top surgery and then waiting for years with no word because no operating time has actually been delegated to those procedures.
So now I'm entertaining the possibility of doing it here in California with private insurance, though it seems like a long shot.
I have a history of endometriosis and POS, and wanted an oophorectomy/hysterectomy back when I had the endo surgery. The surgeon laughed in my face. For a few years I was convinced I wouldn't be able to get any procedure done unless I was at risk for cancer or something, but now I know better and now I know it wasn't a ridiculous thing to ask. So for actually getting it done (not an oopho, as the potential side effects scare me too much) Would it be wise to go the gender route, or try for the faulty plumbing route? Would I be able to build a case by combining both of them? As in "hi yes this organ is broken and also I never wanted it anyway"? Should I talk to my gyno about it, a gender therapist, or...?
For those of you in Canada, is the system really that tricky to navigate up there, or is this just for certain surgeries? Does anyone know if it's relatively easy to get a hysto for non-TG medical reasons?
It's kind of important that I sort this out sooner rather than later because it's going to determine whether or not I keep an American insurance plan on top of being covered by BC medical. :I
