First off I posted here a while ago in random subjects and have lurked since (not creepy) lol. Just never had anything to add. Until now.
The basics. 42 years old, 23 years in the Marine Corps, Retired in June, Moved to Denver in July, ended up with a 90% combined disability from VA, Transgender woman my ENTIRE life!. Lots of hiding and repression along the way plus the failed marriages you all heard those stories before.
So for my post. It took me 2 months to get my initial visit with my Primary doctor at the VA. I saw him last week. We went over my medical issues. He was very good and commented that i was an interesting case. I laughed and said "My case gets better. I'm transgendered and would like to to be referred to a therapist that specializes in that. He took a moment and responded "Im not sure we have anyone here that does that but i'll put a referral in and we can see".He had no change in demeanor or anything. He was good. liked him.
2 days later I get a call from the mental health clinic to schedule an appointment. Now this is an intake appointment. They evaluate your issues then give you a therapist you need based on your issues. I thought that is a great idea to get you to the specialist that best suits your needs.
I had that intake appt today. It went very well. I laid all my crap out. 23 years in the Marines you have a lot of crap. lol. At the end he said he's not sure what we can do for you here with the gender issues but we have a therapist that has training in that and i will get a hold of her and let her know to schedule an appt with you. Then he said "If you don't hear anything in 2 week call me right away". He went on to tell me how glad he was that I was facing this head on and as tough as it may be its the right thing to do. He was very sincere. I told him that if Denver VA isn't set up for Transgender issues then I'm more then willing to be the guinea pig. The sad thing is so far, is that there are numerous VA facilities across the country that are specializing in Transgender health but in my 2 instances at the Denver VA they are clueless to whats out there but on the good side they have been more then willing to help. I will keep everyone updated on my progress and the Denver VA.
OH BTW did first laser hair on face this morning. AWESOME!
