Got my Letter today!

[Jessika]

I am so happydancing right now. I went out for my 5 mile run/walk, got home, checked the mail and there it was. 

I almost started crying at the mailbox when I saw the envelope. 

[JenniR04]

Congrats on receiving your letter!!!!! May I ask what your letter was for?

[Emjay]

Congratulations!  It's such a wonderful feeling isn't it? 

[Tessa James]

You go GIRL!  A significant milestone on the way to being more  the real you than ever.  Joining your dance line....

[Jade_404]

YES!


-Jade

[ImagineKate]

Woot! Congrats!

Now buckle up and enjoy the ride.

[Jessika]

Congrats on receiving your letter!!!!! May I ask what your letter was for?

I'm sorry, I thought I added "HRT" in the tag section of the post. 

And thank you all. It's a great feeling.

[April_TO]

Its a start of a new future congrats xo

[Sabrina]

Outstanding! Great to hear

[JenniR04]

I'm sorry, I thought I added "HRT" in the tag section of the post. 

And thank you all. It's a great feeling.

Jessika, thank you for clarifying and a very big congrats and hugs to you! Also to add, I just seen my therapist tonight and received my HRT referral letter as well. My doctors appt is booked for next Tuesday morning. Best of luck to you and we'll have to keep each other update to date on our progresses as we transition together!

[katrinaw]

Great news Jessika... Now enjoy the feeling of wellbeing and watching the magic happen 

L Katy 

[Jessika]

Jessika, thank you for clarifying and a very big congrats and hugs to you! Also to add, I just seen my therapist tonight and received my HRT referral letter as well. My doctors appt is booked for next Tuesday morning. Best of luck to you and we'll have to keep each other update to date on our progresses as we transition together!

Thank you.
I don't have an Endo yet but have one in mind. I get to see my new Primary Care Doctor on the 6th, with letter in hand. 
I want to see if VA (Veterans Affairs) will use a specific Endo and then make that appointment or use the one I have been in contact with.

But yes, I look forward to sharing my experience. 

[Joanne Feliz]

I also got a referral letter today, not for an endo but for a psychiatrist that can prescribe HRT.  The waiting list is 6 months though !

I am still stoked I got the letter.

You must be sooo happy!

[Jessika]

I also got a referral letter today, not for an endo but for a psychiatrist that can prescribe HRT.  The waiting list is 6 months though !

I am still stoked I got the letter.

You must be sooo happy!

Grats also and thank you very much. 

May I ask why the 6 month wait thou? Is the letter to a specific doctor?

Mine is a General letter. To Whom It May Concern is the heading.
This way I can take it to whoever needs to know. I made 5 color copies for now. (Sure I will need more)

It's a full page and when you read the part about the HRT and SRS recommendations it is in quotes(Yes, Doctors quote to emphasize their diagnosis). My Psychiatrists (Medical Director M.D.) evaluation was also on the Letter. So two Docs in one Letter is great. 

Also, many places will not except the Letter unless it is signed in Docs Ink. I guess it has to be Authentic.

I see my Primary Doc tomorrow and can't wait to bring her a copy of my Letter "for the record". 

[Jessica Merriman]

Time for us start baking more cookies!! They should be ready when you take the first pill!!!! 

Float on over to the phone book and get you an Endo girl!

[Jessika]

Time for us start baking more cookies!! They should be ready when you take the first pill!!!! 

Float on over to the phone book and get you an Endo girl!

Yep.
Tomorrow is the day I find out who my Endo will be. 

[genderirrelevant]

I'm doing the happy dance today too because I got approved for top surgery. I was very lucky with location and timing and I quickly got an appointment with the therapist who approves all the SRS surgeries in BC. She told me pretty quickly that she'd refer me for surgery but it wasn't until the end of our second appointment today that I realized she meant that I was actually going to get my surgery funded by the provincial medical plan. I cried a little from relief and happiness. I thought it was going to be so much harder.

[Jessika]

I'm just amazed how people do things in the medical field.
I went to see my VA Doctor today, brought her a copy of my HRT Letter, talked a bit.

She put an order in for me to see an Endo for consultation, 2 hrs away. I asked her why and she told me that is the main city (Headquarters) that VA deals out of. I asked her what time frame I should call if I don't hear anything. She told me in a Month. REALLY??

And...If they are full or booked , THEN I would be able to see an Endo in town once VA requests it. 

[Rachel]

Congratulations.

[Tessa James]

I'm just amazed how people do things in the medical field.
I went to see my VA Doctor today, brought her a copy of my HRT Letter, talked a bit.

She put an order in for me to see an Endo for consultation, 2 hrs away. I asked her why and she told me that is the main city (Headquarters) that VA deals out of. I asked her what time frame I should call if I don't hear anything. She told me in a Month. REALLY??

And...If they are full or booked , THEN I would be able to see an Endo in town once VA requests it. 

You obviously know how cumbersome and slow the VA system can be and it is a testament and challenge to your commitment to transition.  I worked for the big VA in Minneapolis and could only do it for a year as it was too much like the army i loathed.  There are patient representatives and ombudsmen dedicated to hearing complaints and facilitating your care.  I encourage you to be persistent with them.  You are so with it!