Looking for support groups and friends in the Seattle / Redmond Area

[ssneha23]

Well.. nothing much more. I recently arrived in Seattle for work. I am probably going to be here for like 6 months to a year. Anyone know any support groups / meetups.

Also, please could you help me locate trans friendly doctors. I have limited medicines which will last me like 2 months. I have all the letters and prescriptions from doctors back home. Any friendly doctors around who can write me fresh prescriptions, as I am not sure out-of-country prescriptions will work in the U.S.

TIA ladies .. xoxo -Sneha

[Jerri]

hi there ssneha,
I am just an hour north, in this area the washington gender alliance has a web page with dates locations and times of support groups, with links to others in the area, we have a great group in bellingham but it would be a bit a drive from where you are.

Jerri

[ThePhoenix]

I recently helped someone find some groups on the other side of the water from Seattle.  There are huge amounts of resources.  Really there's too much for me to post, but a simple Google search should uncover a bunch.

[ssneha23]

Thanks for your response Phoenix. I did a Google search and there are so many to choose from. Are there any groups you would recommend?

[GothFriendly]

http://ingersollcenter.org/

They have a meet up every Wednesday at 7 on Capitol Hill, it is getting quite big, and there is a medical directory on their page.

http://ingersollcenter.org/resources

[ReDucks]

SS, here is a trans friendly doc that I have been considering going to: Jessica Rongitsch, MD, FACP http://www.capitolhillmedical.com/ She is one of the few I can find and I've been here 10 years.  My GP is out of network now so I need to change and she is on the short list. 

I guess the Ingersoll center is a good place to start, I've never been there.  Their web site is kind of lame but maybe in person or on the phone would give you a true representation.

[ImagineKate]

Hi Sneha!

Glad you made it to the states OK. Hope you can stay a bit longer.