How did you set up first gp appointment

[Lady Smith]

I'm a Kiwi and I transitioned years ago so my experience isn't likely to be typical.  Basically I made an appointment with my GP at the time and told him I was a woman.  He was useless though as he wanted to play gatekeepers and I stopped going to him altogether when he came onto me in a highly inappropriate way.  The next GP I saw had been a gay rights activist when he'd been in medical school and I was given hormones right away on an informed consent basis.  It wasn't until years later that I came to realise that this was not the usual thing at all.  When I finally did see a psychiatrist she thought I had multiple personality disorder and freely admitted she knew nothing about GD so I never bothered with psychiatrists ever again.
I eventually saw an endo at a public hospital via a self referral as I was having nasty side effects from my HRT.  It turned out that the amount of Premarin I was on was far too high, - in fact dangerously so.  I'd feminised really quickly during my first year and no wonder with the amount of E I had in my body!  It wasn't a good appointment or examination though as the endo I saw was pissed that she had to see a '->-bleeped-<-' and was very rough with her examination and hurt me.

New Zealand was a primitive wasteland back then when it came to anything medical about trans-people, but I somehow survived it.  Despite my bad experiences I'm awfully glad I didn't have to play musical gatekeepers with letters and referrals like it seems everybody has to do now.

[mycelestialarchangel]

I'm a Kiwi and I transitioned years ago so my experience isn't likely to be typical.  Basically I made an appointment with my GP at the time and told him I was a woman.  He was useless though as he wanted to play gatekeepers and I stopped going to him altogether when he came onto me in a highly inappropriate way...

New Zealand was a primitive wasteland back then when it came to anything medical about trans-people, but I somehow survived it.  Despite my bad experiences I'm awfully glad I didn't have to play musical gatekeepers with letters and referrals like it seems everybody has to do now.

I'm sorry to hear you had this experience happy to hear you survived it though,  it must have been a very rough time for you afterwards to try trust those in the medical industry.

I researched Trans friendly clinics in Sydney before booking with my gp. He's currently doing his best to find me a good psych and endo.

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[Lady Smith]

I'm sorry to hear you had this experience happy to hear you survived it though,  it must have been a very rough time for you afterwards to try trust those in the medical industry.

I researched Trans friendly clinics in Sydney before booking with my gp. He's currently doing his best to find me a good psych and endo.

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What do they say? - That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 
Yes it was a rough time back then, but I'm doing fine now and I'm happy with my life.  I've got a really great and supportive GP these days and that's really good.

I'm glad you've been able to find a good and helpful GP.  Things are so much better these days in terms of awareness and medical knowledge concerning trans-folk and I'm really glad I'm alive to see it happen.  Hopefully I'll live long enough to see transgender rights firmly and fully entrenched in legislation too.  On that day I'll raise my glass and dance around the room (or the best that I can do while clutching hold of my walking frame).

[AnonyMs]

New Zealand was a primitive wasteland back then when it came to anything medical about trans-people, but I somehow survived it.  Despite my bad experiences I'm awfully glad I didn't have to play musical gatekeepers with letters and referrals like it seems everybody has to do now.

This is what I was referring to earlier in this discussion. Its exactly what I thought, but right now in Sydney, seeing the people I did, its not true at all. Its dead easy. I was fully prepared to go it alone and work around anything and everything, and in the end the only things holding me back were myself. It's safe to say I wasted a fair bit of time and effort with this.

The only thing that have held me back is myself, choosing not to start HRT until I wanted (had) to, and generally trying to slow things down. At every stage where I've been ready to go to the next step nobody has stood in the way in the slightest, and I'm far from following the standard transgender story.

Its kind of ironic that after all that research and effort I'm confident I can do whatever I want, and yet there's nothing to actually do. It all seems too easy somehow.

[mycelestialarchangel]

Update: I have a referral to Catherine Wilson.  Her waiting list is like 4 months long though..  But I gave the lady on the phone my details and who referred me, so I guess I will have to wait a bit for my psych appointment with her. 

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[Laura_7]

Update: I have a referral to Catherine Wilson.  Her waiting list is like 4 months long though..  But I gave the lady on the phone my details and who referred me, so I guess I will have to wait a bit for my psych appointment with her. 

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Well congratulations 


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[mycelestialarchangel]

Psychiatrist referral from gp today to see if I'm fine to start hrt.  Baby steps but the ball is rolling

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