And now the wait begins...

Shiratori · February 20, 2016, 10:17:58 AM

From what I've heard, Daventry has quite a short waiting list. Hopefully I'll hear fairly soon when my appointment will be.

Mariah · February 20, 2016, 10:24:13 AM

Congrats. The wait will be over before you know it. Hugs
Mariah

Shiratori · February 20, 2016, 10:33:46 AM

Thanks. Cue me checking the post several times daily for the next several weeks...

Laura_7 · February 20, 2016, 12:28:50 PM

Congratulations

I'd say try to relax and do something you like in the meantime .
Time will pass quickly.

hugs

Peep · February 20, 2016, 03:55:32 PM

Congrats! let us know when you hear

It's nice that you got a copy of your referral, the mental health team i saw didn't even tell me that I'd been referred. so i made another appointment with them that i didn't need. waste of everyone's time :P

Shiratori · February 20, 2016, 04:49:57 PM

The lady I saw asked me if I'd like a copy of the letter she sent to my GP. I jumped at the chance of having something I could hold in my hands to prove to myself that things are actually happening.

Peep · February 20, 2016, 05:00:04 PM

Yeah i'm totes jealous

I feel like I'm imagining everything haha
Good luck with the next steps!

Shiratori · March 01, 2016, 05:19:35 AM

Glad I had to see my GP about something this morning. She hadn't realised that she had to do the referral herself and thought the therapist did it. We downloaded the referral form from Daventry GIC's website and filled it out there and then. And now the wait begins. Again.

Alice Rogers · March 01, 2016, 05:43:19 AM

You know what drives me nuts on these letters, the crazy overuse of gender pronouns!

Shiratori · March 01, 2016, 06:56:36 AM

FWIW, the therapist did ask me how I'd like to be referred to and I told her that as I currently present as male I'm fine with her using male pronouns.

Peep · March 01, 2016, 12:49:02 PM

Quote from: Shiratori on March 01, 2016, 05:19:35 AM
Glad I had to see my GP about something this morning. She hadn't realised that she had to do the referral herself and thought the therapist did it. We downloaded the referral form from Daventry GIC's website and filled it out there and then. And now the wait begins. Again.

This is part of the problem with this system, too many cooks! And it's apparently a huge decision and we need to be sure... it's so huge that everyone finds it easy to forget about? haha

The therapist i saw was surprised that I hadn't heard back from the GIC they'd referred me to three months previously... you'd expect someone who works for the NHS to know about NHS wait times P: but they said if i don't get an appointment soon i was to let them know and they'd nag the GIC. Not sure how effective that'll be but at least someone else is scandalised by the wait

DiamondBladee · March 01, 2016, 01:26:11 PM

Quote from: Alice Rogers on March 01, 2016, 05:43:19 AM
You know what drives me nuts on these letters, the crazy overuse of gender pronouns!

Hehe

Shiratori · March 22, 2016, 09:09:08 AM

Aaargh! Just spoke to Daventry GIC and they never received my referral. Had to phone my GP to get them to fax it to them and apparently they're having problems with their phone lines and are waiting for an engineer before they can do it.

Shiratori · March 24, 2016, 10:38:35 AM

Well, they finally received my referral this morning. I just spoke to the clinic secretary and she told me that their waiting list is currently 9-10 months.

Rachel_Christina · March 24, 2016, 11:34:55 AM

Its so great when things finally begin to move! We spend so much time stagnating in limbo :/
Its great news :3

Shiratori · April 16, 2016, 07:45:02 AM

Well, it's a start...

Peep · April 16, 2016, 03:10:49 PM

Every little thing is a step closer! :)

Did they send that to you or to your GP? I haven't heard anything at all, beginning to think I haven't actually been referred

Shiratori · April 17, 2016, 09:41:19 AM

It's a letter to my GP, but they also sent me a copy. I don't know about other GICs but Daventry say they send you copies of all correspondence.

Shiratori · May 04, 2017, 02:54:12 PM

Well, it turns out that due to everyone finding out that Daventry GIC having the shortest waiting list in the country had the inevitable effect and it would seem that their waiting list is now 16 months so despite being referred 13 months ago I won't have my first appointment until late summer.

However...

I received this letter today:

Laurie · May 04, 2017, 03:25:20 PM

Hi Shiratori

I just read this thread and I'm sorry that you folks across the pond have such a devil of a time having to wait so long for anything to be started. I waited 64 years but that was my doing. I changed all that in a short time once I figured out crossdressing was not enough. I took matters into my own hands then told my doctor and was getting my meds the right way in about 6 weeks and therapy about 2 months after.

Hearing about you folks makes me feel guilty over the ease of my start.

Hang in there, it will happen for you Shiratori. It will.

Hugs,
Laurie

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