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Started by Nuuni, August 20, 2016, 04:35:46 AM

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Nuuni

August 20, 2016, 04:35:46 AM
So I now have access to MULTIPLE letters from multiple different counselors all agreeing that I need HRT, and that it's basically my main need right now.
But I have only the one healthcare provider available to me in a paid way, since I have Indian Health System (native american) access, and the powers that be there are using the ancient SOC. They won't even let me talk to an endocrinologist, and they dictate that one is required.
I've been trying to get this dealt with since October, and at this rate I might be able to get a workaround for an 'accepted outside referral' to get into an endocrinologist by spring sometime.
Is there anything a bit more 'creative' I can do, possibly with a little cash up front, to get my prescriptions started? I can wave two or three counselor letters around to get it, but I have no idea what to do or who to talk to. I suspect that I can get refills a lot more easily as long as my doctor isn't being required to prescribe them in the first place.
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AnonyMs

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August 20, 2016, 05:25:43 AM
Informed consent is available in some places in the USA, so if you can find one you'd not need the letters at all. Perhaps if you post your approximate location someone could suggest something (not me, I'm in Australia).
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Dena

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August 20, 2016, 09:40:02 AM
Welcome to Susan's Place. To expand on Informed Consent, Planed parenthood in your area may have a program like that or you might contact your local LGBT center and see if they can direct you to a clinic. HRT need regular blood work every 3 to 6 months so depending on your coverage, that would be about $100 for lab work and a doctors visit which I pay about $100 for out of pocket (really bad insurance). If you shop around, a 6 months supply of estrogen can be had for $40 (in pill form) and I am not sure what the AA would cost as I don't require one.

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Harley Quinn

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August 20, 2016, 11:46:08 AM
Spironolactone is super cheap. Costs about as much as a bottle of vitamins.
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Nuuni

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August 20, 2016, 01:09:36 PM
Not so much worried about the price - I can get prescriptions filled pretty easily. I'm worried about getting the prescription in the first place. Sooo much runaround.
There's only one group I know of, with monthly meetings that like to conflict with other things I am doing for work. So kind've isolated here. :(
I'm in the vicinity of Anchorage, AK.
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tgirlamg

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August 20, 2016, 01:31:02 PM
HI Nuuni,

I'm sorry you are hitting this roadblock!...how frustrating!!!... If there is a Planned Parenthood office up there, they often offer Trans health services and I have had a very good experience going through them!

Good luck on your journey!!!

Ashley :)
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"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

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tgirlamg

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August 20, 2016, 01:36:53 PM
Update!!!! Here ya go!!! The website lists LGBT services!!! Tell them you have letters and just need to see a doctor for the RXs and monitoring!!!

4001 Lake Otis Parkway #101
Anchorage, AK 99508
p: 800.769.0045 | f: 907.563.7419

- See more at: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/alaska/anchorage/99508/anchorage-health-center-3254-91810/lgbt#sthash.rNyOkH3E.dpuf

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" ... Ralph Waldo Emerson 🌸

"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

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