Breast surgery

[ChristineHaylett]

Its been a long time sense I last posted on here but I seem to have came across a problem which may lead to alot of stress.

It's been quite a while sense I've gone real life experience and me and my wife have been saving really hard for breast surgery, We are now very close to my goal amount.
I started having consultations with a few clinics and after lots of research I have 2 ideal clinics that I'm considering.

Here's were things get tricky, both clinics state they need a letter from my psychologist stating that I'm mentaly ready for surgery which I feel ready for. My GIC has been very unhelpful with my transition and simply don't care about me they have been so inappropriate that my solicitor and I are building evidence to take them to court for malpractice and misconduct aswell as discrimination under equaity act 2010 for refusing  treatment on the grounds of disability. One of the 2 doctors seems to hate my guts and the other doctor has even slandered my support worker and private doctors name.

I don't feel that my gic will give me this letter as the last time i mentioned surgry they told me to wait another about another 2 years even doe I'm full time for almost 2 years now.

What can i do please help ?.

[Miss Lux]

I experienced the same thing many years ago for my first breast augmentation surgery ....plus the hurtful comments I received from the plastic surgeon... If i know what I know now and I have the guts that I have now I wld have sue their ass ....anyway I later discovered that there are many surgeon who are willing to do the surgery without a letter from a psychologist bec this procdure is not permanent and can be easily be removed if u change your mind in the future. My doctor was Dr. Mark Berman from Beverly Hills and I have referred a handful of transgender acquaintances to him and no, I don't get any perks or discounts.... I am just grateful for his kindness and understanding when I was starting to transition. He is not a transgender plastic surgeon specialist but he did most of my plastic surgery and I think i look pretty good lol and I pass 99.8% of the time. Don't stress about it you'll find a doctor who will do it and looking back you'll be thankful u din't do it with those bigots. Goodluck!

[ChristineHaylett]

I experienced the same thing many years ago for my first breast augmentation surgery ....plus the hurtful comments I received from the plastic surgeon... If i know what I know now and I have the guts that I have now I wld have sue their ass ....anyway I later discovered that there are many surgeon who are willing to do the surgery without a letter from a psychologist bec this procdure is not permanent and can be easily be removed if u change your mind in the future. My doctor was Dr. Mark Berman from Beverly Hills and I have referred a handful of transgender acquaintances to him and no, I don't get any perks or discounts.... I am just grateful for his kindness and understanding when I was starting to transition. He is not a transgender plastic surgeon specialist but he did most of my plastic surgery and I think i look pretty good lol and I pass 99.8% of the time. Don't stress about it you'll find a doctor who will do it and looking back you'll be thankful u din't do it with those bigots. Goodluck!

I just can't understand why some surgeons are so quick to judge being transexual as a illness when it's not. If a cis women goes for breast surgery they don't get asked to bring a letter, yet for anyone transexual they have to have to jump through hoops just to receive treatment.

I'm looking around at different surgeons and may of found one who's not fussed by letters,  as a back up plan I've  contacted a lovely Gender Specialist who spoke to me over the phone and is happy to provide a letter with a few sessions with him . I may do this while i sort my passport out but even this will become a problem as i need a doctors letter to mark my gender and as we just moved my new gp doctors don't know me.