SRS in Thailand

[Secretgirl]

I do not get SRS with Benjamin criters. Do you know Thai surgeons that accept other kind of patients? What recomendations they want? I am HIV-, normal liver, no diabetes.
I will be thankfull for any answer.

[tinkerbell]

Have you tried to contact them directly and ask them?  There are several SRS surgeons in Thailand (i. e. Suporn, Sanguan, Preecha, Chettawut, and many others), and it is rather difficult to say what each of them requires.  I wouild imagine that most of them (if not all) adhere to the HBSOC and have standard surgery requirements (i, e. proportionate weight, no-smoking status, etc)

tink

[Secretgirl]

My problem is that I do not fit in Benjamin criterias. When I asked where I could get surgery then some people say that in Thailand. Are there other countries possible in case officia gender therapist say no to surgery?

[vanna]

Personally i dont know any that dont adhere to HBSOC for obvious reasons.

they are the hoops we all have to jump through although they are not that bad. It depends on what you mean by I do not fit in Benjamin criterias.

[Secretgirl]

Why! Some people told me that Thailand is a possiblity. Because of some kind of autism I can not make RLT as they demand. Still I would like to have my surgery.

[tinkerbell]

I've also heard that Thailand is not as strict as some other countries (i.e. USA and Canada) to obtain SRS; however, I can't tell you of any specific cases because I simply don't know of any.  I am sure that as people read your thread, you will get more first-hand answers, but also keep in mind that it never hurts to ask the source directly by sending an email or making a telephone call.


tink

[Secretgirl]

Even my therapist agrees now that I have severe case of GID and I have been given hormons. But they say no to SRS. It feels like dying in case I could never get it.

[vanna]

i know they mostly need a therapists letter but i know of girls that have done as little as 6 months RLT.

thats in the uk though and through private treatment. Maybe seeking new therapists or working it through with your existing is the best approach. You dont want to end up at a bad surgeons doorstep just for the sake of it, im sure that will be far worse in the long run for you.

[Secretgirl]

The problem is that in spite of my state I could do the RLT. My mother says that I have to protect my grandparents. So I cannot live 24/7. I cannot go to hairdresser etc.

[lizard]

The problem is that in spite of my state I could do the RLT. My mother says that I have to protect my grandparents. So I cannot live 24/7. I cannot go to hairdresser etc.

So, you can go on HRT and feel like you are ready to have SRS, but you cannot go to a hairdresser?

Methinks you should work on getting some things in order first.  Do you really expect after hrt has run its course and you have srs that you'll be switching back to guy mode to visit your grandparents or other people you need to "protect"?

[JasmineG]

I know of two doctors that will do surgery in Thailand without SRS letters. However, they do require that you show proof that you have lived as a woman for more than 2 years such has a drivers license with F stamp as gender or birth certificate with female gender or some other legal documents that states you lived as a female for more than 2 years.

I do not have SRS letters and I don't plan on getting SRS letters. I feel I shouldn't have to prove to anyone that I'm a woman. I have lived as a woman for 13 years now. No letter is going to attest to the fact that I look, behave and act as a woman. My medical records say I'm a woman, my doctors know I'm a woman and my employers know me as a woman, I am not 100% male because I have partial AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome) and to function as a female, I need vaginoplasty.

So, the surgeon that I chose, ask me to just send proof. So, I sent him court documents, medical records, my drivers license which says I'm female and have been since 1995, my pharmacy records since 2003 to show that I am on HRT, paystubs that go back to 1999-2008 with my name to prove that I've worked as female and some other documents. He told me that I had more than enough information to prove that I was a canidate for vaginoplasty.

If you have a medical condition that prevents you from meeting the HBSOC, then you need to make a strong case why you are a canidate. Simply saying that I cannot live the RLT because my grandparents or parents or whatever other reason is not good enough. However, I'm sure if you email a few doctors in Thailand you will find one that just might do the operation. Yet, you put yourself at risk for regret latter in life. Studies say regret appears within 7-10 years after having vaginoplasty. Understand, you cannot go back and put things the way they are now. Make sure this is what you really want to do. This is why the RLT is so...so...so...soooooo...important. The longer the RLT, the better the chances are that you will not have regrets.

One last thing, RLT isn't living part-time. The real live test, thus the initials RLT,  means you live as a woman fully 24/7, 365 days of the year. There's no, "I'll be a woman all times except for when I visit friends, family, co-workers or whomever." If you cannot do the RLT at this point, my advice is to don't have surgery right now.

Best of luck to you.

-JasmineG

[Secretgirl]

I have my own reasons wanting SRS as fast as possible. I mean inside 1½-2 years. The social worker I trust agrees that it should be possible because of very long waiting time before hormones in psyciatric investigations.