Are there any awesome SRS surgeons, therapists, or support groups in the eastern PA area?
Yes i heard they have a good one who did chas bono in phila. I think his name is Dr leis .. they didn't when i transitioned in the 90's
http://www.drchristinemcginn.com/ (http://www.drchristinemcginn.com/) McGinn (surgeon, offers other services)
http://www.thetransgendercenter.com/ (http://www.thetransgendercenter.com/) Leis (surgeon)
http://www.mazzonicenter.org/ (http://www.mazzonicenter.org/) (clinic)
save your money and use a Thai surgeon. there are surgeons in the eastern pa region but I'd hardly characterize them as awesome.
Now, I would characterize Thai surgeons as being awesome!
Quote from: Gadgett on October 14, 2011, 06:45:29 PM
Are there any awesome SRS surgeons, therapists, or support groups in the eastern PA area?
where in pa are you?
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 07:37:18 PM
save your money and use a Thai surgeon. there are surgeons in the eastern pa region but I'd hardly characterize them as awesome.
Now, I would characterize Thai surgeons as being awesome!
100% Disagree
The surgeon that I have in eastern PA is a very good doctor and she has a very good reputation.
Plus if I needed touch ups or have a complication I am right there to get it done versus buying another ticket overseas.
There are advantages and disadvantages SRS docs in the US and Thailand has and there are good and bad SRS docs in the US and Thailand. In my opinion, no one region is super stellar over the other...certainly not at the expense of Eastern US Docs as being bad.
If you like Thai surgeons then that's awesome. But ease up a little on the US Doctors because there are some good ones.
Quote from: Amazon D on October 14, 2011, 07:01:39 PM
Yes i heard they have a good one who did chas bono in phila. I think his name is Dr leis .. they didn't when i transitioned in the 90's
Had a friend who went with Dr. Leis. He is pretty good.
Quote from: Gadgett on October 14, 2011, 06:45:29 PM
Are there any awesome SRS surgeons, therapists, or support groups in the eastern PA area?
Also, look into Dr. Ginn. She's a skilled surgeon and located in New Hope, PA
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 07:45:01 PM
100% Disagree
The surgeon that I have in eastern PA is a very good doctor and she has a very good reputation.
Plus if I needed touch ups or have a complication I am right there to get it done versus buying another ticket overseas.
There are advantages and disadvantages SRS docs in the US and Thailand has and there are good and bad SRS docs in the US and Thailand. In my opinion, no one region is super stellar over the other...certainly not at the expense of Eastern US Docs as being bad.
If you like Thai surgeons then that's awesome. But ease up a little on the US Doctors because there are some good ones.
I'm entitled to my opinion just the same as you are. How long has mcginn been doing her "GCS" as she likes to call it? How many procedures has she done?
compare that to the notable thai surgeons- Preecha, Kunaporn, Sanguan, Chettawut, Saran......
It is my OPINION that thai surgeons are far superior to their US counterparts in results, hospitality, price, and overall experience!
If you are considering surgery, also consider this.....$23000 for a vaginoplasty here will cost you on avg $8000 in Thailand. And using the more noteable surgeons, you'll have a better result.
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 07:52:59 PM
I'm entitled to my opinion just the same as you are. How long has mcginn been doing her "GCS" as she likes to call it? How many procedures has she done?
compare that to the notable thai surgeons- Preecha, Kunaporn, Sanguan, Chettawut, Saran......
It is my OPINION that thai surgeons are far superior to their US counterparts in results, hospitality, price, and overall experience!
Everybody is entitled to their opinions but don't make it sound like it's factual. That's what I am having an issue with.
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 07:58:14 PM
If you are considering surgery, also consider this.....$23000 for a vaginoplasty here will cost you on avg $8000 in Thailand. And using the more noteable surgeons, you'll have a better result.
Also keep in mind that more and more US Companies are now covering SRS as part of their healthcare package. My Surgery is costing me 250 dollars in the US. Medical Insurance does not cover doctors in Thailand.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 08:07:07 PM
Also keep in mind that more and more US Companies are now covering SRS as part of their healthcare package. My Surgery is costing me 250 dollars in the US. Medical Insurance does not cover doctors in Thailand.
Damn, girl. What insurance covers that? Mine ain't payin' a penny.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 08:04:11 PMThat's what I am having an issue with.
ok, so, who exactly are you? lol
Quote from: Wonderdyke on October 14, 2011, 08:23:29 PM
Damn, girl. What insurance covers that? Mine ain't payin' a penny.
Here's a list of some companies that covers SRS:
Coca Cola
Campbells Soup
Walt Disney
State of Conn. Teacher Association
The Government of Louisana
HRC
Johnson and Johnson
Aetna Insurance (private plan)
AmeriHealth
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield for:
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Michigan
Ameriprise Financial Inc
Avaya Inc.
Barclays Capital
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Cardinal Health Inc.
Chrysler LLC
Cisco Systems Inc.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
Cummins Inc.Deloitte LLP
Deutsche Bank
Diageo North America
DLA Piper
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DuPont)
Eastman Kodak Co.
Ernst & Young LLP
Exelon Corp.
Faegre & Benson LLP
Food Lion LLC
Ford Motor Co.
Fried, Frank, Haris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Genentech Inc.
General Motors Corp.
Google Inc.
Herman Miller Inc.
Intel Cigna
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods Inc.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Littler Mendelson PC
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.
McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., The
Microsoft Corp.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Nike Inc.
Northern Trust Corp.
PG&E Corp.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Replacements Ltd.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
White & Case LLP
Yahoo! Inc.
Cigna Private plan
Emblem Health
HealthNet
Health Partners (Minnesota)
Medica
University of Pennsylvania
Penn State
Goldman Sachs
Bank of America
City and County of San Francisco
IBM
AmEx
AT&T
Wells Fargo
Eastman Kodak
Sears
Morgan Stanley
Price Waterhouse
State Farm
New York Life Insurance
Angell Palmer and Dodge Law Firm
City of Berkley
For the exception of the top portion i put them under business types for your convenience.
And about 40 more companies adding srs to their policies in Jan of 2012, 7 more universities, and 2 Church Denominational entities that are looking into it.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 08:07:07 PM
Also keep in mind that more and more US Companies are now covering SRS as part of their healthcare package. My Surgery is costing me 250 dollars in the US. Medical Insurance does not cover doctors in Thailand.
yeah, what insurance covers that? I think I read that you work part time at jc penney and go to a religious school full time.
so in a sense, your options of surgeons are severely limited
Interrogating!
it's funny because you called her a cyber bully in another thread.
sssssssss.
I just had to say it.
I apologize Gadgett.
I have no idea about SRS surgeons.
Quote from: JoeyD on October 14, 2011, 08:28:18 PM
Interrogating!
it's funny because you called her a cyber bully in another thread.
sssssssss.
I just had to say it.
I apologize Gadgett.
I have no idea about SRS surgeons.
Ah, you just gotta ignore stuff like that.
badkitty,
Read my above thread. I explained it already.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 08:30:25 PM
Ah, you just gotta ignore stuff like that.
badkitty,
Read my above thread. I explained it already.
well, that certainly explains your unequivical defense of bowers and mcginn, especially mcginn. your med insurance severely limits your choice of surgeons unlike a cash paying patient.
I actually chose McGinn before I knew my job would cover SRS, so no, that really doesn't explain it.
Mind not turning everything into an argument, badkitty?
Jesus christ, just because she's having it paid through insurance and other people aren't doesn't mean she's going to the "wrong" doctor.
I'm not going to McGinn, though I considered her because of geographic constraints, but that doesn't mean I think she's terrible.
Lighten up.
Quote from: Wonderdyke on October 14, 2011, 08:45:52 PM
Mind not turning everything into an argument, badkitty?
Jesus christ, just because she's having it paid through insurance and other people aren't doesn't mean she's going to the "wrong" doctor.
I'm not going to McGinn, though I considered her because of geographic constraints, but that doesn't mean I think she's terrible.
Lighten up.
you're missing the whole picture. people in general have an unqualified belief in the ability of their physician and even more in their surgeon. it's unilateral across the board. If a patient is limited (and often times are) due to med insurance "participants", then that belief gets magnified a bit, if you will.
The reality of it is you are not getting the absolute best physician but the psychology says you are and you want to believe with absolute conviction that you have the best physician......when in fact you dont. we all want to remain safe or have the absolute best outcome/result.
Facts are facts and mcginn is far from being one of the best, i mean WTF, she's only been performing SRS for what, 2, 3, 4 years? And you wanna compare that to surgeons with 15, 20 years and thousands of procedures?
It's called "ethnocentric".......americans are renowned for it
those are only your opinions. Your assessment on physician "eliteness" is also your opinion.
There is nothing wrong with Thai Physicians and there is nothing wrong with U.S. Physicians. If you love Thai doctors then that's awesome.
But don't put down US docs like it is some type of personal vandetta. And don't come here and belittle those who chose a different doctor than you. That's boasting.
These boards have many different people with many different tastes. Your opinions are valued but they do not constitute fact and to basically say someone would be foolish in choosing a US doctor is not warranted nor is it factual.
Something to think about when considering the difference of everyone here.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 08:43:55 PM
I actually chose McGinn before I knew my job would cover SRS, so no, that really doesn't explain it.
ok, good. what were the defining factors for your choice in a surgeon with very minimal experience? was it geographic in that new hope is relatively close to lancaster? was it price in that her prices are a little lower? was it because she's tg/ts and you think she'll take better care of you having went thru the procedure? or was it because you think she's attractive?
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 09:09:22 PM
was it because she's tg/ts and you think she'll take better care of you having went thru the procedure? or was it because you think she's attractive?
Your response is uncalled for and not even worth answering.
Quote from: Wonderdyke on October 14, 2011, 08:45:52 PM
Mind not turning everything into an argument, badkitty?
Jesus christ, just because she's having it paid through insurance and other people aren't doesn't mean she's going to the "wrong" doctor.
I'm not going to McGinn, though I considered her because of geographic constraints, but that doesn't mean I think she's terrible.
Lighten up.
its not turning it into an argument......you cant call a physician with very limited experience "awesome" and "among the best" etc etc simply because she is in the geographic area.....lo siento mucho
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 09:14:07 PM
Your response is uncalled for.
uncalled for? I'm asking why you chose her to do your surgery......of all the surgeons around the world, why did you choose mcginn above all the others?
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 09:16:43 PM
its not turning it into an argument......you cant call a physician with very limited experience "awesome" and "among the best" etc etc simply because she is in the geographic area.....lo siento mucho
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 09:19:13 PM
uncalled for? I'm asking why you chose her to do your surgery......of all the surgeons around the world, why did you choose mcginn above all the others?
Or you could not, you know,
raise an argument with someone about the surgeon they chose. Why do you even care? Seriously? She's picking a surgeon that works for her and it's working you up into a lather?
Honestly?
WHOA!!!
Sorry folks I didn't mean for this thread to turn into a battle field.
I offer my sincerest apology to everyone.
in·ter·ro·gate
1. Ask questions of (someone, esp. a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.
I have came back with this word, again.
Quote from: Gadgett on October 14, 2011, 09:24:40 PM
WHOA!!!
Sorry folks I didn't mean for this thread to turn into a battle field.
I offer my sincerest apology to everyone.
Don't sweat it. It's not your fault. Sometimes people with baseball bat opinions about surgeons or trans* orthodoxy (and it's virtually always about freaking vaginoplasty, go figure) make a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
Quote from: Gadgett on October 14, 2011, 09:24:40 PM
WHOA!!!
Sorry folks I didn't mean for this thread to turn into a battle field.
I offer my sincerest apology to everyone.
no need to! lol you inquired if there were any "awesome" surgeons in east Pa.......sorry, but no "awesome" ones, just average ones
It appears that I'm in the unfortunate position of issuing a warning:
Keep it civil, keep it as non-personal as you can. I am watching the thread and appropriate moderators will be called into action as soon as they are available.
classic 80's song...........
I always feel like somebody is watching me......MJ on the chorus! lol
Quote from: badkitty on October 14, 2011, 10:39:55 PMI always feel like somebody is watching me......
That somebody was me. Cut the crap and adjust your attitude. This is a support site, not a battleground. I will not tolerate this petty sniping and arguing and fake innocence. When the ban expires, I will be watching your every move for quite some time to come.
Now, let's get this thread back on track and help each other out, shall we?
Quote from: Gadgett on October 14, 2011, 06:45:29 PM
Are there any awesome SRS surgeons, therapists, or support groups in the eastern PA area?
The Mazzoni Center is an excellent resource for LGBT people. They also have a very strong transgender presence. They go based on your income level so you wont be shelling out an arm and an leg.
Give them a call when you get a chance. If you live near the Philly area, this place is wonderful. They have everything there for you to get started as well as counselors.
Ill send this via a PM as well in case the earlier convos distracted you. But take a look at this clinic if you live near the area.
Quote from: Arch on October 14, 2011, 11:35:19 PM
That somebody was me. Cut the crap and adjust your attitude. This is a support site, not a battleground. I will not tolerate this petty sniping and arguing and fake innocence. When the ban expires, I will be watching your every move for quite some time to come.
Now, let's get this thread back on track and help each other out, shall we?
EmmaM said she was watching....did you possibly take something out of context?
Quote from: athenagoddess on October 15, 2011, 12:16:50 AM
EmmaM said she was watching....did you possibly take something out of context?
Not really, Badkitty has been watched because of her actions which were her pretty much breaking every rule in the Rules of Conduct. When someone breaks these rules, they are "watched."
Thanks for the info guys.
Again sorry that ti had to come down to all this drama. *Proud member of the "No Drama Lama* Clan* :)
To me it's not just about "how realitistic" they make it look but also how much do they care about their patients health and wellbeing and their situations, *ex. "They go based on your income level so you wont be shelling out an arm and an leg.- Annah*
They are all good suggestions and when the time comes I will be looking into them. Thanks again.
I'm glad you're getting something useful out of this thread, Gadgett.
Quote from: Gadgett on October 15, 2011, 05:21:56 AM
Thanks for the info guys.
Again sorry that ti had to come down to all this drama. *Proud member of the "No Drama Lama* Clan* :)
To me it's not just about "how realitistic" they make it look but also how much do they care about their patients health and wellbeing and their situations, *ex. "They go based on your income level so you wont be shelling out an arm and an leg.- Annah*
They are all good suggestions and when the time comes I will be looking into them. Thanks again.
you have no reason to be sorry! This was not your fault whatsoever.
Also, if you need to know where some support groups in your area are, just pm me your area location in PA, and I can respond by giving you support group information, therapists, etc.
Thanks the IM's been sent.
I'm not worried about councilors cause I'm in the VA so they said they would cover therapy, medication, ect. Only thing they won't cover is the SRS FFS or any other cosmetic surgeries like lazer hair removal. But it would be nice to meet some other TGs in the area to get that addded support we need.
But any info for when my FTM hubby starts cause he isn't in the VA would be wonderful.
Quote from: Annah on October 14, 2011, 11:50:48 PM
The Mazzoni Center is an excellent resource for LGBT people. They also have a very strong transgender presence. They go based on your income level so you wont be shelling out an arm and an leg.
Give them a call when you get a chance. If you live near the Philly area, this place is wonderful. They have everything there for you to get started as well as counselors.
Ill send this via a PM as well in case the earlier convos distracted you. But take a look at this clinic if you live near the area.
I've been talking with some friends of mine, and I may actually be working with them next year. Great people, from what I've heard, and I'm looking forward to getting to know them.
Quote from: Arch on October 14, 2011, 11:35:19 PM
That somebody was me. Cut the crap and adjust your attitude. This is a support site, not a battleground. I will not tolerate this petty sniping and arguing and fake innocence. When the ban expires, I will be watching your every move for quite some time to come.
Now, let's get this thread back on track and help each other out, shall we?
WOW. LOL. TALK ABOUT A POWER TRIP.
Gadget where in PA do you live you say eastern which peaks my interest because I'm PA as well granted in the north western area but still :P
(don't actually have to answer just was curious)
Though regardless hope everything goes well ^^
Quote from: winter88 on November 04, 2011, 04:47:07 AM
WOW. LOL. TALK ABOUT A POWER TRIP.
He's a moderator. He is suppose to do that.
If people did not come on here and act like 12 year olds then you would have never had to read what he posted.
Sam(my)
I don't try and give my exact location so I'll PM it to you.