Please bare with me, as I am not a great writer and most of the time not able to keep my train of thought in line....
So let me start at the beginning.....
A few months back I started on my HRT.
I have severe Obstructive sleep Apnea going on 20 years. I found a new sleep device that implants a device to regulate your sleep with no CPAP type machine of any kind. So living in Canada and the therapy only being offered in the US, I embarked on a several month adventure to attain through our Health insurance the ability to get funding to have the surgery...
Well since I have read all over that most doctors like to have you OFF hormones before surgery and depending on the doctor want different time frames off HRT, I figured I would stop my HRT only AFTER 2 MONTHS, in hopes that I get funding from my health insurance...
Well that was futile. I was denied even the first step even before I apply for insurance from my sleep doctor. So without her approval I could not even apply for funding. Stopped dead in my tracks by her closed mindedness...
This is where I am now....
I am still off my HRT and dying inside on what to do, as my partner does NOT support me at all in my HRT journey... My heart aches, my body calls out to me every day to go back on my HRT...
I will admit, I am holding off as well on my part, because I am going to see another new sleep doctor in hopes of getting approval to move on for applying to my health insurance.
I am very confused... I don't know WHAT TO DO???? I don't want to start back on my hormones and screw with my body even more..by going on and off my hormones over and over again...
I am also afraid from my doctor that he may construe my stoppage as confusion about my transition. I am 48 and he told me that things would not happen as if I was 20 in my transition. Which is totally fine. I am looking for inner peace really is ALL I WANT....
It has now been 1.5 months OFF my hormones. Almost 4 months in total.
So I hope you can give me some constructive and non hurtful comments, opinions and advice...
Luv Ginger....
P.S. Please ask anything. I will do my best to answer you...
I most likely if I was you not stopped your HRT until you got your GCS date.
Not sure in Canada you are but many come to Montreal and I think now they are 4-6 months schedule out and if the states they are about a year.
Hrt is only stopped due to possible complications and not there effects.
I wish you the best working through the system but stopping now with out a date, maybe not a good idea?