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I just posted to my blog on the different needs and priorities we all have, and thought this would make an interesting poll question. What do you think?

Financial difficulties are one of the reasons I have not yet gone for SRS.
If it was free, I definately would do it in a heartbeat.

MaryEllen   :)

I said "Really not sure"

I'm a cautious person and the phrase "If it seems too good to be true then it probably is"  I would first have to check it out very thoroughly first, and get some feed back.  Of course by that time the waiting list would be more than five years long :)

Steph

This was a hard choice.

I was about to click "in a hearbeat," but didn't.  I decided that i am not yet ready for this.  Sk me again in a couple of years.

Chaunte

This was an easy choice for me.

I just had to vote NO FLIPPIN WAY

I went for no way.

I am happy with who am am at the moment. Sometime I would like to be a girl and let 'Alice' take over however I do not see myself transitioning in the future. If this feeling changes and I do become interested in transitioning I first would need to do about my thin hair on top.

Al

I voted in a heartbeat, but there are so many other issues really. I'd have to be able to get the time off work. I'd want a procedure I was satisfied with. I'd want to be sure of quality control.

So, in a heartbeat might have been a bit misleading. And, given that I haven't even decided among choice of procedures, probably premature.

Dennis

If it was free, I would have gone yesterday.

Sarah

I took the question as a hypothetical no strings attached (i.e. the results would be the best one could hope for) and voted in a heartbeat. But then, I do have a history of being an idealist, LOL.

What I was writing about that prompted me to ask the question was the idea that among those who identify as pre-op, there seem to be two groups: those for whom surgery is the most important part of their transition, and those who feel that it's more of a final step to be taken after everything else is in place.

It even relates to some extent to how people feel about the RLT, whether it's a reasonable safeguard or a needless obstacle.

Hey there Annie, Reasonable or needless - what a great topic for a new poll.  I've created one in your name as it was your idea.

Steph

As transition normally goes, I would consider SRS to be more of a final piece, but if it were free and I had to take up the offer right then and there, I'd do it.  I consider male genitals (excuse the pun here) to be more of a "ball" and "chain" for fully experiencing womanhood, rather than outright disgust on my part (whoops, double-pun).

Melissa

Question:  What is RLT short for? It is probably obvious but I can not figre it out at this stage.

Al

Real Life Test :)

There is more information on this in the Wiki found  here (http://susans.org/wiki/Real_life_experience)

Steph

Stephanie... thanks! I'll have to go over and vote...

Melissa: It took me a minute to catch your double pun, but that just made the groan even louder once I got it!

Alice, sorry about that; is usually make a point of defining any acronyms I use unless they're obvious. RLT is Real Life Test (or as some prefer, Real Life Experience). It refers to the policy of requiring one to live successfully in one's chosen gender for a year before being allowed SRS.

Thanks Step, Now it all make sense.

Alice

Free SRS... no strings attached, performed by a skilled surgon?  Id go for it in a heartbeat... but truth be told I want my FFS first so thats what I put. I have my priorities LoL

FFS then SRS...

are you kidding me yeah i would do it in a heartbeat but i do wish they can have better results for ftm.

In a heartbeat, if I could resolve my future with my SO satisfactorily to both of us.

Steph

I'd rather have a GIECO qoute!

LOL!!!!!!!!!

I'd do it in a heartbeat if I could choose the surgeon and there were no strings attached.  Time and money is the only things keeping me from it.  By time, I mean I want to live longer as I currently am while I save up money, but if I was offered SRS free I would do it immediately.  I am certain I will never go back to living as male.

Melissa

I voted for: Maybe later, but I'm not ready right now.

If I want to get SRS at all, then I'd like it in about 5 years time.

No way. Never. Not in a million years. Over my dead body.

Nero

Nero, your identity is what is at stake for you.  I see SRS as a means to a goal, but not a goal in itself.  If we can become happier with our identities, then we get to a point where surgeries are no longer needed (or in some cases, no additional surgeries are available).  It seems that breast removal and having a male identity is all you need Nero.  It does not make you less transsexual (which is primarily about identity) than anyone else.

Melissa

Quote from: Melissa on July 28, 2006, 10:15:53 AM
Nero, your identity is what is at stake for you.  I see SRS as a means to a goal, but not a goal in itself.  If we can become happier with our identities, then we get to a point where surgeries are no longer needed (or in some cases, no additional surgeries are available).  It seems that breast removal and having a male identity is all you need Nero.  It does not make you less transsexual (which is primarily about identity) than anyone else.

Melissa

Thanks for understanding me, Melissa. ;)

Nero

I put in a heartbeat, but that's if it's no strings attached and a good surgeon and all. I could apply it to top surgery, clitoral release, or metoidioplasty. Though...I'm still recovering from breast reduction, don't I don't think I'm ready for another looong, boooring and stressfull recovery period quite yet.

Free SRS ? Yes    :D

Quote from: Annie Social on April 03, 2006, 05:14:35 PM
What I was writing about that prompted me to ask the question was the idea that among those who identify as pre-op, there seem to be two groups: those for whom surgery is the most important part of their transition, and those who feel that it's more of a final step to be taken after everything else is in place.

It even relates to some extent to how people feel about the RLT, whether it's a reasonable safeguard or a needless obstacle.

For the reason that I voted not now, maybe later, I'm still trying to figure out myself as Madison.  If I were post-op tomorrow I would be thrust into something I wasn't ready for.  As it relates to RLE/RLT, I think the reasons are the same.  You can't not grow and develop during that time, and there are some people that choose to detransition for one reason or another.  Once you're beyond GRS, its not impossible, but much, much harder.  As long as that's still a possibility, I do support the time requirements.  While I think the majority of people would do just fine with GRS on demand as long as there is a possibility of anyother outcome, I don't see anyother way.

As an aside, its long been my understanding that the cancellation rate of GRS surgerys is rather high due to financial issues, etc, calling a surgeon and saying "I have cash and can pay today" will go some length to shortening the waiting period.

I had GRS some time ago...  But I'd go for a few free touch ups!  No question.

Cindi

I went for "Yes, but can I get free FFS instead?" for two reasons...

Firstly, FFS is something I would want before SRS if at all possible

Secondly, in very practical terms, living in England funding for SRS is available via our health service, whereas it is not for FFS.

I voted "Yes, but can I get free FFS instead?"

Already post op myself, this was an interesting poll to read however with a flashy topic title. Nothing in life is really free, but in this case the trade off was priceless.

Quote from: CynthiaAnn on April 20, 2019, 08:18:21 PM
I voted "Yes, but can I get free FFS instead?"

In Ontario, where I live, GCS is covered by our health care plan, but cosmetic surgery, such as FFS is not.  Also, since I'm over 65, my HRT is also covered, with me paying only the $4.11 dispensing fee.

When I have mine done, it will basically be free...unless you count the 40+ years I paid to the US government in order to be able to get Medicare.  If that's the case, then I have already paid for it.

Ryuichi