Hey everyone
I just got back here after finding out my mother-in-law unexpectedly passed. Obviously all my time was spent tending to my wife's needs and other priorities.
Being away from Susan's for the longest time I ever had in my short existence here really made me realize what a tremendous loving caring family we all have in each other even though most of us are strangers.
The time off I had was full of grief but it' still made me realize that we really have something so very special here. I feel so honored and privileged to be counted as a member of this extremely loving caring group.
but anyways I would like to stand corrected when first starting a thread a while ago expressing a dissatisfied experience with my psychiatrist and therapist that was incorrect.
I know they were trying they're very best but they were trained under the John Money gender malubility theory, as was my older sister that is a phycologist. these are really not specialties of either of them so I don't blame them at all. But as we all now know gender can not be reassigned with environmental factors.
But thank God for my first trans friend recommending me to a trans friendly doctor that I just had my first appointment with.
I was very surprised with how young she was and experienced and I finally have a doctor that I don't have to update. she was so cool she treated it as just another Medical condition not anything to be embarrassed of, she seems untainted by many of the social taboos that older members especially feel.
Her demeanor was so in tune with current ideas and pleasing I was completely blown away and feel extremely lucky to have her.
My psychiatrist was always telling me I need a family doctor it just so happens that this family doctor is a real friend to trans people and really wants to help. All that she required was that I have a psychiatrist and therapist but I have been working with them for about 9 years but really didn't realize that wasn't the right place for the type of therapy I need.
I know now that my psychiatrist was beneficial in controlling my symptoms that left me disabled.
but now my new doctor and I feel that there is only one situation that manifested into multiple real problems which left me disabled.
But now with my new G.P. I'm only one appointment away from starting hormone therapy assuming my blood work comes back okay which I think it will.
She is very confident she can help me this way and I told her I want to use this as a pivot point in my life to really care about my health and living a normal life, which seemed to please her immensely.
Even after 1 appointment I have got such good vibes and Hope from her I just couldn't be happier.
I just wish all of us especially the older members could have such a friendly doctor as luckily I was pointed to.
I first thought I've wasted 9 years without finding the core issue but now I see it's just nine years of corroborating evidence and insight for my new Young doctor. But I have to strongly recommend that in these type of cases you do your own research.
Sometimes I just have to pinch myself to make sure this is real because I can't tell you how long I've waited and hoped to see my name on a medical paper with a lot of the words we use here. And that I'm not too old to be doing this.
It is possible that maybe this is the ideal point of my life for transition as it just seems that all the pieces are fitting together neatly as a jigsaw puzzle. I'll be sure to keep you all informed
Most sincerely, love Tatiana
