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Emily LeGoth

July 27, 2026, 07:57:08 AM
I have a telehealth appointment booked in about three weeks and hopefully will emerge at the other end of it with an HRT prescription.

tgirlamg

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July 27, 2026, 03:16:05 PM
Quote from: Emily LeGoth on July 27, 2026, 07:57:08 AMI have a telehealth appointment booked in about three weeks and hopefully will emerge at the other end of it with an HRT prescription.

Congrats Emily!... Well Done!!... Enjoy the ride!!! 💕🤗💕
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"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

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Lori Dee ✅

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July 27, 2026, 04:03:54 PM
Congratulations!

The first step is always the hardest, but also the most necessary. Let us know how it goes!
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July 27, 2026, 04:18:02 PM
Quote from: Emily LeGoth on July 27, 2026, 07:57:08 AMI have a telehealth appointment booked in about three weeks and hopefully will emerge at the other end of it with an HRT prescription.
Congratulations Emily! Fingers crossed all goes well for you!
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tammy753

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July 27, 2026, 04:30:35 PM
Congratulations! I did Telehealth for mine and had an HRT prescription after it.

KristaFairchild

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July 27, 2026, 10:22:18 PM
Quote from: Emily LeGoth on July 27, 2026, 07:57:08 AMI have a telehealth appointment booked in about three weeks and hopefully will emerge at the other end of it with an HRT prescription.
I did this recently and it was almost hilariously easy. I'm in California and used Planned Parenthood. I hope it goes well for you! 

Lori Dee ✅

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July 27, 2026, 11:14:10 PM
My first appointment was TeleHealth through the VA. I lived in South Dakota, and my Endocrinology Team was in Minneapolis. It was great to kick things off, but for follow-up visits, I wanted someone I could meet face-to-face so we could get to know each other.
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ChrissyRyan

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July 28, 2026, 09:46:00 AM
The first prescription will be memorable.


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Emily LeGoth

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July 29, 2026, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on July 28, 2026, 09:46:00 AMThe first prescription will be memorable.


Chrissy


I would ask you why but I guess I'll have to find out for myself.  :)

Emily LeGoth

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August 12, 2026, 12:05:54 PM
Doc wants to do blood work first. Here's hoping that nothing there torpedoes my plans.  Or that any of the rest of my care team vetoes what I'm trying to do.  I have no idea how trans friendly any of them might be, or not.
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tammy753

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August 12, 2026, 12:18:48 PM
I just started on prescription HRT and was really excited and took pictures and stuff. Then I same my birthname on the bottles. It kind of killed my excitement. I kept the picture but it doesn't mean as much as I had hoped. I hope your experience is better and that they sign off on it.

Devlyn ✅

#11
August 12, 2026, 12:19:09 PM
You want them to do blood work first. Anyone who would prescribe without your medical history and lab work would be dangerous.

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Emily LeGoth

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Yesterday at 05:46:07 PM
Doc also wanted me to talk to my cardiologist (without going into too  many details, I have a weird heart issue). Cardiologist was open to the idea but wants to do a stress test with echocardiogram first. I've done a number of those over the years and they've yielded uninteresting results, so I'm optimistic.

Kristy7

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Yesterday at 06:05:58 PM
Good Luck, you'll be fine

ChrissyRyan

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Yesterday at 07:17:35 PM
Baseline blood draw and labs first along with competent personalized medical situation analysis is important first.

Always stay cheerful, be polite, kind, and understanding. Accepting yourself as the woman you are is very liberating.  Never underestimate the appreciation and respect of authenticity.  Help connect a person to someone that may be able to help that person.  Be brave, be strong.  A TRUE friend is a treasure.  Relationships are very important, people are important, and the sooner we all realize that the better off the world will be.  Try a little kindness.  Be generous with your time, energy, wisdom, and resources.   Inconvenience yourself to help someone.   I am a brown eyed, brown haired woman. 

Tills

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Yesterday at 10:51:34 PM
Quote from: Devlyn on August 12, 2026, 12:19:09 PMYou want them to do blood work first. Anyone who would prescribe without [...] lab work would be dangerous.


Why?

There is no medical reason to conduct laboratory blood tests on a healthy adult before prescribing hormone therapy. There are other normal tests that are advisable: weight (BMI) and blood pressure. Then you do need regular blood tests after you start the hormones. But before you start? No need at all in a healthy adult.

Unless of course there's an issue ... which leads me onto ...
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Tills

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Yesterday at 10:57:22 PM
Quote from: Emily LeGoth on Yesterday at 05:46:07 PMDoc also wanted me to talk to my cardiologist (without going into too  many details, I have a weird heart issue). Cardiologist was open to the idea but wants to do a stress test with echocardiogram first. I've done a number of those over the years and they've yielded uninteresting results, so I'm optimistic.

... Hi Emily. I'm sorry to hear about that but it sounds like you have it covered.

If it's any help or correlation I have what is known as an 'athlete's heart', which means I'm bradycardic (resting pulse c. 40) with low blood pressure (90/60). So a whole load of check-ups were run on me including stress tests and echo cardiogram.

However, these were unrelated to hormone therapy and at no point has anyone treating me with HRT ever intervened or required anything at all to do with heart checks. The only thing I had to do was upload my Consultant Cardiologist's sign-off letter to the surgical team ahead of my GRS.

So I really hope you have a similarly good result on the heart tests and can soon get going with HRT.

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