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 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:20 pm
How hard is it? How expensive?
I'm worried because, though I am a male to female transgendered individual, I do not have an official diagnosis, and want one so I can get a sex change. My understanding is that it takes a year with a therapist to get one. How expensive is this? I have very little money, and won't have more any time soon.
My understanding is that I also have to prove to the therapist that I have it. However, I have a mixture of traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine interests, leaning towards masculine, and I was in the military for a bit. How do I prove I am a girl when this is the case? Sure, there are women who enjoy Dungeons and Dragons and military subjects as much as I do and squee at the sight of black powder firearms, but they don't have to prove their gender, and I do. I also have diagnoses of ADHD and Aspergers, so I'm worried the therapist will just say I'm mentally ill and can't have a sec change. I know I'm not mentally ill, but I have mental diagnoses, spent time in special ed, and my military discharge was over social skills issues. To top everything off, I'm a lesbian, so I'm worried I'll just I'm a straight man.
If I get my diagnoses, how much does the operation cost? I'm worried about getting the money.
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:32 pm
Kelsey MacAilbert How hard is it? How expensive? I'm worried because, though I am a male to female transgendered individual, I do not have an official diagnosis, and want one so I can get a sex change. My understanding is that it takes a year with a therapist to get one. How expensive is this? I have very little money, and won't have more any time soon. My understanding is that I also have to prove to the therapist that I have it. However, I have a mixture of traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine interests, leaning towards masculine, and I was in the military for a bit. How do I prove I am a girl when this is the case? Sure, there are women who enjoy Dungeons and Dragons and military subjects as much as I do and squee at the sight of black powder firearms, but they don't have to prove their gender, and I do. I also have diagnoses of ADHD and Aspergers, so I'm worried the therapist will just say I'm mentally ill and can't have a sec change. I know I'm not mentally ill, but I have mental diagnoses, spent time in special ed, and my military discharge was over social skills issues. To top everything off, I'm a lesbian, so I'm worried I'll just I'm a straight man. If I get my diagnoses, how much does the operation cost? I'm worried about getting the money. The operation cost can vary, depending on how far you're willing to go for it. You may have to read up on that first.
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:35 pm
Sifen Yamishi Kelsey MacAilbert How hard is it? How expensive? I'm worried because, though I am a male to female transgendered individual, I do not have an official diagnosis, and want one so I can get a sex change. My understanding is that it takes a year with a therapist to get one. How expensive is this? I have very little money, and won't have more any time soon. My understanding is that I also have to prove to the therapist that I have it. However, I have a mixture of traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine interests, leaning towards masculine, and I was in the military for a bit. How do I prove I am a girl when this is the case? Sure, there are women who enjoy Dungeons and Dragons and military subjects as much as I do and squee at the sight of black powder firearms, but they don't have to prove their gender, and I do. I also have diagnoses of ADHD and Aspergers, so I'm worried the therapist will just say I'm mentally ill and can't have a sec change. I know I'm not mentally ill, but I have mental diagnoses, spent time in special ed, and my military discharge was over social skills issues. To top everything off, I'm a lesbian, so I'm worried I'll just I'm a straight man. If I get my diagnoses, how much does the operation cost? I'm worried about getting the money. The operation cost can vary, depending on how far you're willing to go for it. You may have to read up on that first. Do you know anything about getting the diagnosis?
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:36 pm
Kelsey MacAilbert Do you know anything about getting the diagnosis? To be honest, I haven't gone for counseling to get started on my transition.[Female to Male transgender] I'd ask my Mom, but she's kinda not so supportive.
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:41 pm
I don't bring it up with my parents, either. They don't think I'm transgendered because my GID didn't become obvious until I was a teenager, and not in early childhood as is normal. I know my parts are wrong, but I'm so tomboyish it took a long time for this to become apparent.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:53 am
Latest guidelines on the treatment for GID cuts out therapist visits.While strongly suggested it is no longer required.However between a year or more of hormones,doctors fees,travel,and recovery time it'll probably cost on the range of 200,000-500,000,but it varies from person to person and will definitely cost more if you do opt to go through therapy.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:08 am
iTz Rukia Kuchiki Latest guidelines on the treatment for GID cuts out therapist visits.While strongly suggested it is no longer required.However between a year or more of hormones,doctors fees,travel,and recovery time it'll probably cost on the range of 200,000-500,000,but it varies from person to person and will definitely cost more if you do opt to go through therapy. How does one pay for that on less than 50,000 income a year?
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:22 pm
Careful saving over time,or by winning the lottery lol
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:33 am
The VA sucks, but they do cover getting a psych eval. I don't know if they cover treatment for GID.
Gender Identity Disorder is diagnosed based on how you feel about your gender and your body, how this effects you and how it effects your life. Factor that assist in diagnoses include if you have had suicide attempts or ideation, self-injury behaviors, history or ideation and self-mutilation behaviors, history or ideation.
If you don't have any of these it does not rule out a GID diagnoses and please, please don't start just for the sake of diagnoses
That you have both typically thought of as male and female interests and hobbies actually can make things easier too. It shows that feeling you have GID isn't some response to pressure to conform to social expectations but rather that you are speaking from a position of knowledge and acceptance of who you are.
As for paying for it.... expensive, very very expensive. Some people do fundraising and sometimes you can find LGBT organizations in a community to help with this doing a drive or hosting an event - bake sale or a party where admission fee becomes donation or such. Aside from having help, having a rich family that supports you or being independently well-off, I have no idea.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:56 pm
Firstly, you must see a therapist who can understand your wanting to transition, because your doctor requires a letter from a therapist/psychiatrist to even think about giving you hormones. Afterwards, you must follow the "Standard of Care" to be able to undergo the sex change. For example, you must take hormones as well as see two therapists: one with a Master's and one with a PhD. Then, both therapists must have a letter after one full year of sessions to show your doctor who will then take the steps to helping you find a surgeon, et cetera. More factors (that I do not believe are required, but essentially a must) will contribute to your transition and give your therapists and doctor a better understanding of your determination would be electrolysis, diet, and quitting certain habits (especially smoking cigarettes). So...there's that. Hope it helps!! 3nodding
UPDATE: I neglected to say this, but without insurance, it is insanely costly. Even with insurance, most don't cover the transgender Standard of Care. One that does is Blue Anthem, or Blue Cross (or a derivative of), and some universities can also help with transition funds. But I agree with the previous poster; fundraising is a wonderful method of getting money. You could also consider starting a Kickstarter!
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:58 pm
two years i thought it was 3 months crying crying crying
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