Gender Things (April Edition)

[tuesday_morning]

 

You know... it feels really good to exist now that I'm no longer trying to force myself to be someone that I'm not. I wish I had done this sooner; affirming who I am, that is. But everything happens in its own time, so I'm not punishing myself over it.

This week, I had an appointment with a medical professional through "Plume" in order to get my testosterone prescription. Normally I would have went through a regular endocrinologist, but unfortunately the referral process has been less than stellar with my insurance, so I decided I would simply use my insurance with Plume in order to obtain my hormones. I got my prescription the same day of my appointment, and now I'm just waiting for the pharmacy to fill the prescription. They're apparently out of stock at my regular pharmacy, so the prescriber needs to send the script to another pharmacy that has it in stock. Furthermore, my insurance is wanting prior authorization in order to cover any part of the script. It's really annoying, but thankfully the pharmacy has coupons I can use to make the price reasonable. GoodRx is another resource I can use to bump down the price, but in any case, getting the testosterone with the coupon(s) makes it affordable, so I might just have prior authorization for the next batch of vials, but for this one I'll just use the coupons.

In other news, I'm submerging myself into supportive spaces both online and in person. It's nice to be yourself and be accepted in different spaces like this. I'm happy and privileged to be living in a liberal area and state where expressing myself like this isn't something that I should be scared of. I wish hope and happiness to anyone else who is trans or gender non-conforming. We all deserve to live happy and free.

Comments

[talewisefellowship]

[Janusz]

Congrats on getting on T!

[vesper_evensong]

Yes it's helpful to have your foundation of support created before venturing fully into the world no matter who you are! That's good.

I empathize with the medication on back order or out of stock thing. My diabetic medication is also taken by many for weight loss and I struggle to get ahold of it to treat my very real diabetes. it's tough.

[a_natural_beauty]

It's nice to meet you! :-) I hope you enjoy Dreamwidth! I've been on here for almost a year now and it's a pretty nice community. Over time I've found it's been easier to find more people like myself to talk with.

I also use GoodRX for my medications for my thyroid issues & my medication for depression and anxiety. It saves me a few bucks and I'm grateful for that. Healthcare in the U.S. (I'm not sure where you are from) is sort of a joke at times with costs and coverage. So any help we can get is always nice!

I hope you have a fantastic day! ^__^

[death]

as a fellow trans, i'm so glad that you're getting on T! i started in early 2018 and it was honestly the best decision i've ever made in my life.

how is plume? i'm curious about how that went. they have some various trans healthcare online, i think i used one before, but i didn't like it. right now i'm using a free service for texans which has been working really well for me.

trying to track down T can be a real pain in the ass. definitely use GoodRx, because T is super expensive. it's so annoying that it's a controlled substance though. i blame those dumbass dudebro bodybuilders.

next is top surgery, right? unless you're not planning on getting top surgery haha