First off let me just say that I am so glad to have such support from my friends and family. I have not had a single negative experience so far, knock on wood. In actuality I was jumping at shadows for the first two weeks waiting for the negative reactions. Silly right? Anyways on to the news!
I have been in contact with a well known transgender supporter in Charleston and she actually did quite a bit of research into doctors in the area on my behalf. Yesterday she called me back with info on three doctors. Two of the three do not take personal pay or my insurance. However the third not only takes both but is only an hour away in Milton,WV. I was so excited to the point of being on cloud nine. YAY!
Anyways, after finding this out I called his office and confirmed all this information. The only thing that I was not told was that if by some chance the insurance will not pay it will be $100 to be seen, which is significantly less then the doctor in Morgantown. I also found out I do not need a letter or a referral, I just show up and they will see me. So if all goes well, fingers crossed, I will be seeing him on Monday the 11th.
Now as promised and without further ado I present to you Gwen, en femme.
I personally like this one, though it looks like I have short hair. Should I get it done that way?
This one is ok but I think my smile is dorky.
This one is not to bad, hopefully the HRT will fix some issues I see.
Well there you go, Gwen in all her beauty. I do apologize that they are not full pictures and just face shots, but I am not that confident yet. Combined with my weight and the fact that I still kind of hate my upper body (missing two things) I am kind of lacking confidence. Both of which are being rectified.
My next post will be Monday after I get back from my doctor's office. I hope that I will get my hormones then but there is probably a chance that will not happen do to having to have blood tests done to see my normal hormone levels. Though I will see if he can work in conjunction with my primary care here so I can get my blood tests and medicine from her but he can get the results and tell her if she needs to change my dosage or what have you. Either way Monday will definitely be an interesting day so come and check out my next post.
Till then,
~Gwen
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