Anonymous #2 4w

I'm already on T! And have been since 2023. I'm just sad that I didn't get it in 2020 (or earlier) when I could have :(

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Anonymous #1 4w

Basically they kept delaying giving me T because I had a couple of surgeries. they kept saying that they were more than willing to give me T but that I had to wait until the surgeries were done bc "it would be too stressful to be on T while recovering from surgery." When, in actuality, going through E-induced puberty was stressing me out so so bad and making me dysphoric, ADDING to the stress of surgery. If I was on T one major source of stress would've been eliminated if that makes sense. Then-

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Anonymous #1 4w

When I was finally done with the surgeries they were like "ok! Now you have to go to a therapist for 6(? I don't remember exactly) months :)" but right after that happened, COVID started and I developed a fear of going to all doctors. Even though I wanted to physically transition. And once I got over that fear and called them, they told me I had aged out (I had just turned 19), and so I had to wait more months for an appointment at a different place. Basically-

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Anonymous #1 4w

I could've gone on T at 16 or so if they had let me take it while having surgeries. People go through puberty while having surgeries all of the time (I WAS GOING THROUGH PUBERTY MYSELF AT THE TIME???) so WHY did they think it would be too stressful, when it would have been less stressful!! Aaaagh.

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