2 weeks and counting...

Yesterday I got the news from my counselor that I've been waiting for. I'm going to be starting T in 2 weeks. She told me that she should have my Letter for me when we meet for our next session, June 8th. The gender specialist at Seattle Counseling Service has to sign off on the Letter, so it's not a for sure thing just yet. However, my counselor said she didn't see any reason that the specialist wouldn't sign off. Two days later I have an appointment with my Seattle doctor.

It's a little strange to me that I have two general practitioners that I see, but the doctor I see here in Tacoma didn't feel comfortable prescribing testosterone. She specializes in women's health, so the occasion for her to prescribe T for anyone just doesn't occur. I'd have been the first.

Instead I'm seeing a doctor at Capitol Hill Medial. I would recommend any of the doctors at this office for trans patients. I have never felt anything but welcome and completely accepted at Capitol Hill Medical. Capitol Hill Medical is a practice that just opened up last August and specifically serves the GLBTA community.

The first time I called to make an appointment, the receptionist informed me that most of their patients were either gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender, and that if this made me uncomfortable, then this probably was not the best match for me (he worded it much better than I did). I found this sort of pro-active approach to serving the GLBT community extremely refreshing. It wasn't just a passive sort of "We won't discriminate against you", but rather "You are the patient we want to serve." The practice comprises of 3 doctors, all men, probably all gay (thought that may just by an assumption on my part), and all of whom see trans patients and are willing to help them with transitioning. If all goes well with getting my Letter, I'll get my first injection of testosterone on June 10th. Believe me, I'm counting down the days...