I’ve been obsessed with researching everything regarding my surgery and all things trans. I’m focused on healthily losing weight. (I have lots of attention on that one.) I’ve been making consultation appointments with various doctors for second and third opinions, figuring out my aftercare, What city it’s going to be in, etc. All of this, but I’m entirely lazy about getting back to art.
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Success!
Yesterday, after hours on the phone with my doctors’ office and the insurance company, my top surgery consultation was approved! I can hardly believe it.
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My insurance company denied my top surgery consultation because my doctor’s office did not submit the letters with the referral. Now I have to vent about why this is so frustrating.
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So my doctor sent in a referral to my insurance company for me to get a consultation with a transgender surgeon last week. I’ve been checking the status every day on my insurance website–every few hours in fact.
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I’ve thought about it, and I think I will be staying just plain old, “Carol Es.” At least for now. Just because Hannah changed her name from Michael to Hannah doesn’t mean everyone’s gotta do a name change too, right? Right.
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