Just had a pharmacist discontinue & cancel my low dose estrogen patch prescription because I am a male. It’s for osteoporosis prophylaxis. The dumbass probably thinks it’s for a DIY transition, but the dosages for that would be several orders of magnitude more for that. WA Sate is going off the rails and parking itself on the California siding. Not happy here, selling the house I love & moving to Tennessee.
The new Governor is going bat$h!t crazy raising taxes. The town we live in went from a budget surplus to massive debt in shot order.
I get your frustration, Birdie.
It's two separate issues though, isn't it. I genuinely wish you well with your move and I hope you find happiness there, but moving from a blue to a red state will make your 'choice' of medications even harder to procure! May as well be under martial law!
I don't know much about your tax systems over there but I get the feeling that every state is different. Sounds messy.
Texas has a "low cost of living" (red state), but the services provided are skewed accordingly. My doctor here also thought "birth control pills" might be beneficial and combating hot flashes and night sweats and hormone levels, but later decided against it saying, "let's let nature take its course."
I have seen three psychiatrists now about gender dysphoria ordered by my doctor. Just Thursday my appointment went in the direction of a double mastectomy and detransitioning. I explained to the lady that I have had boobs since puberty, along with wide birthing hips. I was born this way and God doesn't make mistakes. If she were to read my medical records she would find that I'm intersex and I have PMDS. I have a uterus just like she does it's just mine is floating inside of me without being connected to anything other than the fallopian tubes. So just what would I be detransitioning from? She stated that I should strive to fit into society better for my own well being.
Acceptance in this medical program basically means you accept one of the two boxes. Being in between just doesn't work.
Acceptance for me is accepting how I was born and accepting exactly the way I am and living the life I feel fits me best. If that means long hair, cute clothes, and sexy bras, then so be it.
I'm not very well liked in this medical daycare, and they really can't wait for me to move and are assisting me in making it happen.
I'm already expecting my cost of living to go up in Oregon, and that's okay. But at least Oregon will be more accepting.