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Hormonal Medi-Scare

Yesterday, I had quite a bad scare about my hormones. I was wondering why it was that I had not gone to the clinic for Estradiol in what seemed like a while. So, I counted out my medications and it looked like there were about 12 days worth of Estradiol pills left. The problem with this is that according to the label on the bottle, the last time I refilled my hormones was on June 10th. Oh, holy shit. That was well over a month ago and that really does scare me, seeing as I would have taken only 18 days of meds in a 42-day period. For me to have taken that amount of Estradiol in that span of time is a real MediScare. This means that I have made a lot of mistakes that could seriously have some adverse effects on my health. Continue reading ‘Hormonal Medi-Scare’

The surgery date will have to be next year

Sadly, I learned about a month ago that the amount of the Stafford Loan from Community College of Denver is too laughably small to help me get the surgery. So, with the little job prospects that I do have and the little hope that I have of getting gainful employment, I am going to have to cede to the fact that I will not be having surgery before the end of the surgery. But if nothing else, it will help teach me how to live as female without the surgery, thus appreciating the surgery more. And yes, it will give me more time to prepare things before I leave. Namely, the little things such as getting a cache of money together for Chinese food delivery, a cache of food to ensure that I do not have to run to Whole Foods while lying around the house, enough to pay off my utilties for a couple of months and to purchase the sundry items needed that I would go through much quicker since I would be at home, recovering from major surgery. Continue reading ‘The surgery date will have to be next year’