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.
Continue readingTop Surgery Denied
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.
Continue readingHair’s the Deal
So, I’ve had dreadlocks since 2010 and now they’re down to my ass. I waited until after my mom died before I started them. I mourned her death for a year before I chose to do it since I knew she would’ve been mortified.
Continue readingCha-cha-cha-changes
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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