Danya (imported) wrote: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:30 pm
It sounds like you have a deadline to get this second letter to Dr. Reed for your April appointment. Have you spoken with him about keeping that date, explaining why the second letter has been delayed?
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I'm glad you are sharing your story. I hope you are able to keep your April appointment.
The deadline is my own personal drive and goal. I wanted to schedule surgery the first week in April, so I already sent my $250 deposit and personal contact information to Dr. Reed. We spoke via telephone a few days later, and while he was willing to go into great detail regarding arrangements, he will not even consider scheduling a date until he holds the two referral letters and verifies them with the therapist/doctors who wrote them. Obviously, he also requires 50% of the surgery fee, which is quite reasonable in my opinion. I've already got the money, I've got my first letter from my therapist/Ph.D., and I expected my second letter from my shrink/M.D. last week. Without that second letter reviewed and approved by my therapist, I cannot schedule a date.
When I paid for two separate sessions to discuss seeking orchiectomy with my psychiatrist in December and January, she was quite understanding. In February when I asked if she would consider writing the second referral letter with help from my therapist and me, she scheduled our most recent session two weeks ago. That was 30 minutes where we reviewed the complete package of information I prepared for her, and that's when she promised the letter in a week's time. That time ran out last Friday, and her failure to return my polite voice mail messages is inexcusable.
I was in an IRC chat with others this afternoon, discussing how ordinarily I'd be completely angry, right now. The nice thing about not being infused with testosterone is that anger is NOT present, it's not even lying beneath the surface. It's just been so terribly disappointing to be let down by a medical professional like this. I took a long five mile walk this afternoon to ward off the depression I could feel coming from this disappointment. I missed taking both of my walks last week, and I really needed the time out of the house and away from distractions. I also needed the increased oxygen in my system. I'm taking a cardiac stress test on Wednesday morning, and while I'm certain everything will be okay, I want to be able to do better than my last test, taken eight years ago. They actually lower their performance expectations as you age, but I don't find that reasonable for someone who is trying to get back in physical shape.
Danya, thank you
for reading my thread and contributing. It's always nice to hear from a friendly voice in times like this. I hope you continue to steadily recover from your recent illness.
It's really more of a symbolic accomplishment. After taking cyproterone and estrogen for over a year, and then performing several cycles of ethanol injections
I'm fairly certain the damned things are inert. If they're not, they're awfully quiet and small. Still, once they're gone, they're gone FOR GOOD, and that's a literal achievement.
I'm still getting electrolysis treatment on my lips and chin right now. At least with the scrotum, hair density and follicle depth are not issues as they are with a beard. Believe me, I've already considered this. At least I could get laser on my scrotum, since those hairs are still dark black. Finally, I can live with an empty sack. Since performing Everclear injections, my testicles are riding high and tight all the time so things are pretty much empty down there already.I'm still getting electrolysis treatment on my lips and chin right now. At least with the scrotum, hair density and follicle depth are not issues as they are with a beard. Believe me, I've already considered this. At least I could get laser on my scrotum, since those hairs are still dark black. Finally, I can live with an empty sack. Since performing Everclear injections, my testicles are riding high and tight all the time so things are pretty much empty down there already.
for reading my thread and contributing. It's always nice to hear from a friendly voice in times like this. I hope you continue to steadily recover from your recent illness.