seeking a trans-friendly endo at Kaiser Permanente Ca.

[sfjennie.livejournal.com]

I am MtoF and have been on hrt for 3 and a half years.
I live in Vallejo California and have recently gotten medical coverage through Kaiser Permanente, which I had lost medical coverage for 2 years because of a disability and had been going to the Tom Waddell TG clinic in San Francisco during the time that I had no Kaiser coverage.
Recently I have been assigned an endocrinologist at the Vallejo Kaiser who has decided that my estrogen levels are way too high. She wrote me saying: "My goal with your hormone therapy is to achieve serum testosterone levels in the female range (< 55) and serum estradiol levels that do not exceed peak physiology range for young healthy women (< 200 pg/ml)."
When my estrogen levels were tested by my new endo they were a little above 2000 pg/ml, and so 3 months ago reduced my Estradiol Valerate IM prescription down from 1ml of 40mg/ml(which I have been prescribed for well over two years) to a 1ml injection every two weeks, and now has reduced my prescription down to .5ml every two weeks.

This is totally unacceptable to me.
can anyone here suggest a different dr that is accepting TG patients? I am willing to travel as far as i need to to find one who I can wok with.

Thank You,
Jennie

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[of-ivory.livejournal.com]

My second post here! Huzzah!
If y'all recall my last post, I was looking for a binder. I grabbed a T-Kingdom zip-up. I love it, but thanks to a persistent cough I still can't wear a binder for more than two hours and some change. I've bumped down to an off-brand sort of frog bra which is comfy and supportive if not exactly good with compression. I'll take comfort over a flat chest any day though.

The issue at hand today is a small coming out. I've decided to do it in stages. A grandma is visiting from far north and I intend to tell her in October. I'm not worried about that. Before then or about then or a little after, I don't know yet, I intend to come out to my religious group.

( Cut for babble )

Job/Internship applications

[windfox87.livejournal.com]

 Hey all, a question for my experience sisters and brothers.

So my situations is this: I'm early 20's, 6 months in on hormones & being full time, completely out in my school and church, haven't done any name or gender change paper work even though I'm permanently listed by my use name on the class rosters and almost never say my birth name out loud, still working on some stuff like restroom use in very public spaces like malls, and a second year seminary student.

My problem/question is this: I will be starting to apply for internships -I need to do a summer deal as a hospital chaplain intern, CPE for anyone who knows the lingo- here as soon as things calm down -like 2 weeks at most-,  I know for sure that me being Trans will be a non-issue or at least no big deal in most of the places I'm applying - I asked a professor teaching a class I'm in on chaplaincy who works as a career hospital chaplain & that's basically what he said- and that a few places have had Trans interns in the recent past.  Since I know things will be ok how do fill out the forms, I figure there will be a section for preferred name, but what about gender and how I do use the application to give the hospital a heads up that I'm going to be there looking different than the legal 'M' on the application would lead them to expect.

So the concise question is how do I work with a job/internship application to be honest about my gender and what I'm doing with that so that I start as myself while still being open about my situation.

I'm going to be asking my professor, but I think this community would have a better idea & actual experience in this general sort of things, I'd ask some other students but as far as i know  there's no one close enough in perspective to offer advice -every other transperson on campus is decently older & has much more general career experience-, so I really appreciate this community here and the resource it provides.

It's getting hot in here.........................

[trailrat.livejournal.com]

Had college today, couldn't talk with the tutor before the lesson so for most of it I was addressed with male pronouns and was told which floors the men's room would be found. Not a concern. Spoke to her afterwards. She apologised for the pronouns. Make-up in the kitchen won't be a problem which is cool. So next week I'll be full Nikki. She expressed concerns over the facilities but a quick chat and she is fine. I'll use the ladies and if there is any complaint from the other female students I'll just use the unisex disabled toilets. But my experience so far I can't see that happening!
Name change happened but I have to wait till Friday to receive a new enrolment confirmation before I can pick up a new student ID. I'll do that next Wednesday hopefully as I'm swamped with other things till then!!


Had a strange thought today though. I work in a kitchen! Now I'm kind of worried my boobs will melt whilst using the hot cupboards and the ovens!! LOL

Just thought I'd share that!! It kept me amused for a while!