10-12-2016, 04:45 AM
Ha ha ha, very funny Aria, why does everyone seem to want me to have large breasts! Though, first time someone's mentioned a bigger butt. LOL
Well, that escalated quickly! I met with the hormone specialist doctor. Apparently she does work with TG individuals. She had a lot of questions for me basically trying to see if I understood the ramifications of the process I was going through. Afterwards she reviewed my Lab results and said that my hormone levels were looking okay. She also said that I needed to bump up my Estrogen levels and that the pills are a slow process of getting there. She prescribed to me Estradiol injections. I am now moving off of estrogen pills to estrogen shots. I will be self administering weekly injections. I've never given myself injections, so that should be very interesting. The other thing she noted were my fin and spiro. She cut my fin dosage in half, and doubled my spiro dosage. She said the increase of spiro should help clear up the facial hair..
When I got my prescription, I called my insurance to see if it would be covered. After a few minutes they said that it shouldn't be any problem. I took my prescription to my local pharmacy and they said it should be ready later that evening. I went later on and unfortunately it was not in stock. They told me that they would order it today and it should be in tomorrow afternoon. The next day after work, I went by and unfortunately it did not come in. They checked to see if any of the other pharmacies had it in stock and unfortunately they didn't. The pharmacist assured me that they would place a separate order and it would be in by tomorrow afternoon. This time I decided to call to see if my prescription was ready. I was super excited when I heard that it was ready!!! Then I heard the amount owed, and that was not what my insurance had said it was going to be. So I called the pharmacy again. I waited for an eternity for someone to answer. Once I got a hold of someone, they checked and said that it had been rejected. They tried it again, and still the same thing. They asked me if they would like me to contact the insurance to see what was going on, and I said yes. They called me back later and told me that under my plan that injectables were not covered. If it was being done at a hospital or a clinic then that would be different and it would be covered since that goes against my medical and not my prescription. Unfortunately it would cost more to go to a hospital or clinic weekly than it does for a monthly dosage. I went and picked them up and tomorrow ...
Yes, I am super excited!!!
Well, that escalated quickly! I met with the hormone specialist doctor. Apparently she does work with TG individuals. She had a lot of questions for me basically trying to see if I understood the ramifications of the process I was going through. Afterwards she reviewed my Lab results and said that my hormone levels were looking okay. She also said that I needed to bump up my Estrogen levels and that the pills are a slow process of getting there. She prescribed to me Estradiol injections. I am now moving off of estrogen pills to estrogen shots. I will be self administering weekly injections. I've never given myself injections, so that should be very interesting. The other thing she noted were my fin and spiro. She cut my fin dosage in half, and doubled my spiro dosage. She said the increase of spiro should help clear up the facial hair..
When I got my prescription, I called my insurance to see if it would be covered. After a few minutes they said that it shouldn't be any problem. I took my prescription to my local pharmacy and they said it should be ready later that evening. I went later on and unfortunately it was not in stock. They told me that they would order it today and it should be in tomorrow afternoon. The next day after work, I went by and unfortunately it did not come in. They checked to see if any of the other pharmacies had it in stock and unfortunately they didn't. The pharmacist assured me that they would place a separate order and it would be in by tomorrow afternoon. This time I decided to call to see if my prescription was ready. I was super excited when I heard that it was ready!!! Then I heard the amount owed, and that was not what my insurance had said it was going to be. So I called the pharmacy again. I waited for an eternity for someone to answer. Once I got a hold of someone, they checked and said that it had been rejected. They tried it again, and still the same thing. They asked me if they would like me to contact the insurance to see what was going on, and I said yes. They called me back later and told me that under my plan that injectables were not covered. If it was being done at a hospital or a clinic then that would be different and it would be covered since that goes against my medical and not my prescription. Unfortunately it would cost more to go to a hospital or clinic weekly than it does for a monthly dosage. I went and picked them up and tomorrow ...
Yes, I am super excited!!!