After more than three years on a surgical waitlist, I was finally approved for gender-affirming bottom surgery. Then my insurance company turned it into a fight.

My insurer approved this surgery as medically necessary. They agree I need it. But they're refusing to cover the only surgeon in the country who can actually perform the specific procedure I need — a highly specialized technique with published outcomes that no in-network provider offers within a comparable timeframe. Their reason doesn't hold up, and I'm now in active litigation to hold them accountable.

But litigation takes time I don't have.

My surgery is scheduled for May 14, 2026, and if the surgeon's fees aren't secured by April 30, the surgery will be cancelled. Not rescheduled — cancelled. After three years of waiting, preparing, and planning my entire life around this date, I will lose it.

I can't wait for the legal process to play out. I need to be able to pay my surgeon directly if my insurance company continues to deny what they've already approved.

I'm raising $50,000 to cover the surgeon's fees so this surgery happens no matter what my insurer decides.

If my legal fight resolves before the deadline, these funds go directly toward the costs of recovery — two and a half months of housing in San Francisco, travel, lost wages, and caretaker support that aren't covered by insurance regardless of the outcome. Every dollar matters no matter what happens with the case.

I am not someone who asks for help easily. But I've learned that accepting support isn't weakness — it's what makes big, necessary things possible. I'm asking now because the alternative is losing the surgery entirely.

Any amount moves me closer. Sharing this page matters just as much as donating — every share reaches someone who might want to help make this possible.

Thank you for standing with me.

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