Hello everyone,
My name is Fiadh Abigail and I’m a 24 year old transgender woman. For the past few months I’ve been running a TikTok account where I talk about trans issues, and for a while I was documenting my HRT doses every single day for TikTok. Trans education is a massive passion of mine, and I strive to educate allies and young trans girls alike about what the transgender experience is from my lens. Everyone may have a different experience, but I believe putting mine out there truly helps to gain a better idea of what it could be like.
As a transgender woman, one of the biggest pitfalls I’ve had to deal with is my bottom dysphoria. I have a very intense hatred of the genitalia I was born with, and it is something that negatively effects my mental health every day. That’s why ever since starting my transition I’ve been working towards trying to get bottom surgery as quickly as I possibly can. With the surgeon that I want to work with, it seems like that’s going to be early 2022, and so now I need to start thinking about my ability to cover the cost of the surgery.
So how much does a surgery like this cost? Looking at a ballpark estimate, the surgery could cost $34,000 before insurance. The unfortunate thing about this surgeon is the fact that she is out of network with all insurance, and I’ll need to work to get reimbursed for as much as I can after the surgery. But it also means that I need to get the money up front.
You may ask yourself “Fiadh, why are you asking for $40,000 if the surgery is only $34,000?” And the simple answer is that I will also need money to help with my recovery time. I will be out of work for 6 weeks during that time, and I’ll still need to pay my bills during this time. I also want to be prepared for any unexpected costs that may show up during the surgery or recovery.
As a final note, I want to make a promise that any extra money from this GoFundMe will not just be pocketed from me. I will be spreading the love to other bottom surgery funds that I can find around the internet after everything is completed with my surgery. I want to make sure that your money goes towards the purpose it was donated for.
Thank you all so much for reading my story, and I want to let you know that literally every penny counts for this surgery. I’m lucky enough to have a large TikTok following, and if every single follower I have donated just 25 cents it could more than cover my surgery. I would also truly appreciate if you could spread this GoFundMe around, it would mean the world to me.