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Gem's Top Surgery

I'm Gem and I'm a trans man from York, UK. I'm raising money to fund my top surgery. This surgery will remove my breasts and reshape my chest into a more masculine form, removing one of the biggest sources of my dysphoria and making a big leap forward in my transition. 

The story so far.... after many years of trying to understand why I felt uncomfortable in my body (and even longer working out that this was even what it was) I started seeking help through the NHS via a referral to Leeds Gender Identity Service in April 2018 with an expected waiting time of 15-18 months for a first appointment. While waiting for this I asked to be referred to an endocrinologist and began testosterone injections in April 2019. This has made a massive difference to my life and have brought some wonderfully affirming physical changes but sadly does not do much for my chest. After finding out in August 2019 that I still had at least 15 months to wait for an assessment at the Leeds GIS (plus a further 16-18 month wait for a diagnosis appointment) I sought a diagnosis privately. In October 2019 I saw a private gender consultant who confirmed a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and recommended me for chest (top) surgery. 

I can now get top surgery privately through this referral. In order to do this through the NHS I will have to go through the pathway of appointments each of which comes with a minimum of 16 months wait time. As I haven't had the first face-to-face appointment yet this puts surgery on the NHS potentially at least 3 years off assuming no further delays or extensions of the waiting times. Privately I could be having surgery as early as April 2020. 

I have a recommendation for surgery with Miles Berry in London. The cost of the initial consultation is £150.00.   The cost for the surgery starts from £5805.00. This may increase slightly depending on the length of time required in theatre, this is for the double incision with nipple grafts. Included in the cost is post op care, 1-night stay, garments and medication when I leave hospital.

Thanks for reading.

UPDATED: I had my surgery consultation on 10th March to get the full quote based on examination of my chest. This quote is for £7825.00 which is for the full surgery and aftercare. This increase is due to the amount of time I will be in theatre (3.5 hrs) and the amount of work needed for my particular chest. I'll update further when I receive the full report from the surgeon but wanted to explain why the total needed has increased.
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