So my name is Alynna Kelly, and I am a trans woman with AuDHD living in Denver. I've been transitioning for a good part of my life but most of it has occured between 2017 and now. I have been trying to get top surgery for over 5 years now, but I kept getting lost in the system...

I am going to be 50 in July, and I don't feel I really have a long time left to keep waiting, there are less years ahead of me than behind me. I went to see a private surgeon and they can do it for me and have me in an operating room sometime between September and October.

The only issue is the quote they gave me. $20975. Its more than I expected by alot. I feel I might be able to pull this off but I'd have to tap every resource and credit line I have access to. I'd basically be pushing my finances to the limit just to have access to my own, true self.

One way or another I am going to do this, because I need this. But doing it is honestly, barely within reach. So now I feel I need to ask for help with this.

I already have $2000 stashed away for the down payment. The rest, $18975, is the tough part. I am not the kind of person who has an easy time asking for help, but this is kind of an extreme expense. So I have decided to do this.

Anything any of you contribute will be used to help me on this journey. I'll document it, i'll write about it... even if I don't make the full goal, anything will help offset the cost of this for me.