
Help Eliott get Top Surgery!
Hi! My name is Eliott. I love video games, animals, and building things. I work as a pharmacy tech and I live in Georgia with my partner Laurie.
I’m transmasc and I have been binding for years to avoid dysphoria at the expense of my physical health. Binding has left me with chronic back and shoulder pain. I’m asking for your help so that I can get top surgery and finally feel whole in my body.
Top surgery for me would mean finally getting to have agency over MY body and in turn would ease both the ever present dysphoria I deal with and my chronic pain. The total cost of the surgery is $9,000, I’m hoping that with your help I won’t have to worry about approximately (hopefully!!) $2,000-$3,000 of the total cost.
I am doing my best to cover the costs myself but GA has explicit laws in regards to trans healthcare, top surgery would change my life and be gender affirming but the state of GA considers this a cosmetic surgery. That being said, my insurance doesn’t cover this surgery and $9,000 is a huge amount for me. I will be seeing Dr. Lincenberg in Atlanta so travel/hotel stays aren’t an additional cost. Taking two weeks off work minimum means losing a whole paycheck which means finances for April and May are extremely tight.
I’m really excited to have my surgery date set for April 22nd, but this also means I have a deadline. I need to have this money by April 5th for my pre-op appointment. I know that everyone is feeling the financial strain of the pandemic, that being said I would appreciate a donation of whatever size you are able to give. If you can’t donate, sharing would be also appreciated