Hello everyone, firstly I'd like to thank you for even clicking this post and would be grateful to anyone who reads further.

I am a young adult who is unfortunately trans, meaning that I was born with the wrong sex at birth, and therefore, went through the wrong puberty which greatly impacted my physical and mental health.

Being AFAB I have struggled against medical bias with finding treatment for hyper-mobility and hEDS which effects my muscle strength and stability, which has caused my health to decline over the years and makes working difficult, but I push through. Yet despite this, I unfortunately do not make enough money as I am struggling with discrimination in employment (I have a "position" but not an allocated area so cannot work nor be paid, so this certainly adds to my daily stress when I am already struggling) to be able to afford such an important, critical surgery for me personally: top surgery.

Within the UK I have been quoted a range of £10k-£12k not including the cost of requested paperwork such as gender dysphoria diagnosis', surgery referrals, hormone approvals etc. and my physical health condition, combined with requesting trans care has greatly limited my options for surgeons and/ or clinics willing to look at my case, although, as you can see by the quote above, even those who were willing to complete a consultation have a high quote that is unaccessible to me.

Despite this I have lived as a man for over 6 years through college and university, have known I was trans and wanted to change since I was 11, but have unfortunately been stuck on the GIC waiting lists for almost 5 years now after being told I would wait a maximum of 3-4 years- and current legislations in parliment and the review of NHS procedures are only making recieving this care more difficult, leaving private care as the only option for many, such as myself- which can be estimated on average of £500 per session! But unfortunately, until I can afford all this paperwork, I cannot change my birth certificate or other documents and cannot recieve the care I need within the UK- and even then, prices continue to rise when they are already high. I tell you this to try show how truly serious I am about this procedure and change, and how I am not confused or rushing into anything as I know that can be a concern for people, I have always kept my research on procedures up to date and debated with myself all through highschool until I finally accepted myself in college- so I am 100% sure, and in the correct state of mind and am educated on the topic and risks etc. My happiness is worth everything to me, and I hope that even as a stranger you can see that.

It is extremely difficult to ask other people for donations but I have to accept and understand that I am in a difficult position of where I need to remove the main barrier that is negatively impacting my mental health, and therefore my physical health, such as my chest. For that reason, I also understand why it can be so difficult to donate to other people, whether you are struggling yourself, or have lost trust in the internet- I understand completely- I have composed a list of costs to explain my goal amount. The below is a list of costs for a top surgery consultation cost in Turkey with Dr Serkan Dinar (so you can also see prices yourself), please note these are all the cheapest costs I could find that did not decrease the possible quality of care:

- top surgery= £4,300 as of 2025, possible to rise

- mandatory post-surgery medications (mandatory by the clinic for discharge)= approximately £40

- hotel accomodations (not included in the surgery package as I require a carer and am advised to stay for a week minimum meaning I may need extra time that isn't included in the packages)= £500-£700 per week if booked in February through Booking .com

- flights= £240, booked in February through Skyscanner economy class from London

- transport to the airport costs= £193 if booking a return for a week timeline as open return is not available and very likely to vary

Food and other basic needs I shall cover myself as that is a more reasonable goal that I will hopefully will physically and financially be able to save for, and I am already asking a lot of kind strangers. This totals to just over £5k at the lowest, so I have set the goal as £5,300k to accomodate for the gofundme fees (approximately 3% of each donation) and help build further trust that this is for the listed costs and treatment, as I know the internet has hurt many people including myself previously.

If anything were to go wrong, or prices vary, which is likely the closer I book to the actual surgery date (with the goal for surgery within a years time) I hope that I would not have to throw myself too deep into a debt that I cannot recover from, which is the main reason I am even making this post to begin with. Whilst I do not thing it is likely, please be assured that if I was blessed enough to reach my goal that any extra money would go towards my diagnosis and other legal papers as mentioned further above if not taken by fees.

If you cannot donate, even just £1, please share this page to your friends or family, as every penny really does matter in my situation. It's crazy to think, and put it into the perspective that if everyone donated £10 it would only take 500 people to reach my minimum goal so if you could help make this happen I would be eternally grateful.

Thank you, with much love and eternal gratefulness to anyone who donates or shares this post.