<div>I’m a <b>trans woman</b> and <b>military</b> <b>veteran</b> (VFW member) who has been struggling with heavy gender dysphoria since 2021. Asking for help is so so hard for me. I feel bad asking. Maybe I’m starting to get desperate. 
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<div><i>I just want relief from the tears in the mirror</i>. 






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<div>I am finally being scheduled for the surgeries I need. Currently going through a divorce, the<strong> </strong>costs for my medical care bring a financial burden that stymies the progress of my transition and lowering near debilitating dysphoria that affects me in daily life.




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<div>I have already received two facial feminization surgeries (FFS) that I have already paid for, so I am trying my best to pay for myself. But it is putting me in financial hardship. <strong>It’s not just surgery costs, it’s:</strong>






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<div><strong> • Travel </strong>&amp;<strong> hotels</strong>






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<div><strong> • Lost work time</strong>(for post-operation recoveries)
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<div><strong> • Electrolysis </strong>(for permanent facial hair removal)
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<div><strong> • Insurance approving </strong>some surgeries<strong> </strong>only<strong> as out-of-network. </strong>






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<div>(There appears to be a <b>shortage of in-network surgeons with specialized experience in surgical transgender anatomical change procedures, </b>where the anatomy, bone density &amp; structure, and fat distributions are altered from one gender frame to another. It is very different than the more common <span>surgeries for cis gender people where the gender anatomy stays general the same).</span>





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<div><b>Travel/Hotels:</b> Some surgeries require you to stay at a hotel near the hospital for 1-5 days depending on which surgery (for post-operation complications, surgical relief drainages, etc.)






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<div><b>Lost work time: </b>I don’t receive pay while off work to recover and get behind paying bills. 
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<div>I’m currently<strong> scheduled for top surgery</strong> and<b> feminizing body contouring. </b>I will likely need a <b>third facial surgery</b> to complete the facial feminization changes.These surgeries will help me <strong>feel safe/comfortable </strong>in daily life so people leave me alone and let me live my life authentically as myself,<strong> </strong>such as taking my 3 kids to the pool and enjoy my time with them instead of being<strong> </strong>lost in anxiety being stared at. <i>My kids tell me they miss me as dad but like me better as mum because I’m getting happier and more fun.</i><br />







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<div><strong>I need these surgeries not only for dysphoria, but also for my safety, </strong>because of the targeting of trans women. And I want these tears in the mirror to stop. It’s slowly getting better after each surgery, but it’s still present. I understand it might not be believable that this is a need, but it is. 





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<div>Any amount helps, <b>thank you So So So SOOOO MUCH for supporting me!!! </b>You are amazing and generous and I thank you a thousand times over!!! ❤️









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