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Help? Guidance? - skysong189 - 08-22-2014
All,
This is my debut thread post.
To make this very simple: I am twenty-five years old and celebrated my two year anniversary of HRT in March of this year (2014). I have five years left in my twenties and a limited amount of time to live my life to its fullest -- a story, I'm certain, virtually all of us can attest to a parallel of.
I'm very lucky, as I have little in way of chest aberration to serve as constant nuisance and reminder of my anatomical shortcomings. However, I have enough for binding measures to *not* always come out exactly right when I get ready to begin my day.
I am also (finally) active in theater and dance (from within the appropriate gender assignment). I'm lucky enough to boast that I am completely stealth in 99% of my day to day life -- I like it that way. Constantly fussing with clear medical tape that will or will not lie the way I need it to for creating the appropriate chest contours (appropriate enough where I can function with zero anxiety and self consciousness) is too much of a drain on my time, energy and peace of mind to continue fighting with.
I make very little money. My credit is not great. My savings is virtually nonexistent. I need help figuring out a way to lock down a real timeline of correcting myself.
Any guys out there who made their surgery happen on a similar tightrope of circumstance who can offer wisdom, recommendations, specific instructions to and end -- ANYTHING -- I'm desperate.
All I want is to wake up in the morning and be able to pull on a shirt and have that be the end of it. Go to a dance rehearsal and not instantaneously slouch over myself to ensure I don't sweat off my damned chest tape. The amount of liberation this ability would create for me is immeasurable.. All I need is a plan to reassure me that an end is in sight.
RE: Help? Guidance? - Joshua - 08-23-2014
Thank you for asking. No easy answers here.
Have you checked this out? Paying For Surgery
Quote:Here’s what it boils down to: to raise money for surgery you will need to figure out how to reduce how much money goes out and/or bring more money in.
Can you find any room in your monthly budget to set aside $5, $10 or $25/week?
Can you improve your credit?
Where do you live?
What is your insurance situation?
Have you considered applying for a surgery grant?
Another link you may find helpful: Some Variables to Help Budget for Surgery