Tales From The Waiting List
Real people sharing the impact of Gender Identity Clinic waiting times on their lives
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I've been on the waiting list around 6.5 years. Prior to being added to the list, I was gatekept from the waiting list for a year by a doctor (turnpike lane GP) who (without my knowledge or consent) wrote into my medical notes that I was suffering from anxiety, depression and confusion in response to my request for gender based care…
So I went to my doctor in the middle of October, 3 days after realising I was transgender, and while the doctor came across quite sympathetic and caring, he also didn’t seem to know much about gender identity or how he could help me…
I had a good experience at my go appointment, I had previously stated I wanted a referral in their chat function so they were expecting to the chat and had the questions up and ready to go. When I got the referral letter about a month after the appointment I discovered if been referred to the wrong GIC than I had asked…
Around 2 years ago I realised I wanted to start testosterone, so I called up my GP and asked to be referred. I remembered feeling really uncertain and confused after realising I wanted to start, because I didn’t know anyone on HRT, but since I knew the wait times were long, I figured I should get on the list asap and process this confusion while waiting…