Today I learned that hurricane Helene shut down a factory in North Carolina which makes intravenous fluids.
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25 Sep
Due to a bit of a SNAFU with my insurance approval, it became necessary to reschedule my upcoming gender affirming surgery. It seems that the insurance approval was only valid for a specific period of time. In this case, that period of time was 2 months.
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13 SepI’ve been notified of the approval for my gender-affirming surgery!
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11 SepYesterday, I received a call from the cardiology clinic. Anesthesiology had contacted them to obtain a clearance for that upcoming, not yet scheduled, surgery.
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23 AugIf you know anything about transgender healthcare, you know there’s some fairly significant gatekeeping hurdles to be overcome. That’s particularly true of gender affirming surgery.
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7 AugYes, this is going to maybe be a bit TMI for some readers. You are forewarned.
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