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Scraping together some stuff from Twitter earlier...
So, if I hadn't used the known reputable online pharmacies I would be out of one half of my HRT, and have been so for several days. It's clear I have no hope of getting the prescription refilled before my appointment with the endo on the 16th of next month as the response of resounding silence has met both me and my pharmacy contacting the office in an effort to get a refill called in. I think what happened in this case is that she's using the prescription running out to enforce the next appointment. She wanted to see me in three months, and that's exactly when the prescription ran out, but she had no idea of her own schedule - so full it meant the next available appointment (accepting any time and day of week) was four months less four days away.
I cannot speak to intent, but the practice of my medical providers has been to stack and multiply the WPATH SOC requirements for HRT. I was required:
1: Three months of therapy to get my HRT letter.
2: Five additional months of therapy enforced by the endo. She refused to prescribe until the second office visit, requiring that I be in regular (at least monthly) therapy sessions in the meanwhile.
3: Three months RLE to finally be given access to a reasonable HRT dose.
Due to additional delays and the providers refusing to be direct about what they clearly required, the span from the start of #1 until the end of #3 was three years. And, obviously, that's ignoring stated desire by my current endo to undo #3.
So, if I hadn't used the known reputable online pharmacies I would be out of one half of my HRT, and have been so for several days. It's clear I have no hope of getting the prescription refilled before my appointment with the endo on the 16th of next month as the response of resounding silence has met both me and my pharmacy contacting the office in an effort to get a refill called in. I think what happened in this case is that she's using the prescription running out to enforce the next appointment. She wanted to see me in three months, and that's exactly when the prescription ran out, but she had no idea of her own schedule - so full it meant the next available appointment (accepting any time and day of week) was four months less four days away.
I cannot speak to intent, but the practice of my medical providers has been to stack and multiply the WPATH SOC requirements for HRT. I was required:
1: Three months of therapy to get my HRT letter.
2: Five additional months of therapy enforced by the endo. She refused to prescribe until the second office visit, requiring that I be in regular (at least monthly) therapy sessions in the meanwhile.
3: Three months RLE to finally be given access to a reasonable HRT dose.
Due to additional delays and the providers refusing to be direct about what they clearly required, the span from the start of #1 until the end of #3 was three years. And, obviously, that's ignoring stated desire by my current endo to undo #3.
