A few things.

[agent_dani]

Officially have a consultation with Dr. P, scheduled for April 6. This is the other doctor (an endo, too) in the region who will prescribe HRT. I'm hopeful to finally get better progress as mine with Dr. H has been painfully slow - it's been an uphill battle with her to just get to the point where I get results and I know that if I were to ask for an increase it would be 25mcg/d (VivelleDOT/Estradot) as that is the only amount she's been willing to increase it for me.

Figured out something about my boss; he operates entirely on the negotiation method. The lesson here is to seriously pad my estimates, e.g. if it will take a week, start by saying it will take three, because if I say one, he'll try counter with one or two days, and half a week is the best I'll get from him. I may also want to try giving hours estimates as he isn't so willing to do so with those.

We ordered a lawnmower. We did have one, but it's a ZTR that will be complete overkill at the house we're buying (it made sense for the 2 acres in PA.) We went with a cordless electric push mower this time, the Neuton CE5. We'll be selling the ZTR.

I've had a considerable amount of work frustration of late. It really is microaggression crap - mostly petty, minor stuff that would be easy to ignore if not for the sheer volume and persistence (and that passive-aggressive crap really gets under my skin.)

Comments

[lietya.livejournal.com]

With any luck, very soon Dr. H will be an unpleasant memory. And if P can't do it, you can always ask a GP - by now you have a good solid history demonstrating what you need [and can tolerate].


"I've had a considerable amount of work frustration of late. It really is microaggression crap - mostly petty, minor stuff that would be easy to ignore if not for the sheer volume and persistence (and that passive-aggressive crap really gets under my skin.)"

I know the feeling. :(

[agent_dani]

If I can find a GP willing to prescribe at all; my conversations with even long-transitioned people in the area haven't been positive on that front. And that really boggles my mind as, to me, the point of a specialist is because there is something unusual, not just to receive long-term maintenance doses.

*hugs* I'm sorry that you are. :( Yesterday's best example was not being believed when I said that I didn't know how to fix something as when I did the installs that didn't happen. It wasn't fully a surprise because that coworker has a long history of also believing that his experiences are the entirety of the truth, e.g. that if we document problems that he doesn't encounter they didn't actually exist when we were dealing with it. Like I said, petty...and inane.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

That *is* bizarre. You clearly live in an area that is wholly backwards on the whole subject, as being unable to find any medical professionals willing to behave both ethically and competently is remarkable in this day and age. (I do believe you, I just think it's amazing that such pockets still exist.) I agree that the specialist is generally for setting up the "unusual" situation, not necessarily maintenance; it's probably still good to check in occasionally, but there's no reason why a GP couldn't handle the majority of the interim prescribing and monitoring.

*hugs back* That's ludicrous. There comes a point when all you can do is accept that these people are not living in the same reality you are. SOf course, as you just said, even ignoring takes a little mental effort... and when it's happening fifty times a day, it becomes the death by a thousand cuts to one's sanity (and patience!). Yeah, I've been there.

[agent_dani]

Either that or the people in the local trans community aren't so willing to share, at least not on the one e-mail list in the region. I can believe it's that since the list is so dominated by egos...