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Linus · 08-18-2010, 08:07 PM

Anyone here going to the LA LGTQ Center's Trans health group/center? I just contacted them about getting an appointment (I'll admit to being nervous about trying to educate a "regular" family physician on this stuff in Redondo) and got told it's a 4 month wait!!?!

Sigh.

Someone explain to me again how this is an improvement on the Canadian system (wait time for new appointments is usually a month or two at most).

For those that don't use doctors that aren't necessarily trans specialists, what challenges do you face? How much do you educate them? I'd really prefer to have a doctor in Redondo Beach but I'll admit I'm worried about what I'll face by using a local doc who isn't necessarily trans-aware in general.

08-18-2010, 08:07 PM	#11
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