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Meet Dr. Snip.
Jun. 1st, 2011 11:08 pmI had my surgery consult this morning. There really wasn't a whole lot to it; the characters in this entry are much more interesting than the plot.
Dr. Snip didn't do much more than take a history. Most of the half hour was me asking what happens when and the mechanics of paying for it. Dr. Snip did draw me a nice sketch of where I need to (Aieee!) get the hair zapped off my bits. She said she's done nearly 900 sex reassignments. I asked her, "If I'm the thousandth, do I get a prize?"
What's fascinating about the somewhat shy Dr. Snip, a.k.a. Dr. Marci Bowers, is that she too is a trans woman. And her office manager Anne, who was the one helping me through the paperwork, is her now-separated wife from pre-transition days! Nibs & I get along, but working together every day? That had to be tough. It was at first, says Anne.
Oh: I bet you want to know the schedule. Remember, I can't get it paid for unless I've lived Full Time for 12 months, so no sooner than December. This year is booked anyway, says Dr. Snip, so early 2012. Typically patients have three days in the hospital and three more in a residence inn, take a couple more days in San Francisco, and go home.
Did I mention that Dr. Snip's surgery is in San Mateo, CA? Happiness.
Dr. Snip didn't do much more than take a history. Most of the half hour was me asking what happens when and the mechanics of paying for it. Dr. Snip did draw me a nice sketch of where I need to (Aieee!) get the hair zapped off my bits. She said she's done nearly 900 sex reassignments. I asked her, "If I'm the thousandth, do I get a prize?"
What's fascinating about the somewhat shy Dr. Snip, a.k.a. Dr. Marci Bowers, is that she too is a trans woman. And her office manager Anne, who was the one helping me through the paperwork, is her now-separated wife from pre-transition days! Nibs & I get along, but working together every day? That had to be tough. It was at first, says Anne.
Oh: I bet you want to know the schedule. Remember, I can't get it paid for unless I've lived Full Time for 12 months, so no sooner than December. This year is booked anyway, says Dr. Snip, so early 2012. Typically patients have three days in the hospital and three more in a residence inn, take a couple more days in San Francisco, and go home.
Did I mention that Dr. Snip's surgery is in San Mateo, CA? Happiness.
