Frustrated? oh yeah baby

• Posted by Deleted Member February 15, 2013 #  #being TS > M2F  #GRS  #SRS  #frustration  #roadblocks  690 views
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  Well I just had my first real taste of the alienation and frustration that is attributed to being trans.Now I'm no newbie and I been in transition now 4 years.I guess I've had it pretty good compared to a lot of girls,but since I had my full GRS,things have been very tough for me.It would seem that health care professionals are afraid to even touch us,like we are another species altogether.I am recovering from my first serious vaginal infection ,Bacterial Vaginosis.I contracted it 3 weeks ago and have been suffering from it until 2 days ago when I finally yelled and screamed for it to be dealt with,and this in a very large and well reputed hospital.I was of course the first transwoman the ER doctor and nurse had ever seen.But I really had to put my foot down to get them to do a proper pelvic exam and when they did,they were surprised to see how very normal I was.Before this I went to a free clinic and the the same hospital and was misdiagnosed because no exam was done.I think as I go along this magical mystery tour I expect to be accepted regardless and when I run into stumbling blocks and barriers,my initial reaction is shock and this happens every time,like I have no memory of the last time it happened,maybe I just want to be accepted so badly that it makes it easy to forget.Anyways I guess what I'm trying to say is,don't give up the good fight,no matter what stage of the journey you re in,if we don't stand up for ourselves ,no one will.Peace and love sisters.