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"Referral to the gender clinic"

About: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

(as a service user),

Had referral to leeds gender clinic, had 2 new surgery opinions at the service , was due to have surgery consultation in London in May. Started my transition on 2013, now I've received a letter today due to me being frustrated and told various conflicting information, and wanting to weigh up my options moving forward. They have now revoked my referral without talking to me first, when they had option of placing it on hold and speaking to me and booked me in for a telephone appointment to discuss.

So now will no doubt have to have another 2 new separate opinions, and that will total 5 medical opinions. Then have a psycho evaluation to again ensure I'm ready for surgery then be re-referred to parkside and go back onto their waiting list from scratch. So another unnecessary delay for being frustrated like any normal human being who has a bad day at work or whatever only difference being I started transition in 2013, now in 2022 and in my 30's and facing another 5+ year wait.


So maybe into my 40s now for surgery for a transition started in early 20s. My advice for any person or transgender person reading this is not to show frustration, always seem happy, because if not and you have a bad day on an appointment day you might have to wait an extra 5+ years for being in a bad mood one day .

I've been made to start from scratch, utterly disgusting disgraceful behaviour, I wonder if they themselves have ever had a bad day or been annoyed . I feel that it was all taken away from me for that. It seems that it's best to be like a Vulcan from star trek and not have or show any emotion to them.

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