Psychiatrist Appointment Report

Well, my first ever psychiatrist appointment is done.

Can't say I'm thrilled. Didn't really like the lady I was talking to--she was very dour. I was in a relatively good mood and joked around a bit, but she barely cracked a smile. Not in the "Liana is just awful at making jokes" kind of way, in the "I don't even smile at babies" kind of way. Obviously that's an exaggeration. I almost wonder if it is deliberate--she might not want to lead on her patients. It was very clinical.

It's a good thing I'm such a straight arrow, socially. There were a heck of a lot of questions--have I done this, have I thought that, is there any history of this, and on and on. I found out about a test that they're having transgender people take frequently these days before they'll prescribe hormones; it's over 500 pages long. Eeek.

The psychiatrist actually gave me some bad news. While she didn't seem fully up on her transgender-game, she did say that in this area, it's extremely unlikely that I'll find a doctor willing to prescribe anything. Even if I could get the letter of recommendation that I need, I'll have to find some far-away doctor to actually give the endocrinologist the go-ahead. Sigh. Cruddy conservative area.

Well, anyway, I scheduled another appointment at the same place, but with a different person. Hopefully she'll be nicer. It'll happen next Thursday, December 11th.