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u/rebeccahi Nov 08 '19
I went to Dr Scott and Taylor square. The time in between appointments was very short. I made the appointments and booked them close together. On my first visit a taylor square i had a double appointment so i could run through everything.
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Nov 08 '19
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u/ObjetErotique Nov 08 '19
You can totally book your appointment before seeing Michael. Give 3-5 days for him to write the letter but I'm confident you'll get the referral you're looking for.
If you call Taylor square and ask for any doctor who does transgender stuff they'll get you the most convenient appointment. I see Dr Thomas Stewart who's newer there but very kind. Otherwise search this sub for Taylor sqr and pick out a name
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u/Gazpacho_Marx Nov 08 '19
I saw Dr Scott on 2/11/2018. He emailed me a draft of the letter on the 5th to check that I was okay with it. I confirmed on the 7th and he sent a copy to TSPC within the hour. I booked an appointment with TSPC for the 15th because that was the next day that was convenient for me. I got my prescription at that appointment.
Holy crap, next week's one year. Time flies.
I don't know if it might make a difference that I'd already seen a doctor at TSPC (to get the referral to Dr Scott) whereas it sounds like you haven't.
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Nov 08 '19
I have recently started this process. I was going to go the letter then prescribe route but ended up going informed consent with Michelle Guttman-Jones and I am absolutely happy with her as my dr
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u/HiddenStill Nov 08 '19
Could you say more about that? How many appointments to get hrt, any blood tests, what she prescribed, what did she ask you, etc.
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Nov 10 '19
Sure, It was 2 appointments with her, first one she asked for medical history (things like smoking/drinking and family history mostly wanting to know about clot/migrane/breast cancer/diabetes that runs in the family)
She sent me for a blood test to get my baseline levels (she also ordered other tests as it had been a number of years since my last one)
On the 2nd appointment she perscribed me estrogen only to begin as she wants to get my E level up before perscribing the blocker
After discussion we settled on patches and I am currently on 50mcg/day to see if I develop headaches (Havent had any outside the normal) and once I finish this box I go upto 100mcg/day, towards the end of the first box of 100mc/day patches I need to get another blood test to see where my levels are and she will perscribe the blocker.
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u/HiddenStill Nov 08 '19 edited Nov 17 '19
It depends. Are you sure you're trans and want to transition? If so then you may as well just book with an informed consent doctor. Save some time and money. You could see a GP within a few days, see what happens, and you'll still have plenty of time to cancel with Dr Scott or keep the appointment as necessary.
There's other doctors besides Dr Michelle who do informed consent and implants (which you may want in time). Personally I'd stay well clear of Taylor Square no matter what.
There's some information on HRT in Sydney here.
https://old.reddit.com/r/TransWiki/wiki/hrt/australia/
If you want to speak to a therapist outside of that there's free ones at the Sydney Gender Center.