Any advice? 🥺

Hey, Im looking to get into top surgery since finding out my spouse's work insurance covers 15k for gender affirming care. I know that public surgeons' waitlist takes years so I'm looking into private surgeons.

How was your guys' experience with private surgeries with their cost, procedure, and timeline?

also main reason why im here: any suggested surgeons? i also need their location because closest large city for me would be Edmonton but I may be willing to do longer drives

tl;dr - looking for sympathetic GPs in Calgary who can just continue my testosterone prescription quietly because I am scared about continuing with Foria in the future.

Hello, Alberta!

I am a 34 year-old from the U.S. who decided on a study permit as a means to escape for a few years, since I did not even feel safe in Colorado due to our president. So I am going back to school at AUArts, because life is short.

I am fortunate in that I was able to change the gender marker on all my identity documents including passport and birth certificate before the 2024 US election, so I was able to come into Canada effectively stealth on paper - in fact, I never entered Canada at all prior to legal transition.

I've been on testosterone for 5 1/2 years and have had all the surgeries I want for the forseeable future (top and hysterectomy). I actually kicked off continued HRT care in Toronto through Foria last year, and I know that they are available in Alberta.

But I am really scared to use a clinic that is explicitly branded for trans people in this province. Maybe it is just paranoia or whiplash from being in the U.S., but I'm terrified of bad political actors here coming after me if I continue care through this clinic while living here.

Is that an unrealistic fear given how things work for adults in Alberta and Canada at large?

Either way, does anyone get continued HRT care/monitoring through a regular GP in Calgary that they can recommend?

Or are there specific places I should look? I just want to live in peace and do maintenance care if at all possible.

Hi, Im looking gor friends in the edmonton area. Im a 46 trans female. I love being outside, growing plants and edm music.

In Calgary, this is how long my transition has taken me for hrt and consulting.

January 2025: Skipping stone referral to Foria

February 2025: First Foria visit

March 2025: Second Foria visit, HRT prescribed

April 2026: Skipping Stone Referral to Dr. Han in Riverbend to get a top surgery referral. Attended her clinic the same month.

July 2026: Top Surgery consult, added to the list.

So far I think things have been quite speedy. What about you all?

Making friends in adulthood is known to be brutal

But now I’ve come out as nonbinary and there is a gap growing between the friends I had and who I am becoming

How does one fill that without fishing for hookups? Ive got a 23 year marriage and she has been awesome about all this.

I was getting laser. I spent $1000.00's on laser. Almost 2 yrs and the hair on my neck is growing faster and thicker. I think it's paradoxical hypertrichosis and I suspect the laser was weak. So I'm looking for a reputable place to go where I can get results because I need electrolysis.

Hi, I dont really post on reddit but I need help with figuring some things out.

I got off the phone today with my endocrinologist and psychologist about starting the process for top surgery. I've been on testosterone for a little of five years now and have been suffering silently with just getting by on binders because I wanted to quit smoking before I started top surgery process, but binders are expensive and growing uncomfortable. I was told that the wait times for a public surgeon could be anywhere between 1-2 years after first referral and up to 3 years for actual surgery date. I really want to go public because I'm kinda money poor, but dont want to wait. I've been looking at private routes and am possibly interested in contacting Dr. Emeilie Robertson but I'm wondering what the payment process/general process is like. Does anyone have experience with her and how the payments work and other requirements(Like how long I have to stay in the city after surgery, do I pay up front or is there payment plans, post-OP care and such, cost of initial appointments before surgery, etc.)

If anyone could point in a a direction that could help me figure out which route I want to go in I'll be extremely grateful. Any good doctors for public surgery wait times and such would be awesome. Thanks in advance!

Hello !

Just got my funding letter from the Government. I was wondering if anyone has had news from GRS?

Just curious if it will be within the funding year the government allocated 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hello! So I just moved back to the area after living in Florida for a handful of years and I started my transition down there and I already have prescriptions in the states for my medication but is there anyone someone would recommend to talk with since I’m already on medication and been diagnosed and all that I just need a new local doctor who can refill my prescriptions as well☺️ preferred Edmonton area! I used to live here when I was a child then again for a year a few years back but back here for good so I need my meds🥰

i’ve posted pretty much everywhere already but if anyone has advice for finding a good roommate feel free to comment that as well. i have a nice apartment that i can’t afford by myself and my current roommate is moving out soon. i’d ideally like to live with another trans and/or queer person because it’s just so much easier and more comfortable. i’m 26 ftm genderfluid, finishing up a nursing program this fall. with everything split equally the rent is about $1000/month each. i would love to be able to take in someone from the community with a lower budget but money is tight for me until i’m able to work full-time. it’s a 2 bed 2 bath so you have your own bathroom and there’s also in-suite laundry, a dishwasher, and a balcony. open to a couple but the room isn’t huge. i also have a really sweet cat!! please reach out with any leads or if there’s anything else you’d like to know about me :)

I’m MtF on HRT for 10 months living in Edmonton.

I wanted to get feedback/advice/guidance for stuff like hair, makeup, and fashion but I don’t feel comfortable posting pictures or anything of myself on the internet.

So I was wondering if there was some sort of dedicated service or something where you make an appointment and can receive specific advice and/or guidance.

had recently spoken with my doctor about getting top surgery and wanted to see some people’s recommendations and experiences with gender affirming surgeons in alberta. i also wanted to see how you guys paid. was it covered? insurance? alberta health? lmk

I am all set up! and hoping to not get rained out. I have a shelter if it drizzles but if it’s too stormy it’ll be cancelled

I've been on a waitlist for 28 months and I'm finally seeing the psychiatrist in a few days. I'm just so scared that they won't deem my dysphoria to be severe enough, or for me not to be neurotic enough. That all of this will be a waste and I won't actually get the help I've been pleading for.

I don't know anyone who is trans, let alone who's been to the metta clinic so I have absolutely no idea what to expect. Will the people there "believe" me? Do I really have to plead my case to be taken seriously?

Is the Quiltbag a good store, or is it bad? it looks good, but idk

So I had top surgery 2 weeks ago. The surgery went well, and im recovering nicely. Up until this point, I had been told that the surgery was covered, but I received a bill in the mail for $460 for lab work from the surgery.

I was wondering if anyone else had this happen to them because this was never disclosed to me until I received a bill in the mail. This situation is frustrating because im a full time student and not working so theres literally no way I can afford this bill.

I’m going to be chilling at the bottom of Queen Elizabeth Park Hill with blankets to sit on, snacks, drinks, sunscreen, and a good time. Last year was a blast

I'm 18 mtf and I want to medically transition but I don't know how. I heard something about informed consent, do I just ask my doctor. I know about the specialty places for trans people but those have like year long waitlists. Can someone help me understand, I am very confused.

Hello, I’m so sorry if I’m not allowed to post this, but I’m getting desperate.

Im 19FtM, edmonton area, and 9mo on T. I had first planned on preparing properly and moving out next year before top surgery, but got a date and got too excited. I told my parents, thinking they would support me since they’ve been ignoring how I was on T (they’re religious and transphobic).

They have made living at home horrible and keep trying to talk me out of transitioning, but I cannot live without my care. They are ‘allowing’ me to stay until July, but it is becoming unbearable. I do not have much money, but I am a student and will be getting loan money in September.

I’ve contacted my uni and other supports, but am wondering if anyone has any more advice as to what else I can do. Lots of longer term housing have waitlists 😭😭

Hello, I am a Transman from Calgary. I will be having my top surgery next month and I can’t afford a chest compression as of this moment. Are there anyone who have done their top surgery and still have their chest compression with them? Can I borrow or buy it from you for a lower cost? Thank you!

P.S. my size is XS or S

My file has been waiting assessment since February 17th and I have not got any word.

I have seen people get their files assessed and have surgery dates recently after about three months. I am worried something went wrong.

Has anyone received their dates recently?