10/16/23 – Return to Running After Vulvovaginoplasty
Running after a gender affirming surgery can be freeing in unexpected ways. Transgender runner Clair M. (she/her) described how, prior to her bottom surgery, she would run as a numbing coping mechanism l. However, after vulvovaginoplasty, she started to connect with her body and the world around her. “Now I notice the way the breeze […]
10/23 Is Insurance Required to Cover Gender Affirming Care in WA State?
The WA state legislature passed a law in 2021 that required state-regulated insurance to cover gender affirming care as of January 1, 2022. Unfortunately, this law does not apply to all insurance in the state of Washington. It is not correct that all insurance plans in Washington State must cover gender affirming care. As open […]
Bottom Surgeries, Wound Healing, and Granulation Tissue
We welcome back physical therapist Dr. Ken McGee to discuss bottom surgeries, wound healing, and granulation tissue in this article. Bottom Surgeries, Wound Healing, and Granulation Tissue In healthcare, a wound refers to an injury to the tissue. Surgical wounds heal in one of two ways. In the first way, the edges of the tissue […]
10/2 Breast Augmentation Checklist for Hospital and Recovery
Breast augmentation surgery (top surgery/augmentation mammaplasty) is one of the most sought-after and frequently done embodiment surgeries. In this blog, we want to talk about getting ready for your hospital stay and immediate recovery time and provide a breast augmentation checklist. Breast augmentation surgery adds volume and fullness to the breasts, and is generally seen […]
9/27 – Montana’s Ban On Youth Care SB99 Enjoined!
Great news this morning in Montana. SB99 is enjoined. Judge Jason Marks of the Missoula County District Court issued a preliminary injunction on the enforcement of Senate Bill 99. SB99 would have prohibited Montana youth from receiving gender affirming care starting on October 1st. What does “SB99 Enjoined” mean? SB99 cannot be enforced while the […]
9/25 – Chest Flattening Top Surgery Checklist
Top flattening surgery is one of the most sought-after and frequently done embodiment surgeries. Our surgery series provides in-depth information about this type of surgery. Doctors Ken McGee and Brianna Durand have previously contributed articles on exercise before and after top surgery and scar care for our blog. In this blog, we want to discuss […]
9/18 Hospital Stay Phalloplasty Checklist
If you’re reading this, you probably know what a phalloplasty is. If you’re not familiar, phalloplasty is the surgical creation of a phallus/penis/neo-phallus (different people use different words) using donor tissues from other parts of the body. We have a write up in our surgery series and have some tips for physically preparing for bottom […]
9/11 Metoidioplasty Checklist for Your Hospital Stay and Recovery
Metoidioplasty releases the tissues that hold the clitoris tighter to the body. After metoidioplasty, the phallus will be longer and erections stand up more. Many people are able to stand to pee after metoidioplasty, especially if urethral lengthening was also done. We provide a more in-depth read in our surgery series and have some tips […]
We Love our Partner Pharmacy, Honeybee!!!
Honeybee (a mail order pharmacy,) has seriously stepped up to support bodily autonomy and provide access to gender affirming medications. Their website ordering system doesn’t include name, pronoun, and gender options, but when you work with Honeybee through QueerDoc, you don’t use that system. For QueerDoc patients, you should receive an email 1-2 business days […]
8/28 – What Do We Know About Differences In Access to Care And Surgery Complications for Black Transgender People?
Everyone at QueerDoc fits somewhere in the LGBTQ+ broadband. One of the reasons QueerDoc exists is healthcare discrimination and our mission to cure it. But, let’s face it, we’re mostly white, and while we have experienced discrimination as patients, our personal experiences can only inform so much of what we do. Medical discrimination is layered […]
8/21 QueerDoc’s VulvoVaginoplasty Checklist
There are so many resources online for preparing for vulvovaginoplasty. We don’t expect to rewrite them or create one list to rule them all. Still, we did wish to make a hospital checklist for our patients getting ready for vulvovaginoplasty (or vaginoplasty without vulvoplasty!) Background readings and videos: You will be in the hospital after […]
7/31 BMI and Gender Affirming Surgery
This article will discuss the limits of using BMI in surgical evaluations, provide some tools for talking to surgeons who are willing to discuss their BMI restrictions and list some resources for learning more.