unless US law has changed since I last checked, the fact that I've had gender dysphoria on my sheet for over two years should mean that neither the firm nor my insurance can reject the request without medical cause
SaintCynicism: the local area's friendly to this sort of stuff, the hospital system I'm in has a good patient advocate corps, and I know my therapist is ready to go to the mat in terms of what paperwork she can provide
One of my dear friends felt SO MUCH BETTER after their top surgery, I hope it's the same for you. (Also, I am jealous of their beard now, good lord. It comes in PERFECTLY whereas if I don't shave for three days I look like a crazed lumberjack )
c_for_characters: thanks! I'm not personally going on T at this point, and given my genetics, it'd be a 50/50 if I got my maternal line's strong facial hair or my paternal line's "Che Guevara by way of a baby aye-aye" scraggle