Aiden's Top Surgery Fund

Since I was young I've always struggled with my gender identity. As of now the best "treatment" is to take medical intervention steps to help my body feel more correct. I've been desiring top surgery for my mental health for years but it always felt out of reach. Despite that I had researched surgeons through out the country. I had finally settled on Dr. Scott Mosser in San Francisco. His surgery results are absolutely gorgeous, even on bigger men like me. I had almost gotten approved about a year ago, however my insurance was an issue. Now that I'm married and on Seth's insurance, I have finally been approved to set up surgery. Unfortunately the deductible is $6,000. While Seth and I have been able to keep our heads above water while I have been out of work, we could really use the help raising funds for this surgery. It's more or less a two for one deal too, because once the deductible is hit, Seth can get his surgery for free as long as he gets it within the same calendar year. Why is this surgery so important? As of right now, the best course of "treatment" for a transgender person is typically medical transition. This can include changing hormones (which I've done for about 5 or 6 years now) or having surgeries to alter anything from facial features to chests and more. Basically what this surgery will do is alleviate some of my body dysphoria, a symptom of being transgender. This will improve my confidence and self esteem as well as my over all mental health. Having this surgery would literally be life changing. As my therapist told me: "you need to do this."