Help Ray Get Top Surgery!
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Hey, y'all! My name is Ray (he/him), and I'm a trans guy trying to get top surgery!
I've been socially transitioning since early 2015, and I've been on testosterone since April 2018. From the time I began socially transitioning, I started binding my chest. Since then, I've been binding almost daily for multiple hours a day.
Basically, for almost 6 years now, I've bound my chest every time I leave my house and kept my binder on for as long as I'm in public. It's starting to become a strain on me, mentally and physically. It's begun to limit my lung capacity and worsen my back and shoulder pains. Additionally, the more one binds their chest, the more likely the elasticity in their skin can get messed up, causing complications whenever they do get surgery. I don't want to get to this point or, if I already have, exacerbate this issue much longer.
Beyond all this, having to bind makes me feel like I'm being held back from continuing the rest of my life. I'm tired of thinking about it, I'm tired of being in pain, and I just want to live my life without this weighing on me like a ton of bricks.
I wish there a way I could ask for all of this without having to crowdfund, but, unfortunately, my situation doesn't allow for this. I've just finished college, so (fortunately) I don't have to pay any more school-related fees. However, this means that I don't have a stable job/career yet or in the immediate future, and not having top surgery already makes me feel held back from beginning a career in the first place.
I want to get this surgery as soon as possible so I can actually begin to live my life.
I'm hoping to go to the Restora Austin Plastic Surgery Centre to be operated on by Dr. Dustin Reid, and their current estimate is $10k-12k overall. However, I will change my goal amount if this changes. I know asking for $12k is a lot, and I'll be grateful to receive anything at all, as any amount will help me in this process.
I'm working in food delivery right now to save for paying the initial consultation fee ($150), so if you'd like to help me out with that cost (or just my general living fees in the meantime)...
Venmo: @raymondort
Thank you so much for even taking the time to read this and consider helping. Y'all's support means the world to me, and I appreciate your consideration. <3
I've been socially transitioning since early 2015, and I've been on testosterone since April 2018. From the time I began socially transitioning, I started binding my chest. Since then, I've been binding almost daily for multiple hours a day.
Basically, for almost 6 years now, I've bound my chest every time I leave my house and kept my binder on for as long as I'm in public. It's starting to become a strain on me, mentally and physically. It's begun to limit my lung capacity and worsen my back and shoulder pains. Additionally, the more one binds their chest, the more likely the elasticity in their skin can get messed up, causing complications whenever they do get surgery. I don't want to get to this point or, if I already have, exacerbate this issue much longer.
Beyond all this, having to bind makes me feel like I'm being held back from continuing the rest of my life. I'm tired of thinking about it, I'm tired of being in pain, and I just want to live my life without this weighing on me like a ton of bricks.
I wish there a way I could ask for all of this without having to crowdfund, but, unfortunately, my situation doesn't allow for this. I've just finished college, so (fortunately) I don't have to pay any more school-related fees. However, this means that I don't have a stable job/career yet or in the immediate future, and not having top surgery already makes me feel held back from beginning a career in the first place.
I want to get this surgery as soon as possible so I can actually begin to live my life.
I'm hoping to go to the Restora Austin Plastic Surgery Centre to be operated on by Dr. Dustin Reid, and their current estimate is $10k-12k overall. However, I will change my goal amount if this changes. I know asking for $12k is a lot, and I'll be grateful to receive anything at all, as any amount will help me in this process.
I'm working in food delivery right now to save for paying the initial consultation fee ($150), so if you'd like to help me out with that cost (or just my general living fees in the meantime)...
Venmo: @raymondort
Thank you so much for even taking the time to read this and consider helping. Y'all's support means the world to me, and I appreciate your consideration. <3
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Raymond Ortega
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San Marcos, TX