Help a trans person get Top Surgery!

Hey there! I'm Ames, and I'm a trans person in need of top surgery, currently looking at partial insurance coverage for it. I would love to get more personal but I don't want to risk putting too many personal details online, I'll share all the relevant things I can!

I have pretty severe diagnosed gender dysphoria that's gotten harder and harder to ignore on a daily basis (to the point it's gotten in the way of my will to live), and I have to save up for the cost entirely out of pocket.

I vividly remember the sheer distress that puberty had caused. I hated wearing anything that'd make my chest appear larger than it really was. It felt extremely wrong, like my body wasn't mine. I started slouching to hide my chest, but by the time I got to high school changes became harder to ignore. I already hated showering but now I would cry in the bathtub over my body becoming more and more messed up with seemingly nothing I could do about it. Later in high school after finding an accepting friend environment I came out as trans to some friends and began socially transitioning. I legally changed my name and gender/sex, started to go by they/them pronouns, and tried to present more androgynous.

That did alleviate my dysphoria a little to have less people thinking I had a female body, but of course my sex characteristics still existed to cause me dysphoria. My girlfriend got me a binder and while it helped me not die inside looking in the mirror, and helped me stop worrying about people noticing things that would make them think I was female, it was merely hiding the root of the problem. I still have to deal with it when showering, or at home, or whenever I remember it is in fact still a part of my body.

Surgery was clearly the only way to fix this. I have to deal with this directly and permanently.

My therapist diagnosed me with gender dysphoria and I got an approval letter for top surgery. With this in hand all I need is a clean bill of health once I start consulting for the surgery, and, most importantly, money for the surgery, which I decided to wait and save up for.

Since I've moved away from my family I now have to regularly pay for rent and food, which drained most of my savings while I lacked a work permit. I am living with my significant other who has a job, but it'd been super costly getting me to move in with her. And of course with her working to provide for us two, I couldn't just drain both our bank accounts to pay for my surgery.

So I would like to ask you for help! I've budgeted the cost of top surgery and other medical/consultation expenses with the surgeon I am planning to see, as well as transportation costs and the expenses of staying in the area for the necessary timeframe, with my significant other as in order to have the surgery is required to have a caregiver available.

As I save money from my job and people's support, I'll lower fundraising goals as I would only like to ask for what I need.

I will appreciate every dollar I can get as it will bring me closer and closer to the day I can finally be free from my crushing dysphoria! Let's work together so I can be comfortable and happy in my everyday life!

Thank you so much for taking your time to consider me. If you cannot donate please consider sharing to someone who may be able to help!