1/5 Dani K. 1 year ago on Google
I
am
a
transgender
woman.
I
met
with
Dr
Asafu-Adjei,a
urologist,
at
their
Burr
Ridge
facility
for
a
consultation
for
gender
affirming
surgery.
We
had
a
frank
and
honest
conversation
about
my
medical
needs.
I
gave
her
two
letters
of
recommendation
stating
the
medical
necessity
of
the
surgery
that
I
was
seeking.
One
was
from
my
gender
therapist
and
one
from
my
primary
care
physician.
They
both
followed
WPATH
guidelines.
Dr
Asafu-Adjei
scheduled
me
for
surgery.
I
met
with
my
primary
care
physician
and
she
ordered
pre
surgical
testing.
I
had
all
the
testing
scheduled
and
done.
I
received
clearance
from
my
doctor.
I
talked
with
my
insurance
company
and
had
the
surgery
authorized
and
approved.
I
made
arrangements
to
be
off
work
for
the
surgery
and
recovery.
I
made
arrangements
for
transportation
and
post
surgical
aftercare.
FOUR
days
before
the
scheduled
surgery
I
received
a
call
from
Dr
Asafu-Adjei
informing
me
that
the
surgery
was
canceled.
She
told
me
that
she
had
been
ordered
to
cancel
it
because
she
had
coded
the
reason
for
surgery
as
"Gender
Affirming"
Loyola
Hospital
canceled
my
surgery
that
they
routinely
perform
on
other
patients
because
I
am
transgender.
They
claim
to
be
LGBTQ+
friendly.
They
claim
to
promote
diversity.
In
fact,
they
discriminate.
In
fact,
they
are
transphobic.
Please
be
advised.
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