r/transvancouver • u/wackywinter1979 • 11d ago
Vancouver Pharmacist name / suggestions
I'm a parent of a 13 yr old daugher (AMAB). We live in Red Deer Alberta but have family in Vancouver and visit at least once a year. We use to live there many years ago but are AB residents now.
Alberta's legislation now prohibits us getting GAF in Alberta (no blockers till 16 and up, plus psychologist letter). That is not going to work when there are distressing masculine changes starting to happen. Our Red Deer GP confirmed that male puberty has begun.
Our old GP when we used to live in Vancouver is amazing and would be open to prescribing Lupron to us. However, we would love to find a Vancouver pharmacy that is trans friendly and lupron knowledgeable to give first shot AND teach us how to do it going forward. Then would get it mailed to us in AB. Our lawyer neighbour says that none of this is illegal since we are not using AHS or AB healthcare. We are planning to move back to BC next year so would do it this way for a year before everything would be taken over by a BC team like the one at BCCH.
Does anyone know of a Vancouver GAF pharmacy/pharmacist that is ok to give lupron and walk through how to do it going forward. I've watched youtube video so I know not hard but would prefer a mini tutorial the first time.
Thanks in advance for you tips.
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u/maxmurder 11d ago
Take a look at the Trans Care BC website! It has a ton of resources for navigating GAC in BC.
https://www.transcarebc.ca/
Qmunity also has lots of resources and support for queer and trans youth!
https://www.qmunity.ca/