Newhaven Grandparent, 78, has sex change on the NHS

[Big G]

Whilst I'm all for people doing what the fvck they want as long as it effects no one else. There's a £13.500 effect on the tax payer!
Pay for it yourself "Sir"!

 

[BigGully]

Maybe the 78 year old has contributed a vast amount of money to the NHS over the years and is just using their allowance

Dont be daft, tax is only an investment in terms of our societies well-being, it isnt a fund we can then dip into to have a nip and tuck.

By the way, the proposed recipient mentioned he had had two hip replacements and a knee operation recently and feels he would like a cosmetic op for his lifestyle choice !!

Do the sums, irrespective of his contributions, its selfish and unwarranted demand.

 

[Big G]

Dont be daft, tax is only an investment in terms of our societies well-being, it isnt a fund we can then dip into to have a nip and tuck.

By the way, the proposed recipient mentioned he had had two hip replacements and a knee operation recently and feels he would like a cosmetic op for his lifestyle choice !!

Do the sums, irrespective of his contributions, its selfish and unwarranted demand.

What he said.....sums the farce up pretty well I think!

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

For £13,500

Newhaven grandparent, 78, set to become oldest sex change patient From The Argus)

This annoys me. 78 Years old, turns 79 next week.

Yet the NHS wont pay for my Stepdad to have the physiotherapy that could enable him to walk again after an accident he had.

How can that be fair?

How can someone have got to 78 years old before deciding to do this? She / He might only live a couple more years. Surely that money could be better spent elsewhere?

first ferry over to Dieppe on a one way ticket

 

[BigGully]

It seems that if it is a minority issue then some feel compelled to support it, whatever its merits.

 

[Westdene Wonder]

I can only sythamtise with those who are waiting life threatening surgery that this person could be delaying your treatment

 

[brightonlass2009]

This decision won't have been taken lightly. The grandparent in question will have had to live as a member of the opposite sex for several years while undergoing lots of psychoevalution from a great deal of doctors. The quality of life they have been awarded shouldn't be underestimated as they would have most probably lived in a body they hated for a great deal of years, probably decades. That's not something many of us can relate too, but it is real.

I'm not saying that it isn't unfair that your stepdad isn't getting his physio, only that the transgendered community get a lot of stick for operations that are often deemed frivolous when in reality they're not. This certainly won't have been a case of a 78 year old deciding 'I fancy changing sex' a couple of weeks ago and the NHS paying for it. They've probably endured decades of isolation, bullying and depression. I worked on 'My Transsexual Summer' for Channel Four and seeing the daily abuse that many transgendered people go through quite sickening. I'm not saying that the NHS always get it right, but they have to make some very difficult decisions about quality of life. If they've decided to fund this then the person must be a very special case, as on the whole, the NHS are extremely careful about what cases they allow to be done, the vast majority - as I understand it - have to go private.

I realise that decisions like this are never taken lightly, and it's understandable that the NHS have to be very careful when deciding whether to go ahead with such a transition.

However surely at the age of 78 having what many deem to be 'unnecessary' surgery such as this would be dangerous for the person? Not only potential dangers during the operation, but also the risk of infection post-op that could potentially cause more harm then good to the person?