The brave Michelle Zacchigna, 34 from Ontario is speaking out about her experience and struggle with her mental health and her long road from transitioning from female to make and eventually transitioning back to female again. She suffered from undiagnosed ADHD, tic disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and traits of PTSD. She did not know any of this until two years after she was allowed to self diagnose herself with gender dysphoria which fast tracked her to take testosterone, and then eventually have her breasts and uterus removed.
Her mastectomy was paid out of pocket after traveling to Florida but her hysterectomy was paid for by the province of Ontario.
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Michelle Zacchigna, 34, of Orillia has filed legal action against a total of eight doctors and mental health professionals who treated her during the years that she identified as transgender. Zacchigna alleges that each failed to address her complex mental health needs and instead allowed her to self-diagnose as transgender and undergo irreversible procedures that she now deeply regrets.
Zacchigna has struggled to come to terms with the permanent changes from her hormone treatments and hysterectomy surgery have caused: a low voice, male-pattern balding, facial hair, an enlarged clitoris, a flat chest, and the inability to ever become pregnant.
It’s been eleven years since my mastectomy. About 99% of the time, I’ve accepted what my chest looks like," Zacchigna wrote in a recent blog post. "But there are still moments where I remove my shirt to change, my breath catches, and my mind leaves my body. And I have no way of predicting when it will happen. This reality will never go away for me. I will still be living in this body long after everyone has moved on to whatever the next big scandal is."
"Acknowledging that I cannot bear my own children has been devastating. Some days, the pain of what I’ve done to myself is overwhelming. I cry and I can’t stop. Other days, I’m angry that I wasn’t screened for the diagnoses I later received before I was prescribed hormones."
This is terrible news but I can't imagine how hard it was for Michelle to open up about something so insanely person and heart breaking. There are many of us already with you. Your story may be tragic but it gives us hope of positive change.
You deserved better Michelle.
We stand with you. 💐🇨🇦💐
You are not alone!