Quote from: Tessa on January 29, 2013, 06:42:28 PM
Dear Tesla, I would respectfully encourage all of us to be open with our medical providers. As a nurse anesthetist one of my first responsibilities was to create a patient profile that includes drug use history, past surgeries etc. Frequently folks who drink 2+ shots of ETOH daily will report only 2+ shots weekly. We typically double what is reported. Metabolism of drugs does vary considerably. All experienced gas passers have had the holy moly patient that required three times the expected dose and you keep reloading syringes as fast as you can. Better to be open than experience the dreaded "awareness under anesthesia" or have your other important medications simply ineffective. Medical people can be arrogant and judgmental as frequently as any group of people but, we don't live with them. We do live with the results of treatment and you deserve to have the best.
Maybe it's different in the UK? I put female down in all my paperwork, medical and insurance etc., regardless. My current surgeon knows I'm TS, but I state female in all paperwork. His own paperwork states female, but in notes buried deeper will state TS. My GP knows I'm TS, but she personally states female in all her paperwork, so when I'm passed onto another department like radiography or hematology they do not know any better. Perhaps the protocol is different in other countries? It's not something I have to worry about here, but just the thought sends my blood pressure sky high.
