Medical tests and disclosure?

[sad panda]

I had to get an abdominal ultrasound today... I didn't end up telling the tech anything about my gender cuz I didn't think it would go low enough to matter. I mean it was for upper abdominal pain. But she did kind of take pictures around my hip bones when I was on my side... I don't know how much they end up seeing on there so do you think that when they interpret it there will be any problems caused with them only thinking I am FAAB? The tech didn't act like anything shocking came up or ask any questions but... Should I have said something? My GP does know at least, I am pretty sure (we never talked about it since my endo handles that but my MIL made the first appt there for me and I think she told them, and with my meds and past bloodwork it would have been obvious)

[LittleEmily24]

I personally prefer to tell anyone who is giving me medical attention about my situation, it may be difficult to say sometimes and sometimes you don't know the type of reaction you're going to get... but its better to experience one "possibly" awkward moment, then have them misdiagnose you or freak out about something that seems unnatural to them. Being MAAB, if after a year or 2 or 3 of HRT, once i already look completely female (god willing lol), I'm pretty sure it would cause a considerable amount of alarm for me to get some kind of scan and have them find a female with a prostate :S it could lead to a bunch of unnecessary drama.

Just be honest with them about your situation, they are health-care professionals and I can 'almost' guarantee that you wouldn't be the first.

[sad panda]

I personally prefer to tell anyone who is giving me medical attention about my situation, it may be difficult to say sometimes and sometimes you don't know the type of reaction you're going to get... but its better to experience one "possibly" awkward moment, then have them misdiagnose you or freak out about something that seems unnatural to them. Being MAAB, if after a year or 2 or 3 of HRT, once i already look completely female (god willing lol), I'm pretty sure it would cause a considerable amount of alarm for me to get some kind of scan and have them find a female with a prostate :S it could lead to a bunch of unnecessary drama.

Just be honest with them about your situation, they are health-care professionals and I can 'almost' guarantee that you wouldn't be the first.

Hmm, yeah, but I hate outing myself to people. i have only told my endo, GP and therapist, and it took a while to tell my therapist... It just seems depressing to have to transition just to have to tell everyone you are male anyway.. it was bad enough going through a year of confused looks over my name. And it will be OK since my GP would know it's fine even if the report said wait, where is her uterus, right? Though i'm worried if they saw there was no uterus they'd be like uh okay found a problem, that's good enough, and ignore anything else :s

I mean if it were a pelvic one though yeah, I would tell them, but does it matter if they are supposed to be looking at like my gallbladder and pancreas and kidneys anyway? Would my anatomy be any different there?

[Joanna Dark]

I feel ya. I was getting an AIDs test, and I'm STD free thank gawd, but she kept asking me when the last time I had vaginal sex was and I was juts like I have only had oral sex this year. She was just like well i just assumed you were heterosexual and liked men, so sorry if I made you uncomfortable. And I was like No I am hetero it's just i've been unlcuky this year and have been prudish.

One time I had to disclose cause my legal name was on the document and then she put down I'm a transsexual, well transgender, which I hatehatehate being called, I'm not transgender, this has nothing to do with gender, but it was awkward. I hate disclosing. Even then, a couple days later I called back and they kept saying you have to call this_____ place. And that was werid since it's an all women's health center OB/GYN other women's issues health stuff. And when I went to the doctor I had to disclose to I was dressed male-ish and she still asked about my vagina at one point, like she forgot. I mean I know it's lucky that I am so passable (but wish I was pretty and passable) but they're two different things.

But yeah, sorry for the tangent, I totally get not disclosing. I don't ever unless I absolutely have to...and even then I only own women's clothes so even my andro ones show my figure off, which is in no way male. And never has been. I got stretch makes everywhere, well, in all the areas you expect a woman who went thru puberty has them. It's so odd.

[Satinjoy]

If revealing more than I like to physically, I warn them that things may be a little strange... walking in stealth and then they find out what is under the hood is really preop me when they start looking around.

So far, no negative reactions yet.  Mercifully.  A rather interesting reaction from the nurse when going over meds once, but it was more cute than anything else.  I enjoyed it.  No they are not for blood pressure dear.  I'm....

Its like getting bloods for estrogen levels stealth.  I never know what to expect.  And its getting strange at the docs office cause now I don't want to take off my bra and I do want to stay coverered up.

I problem I am very happy to have now.

[sad panda]

@joanna Yeah stretch marks are embarrassing. :-/ Somehow I have gotten over it with medical people but really try to avoid showing them otherwise. I have them everywhere though so in the summer there is nothing I can do about the arms and legs ;O;

@satinjoy sorry i'm confused, they made you take your bra off to get your E tested??? BTW spiro is a pretty normal med, you don't have to out yourself over that.