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Title: The Transitive Property: I Don’t Think Elbows Have a Gender…
Post by: Shana A on January 18, 2011, 08:10:46 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 18, 2011, 08:10:46 AM
The Transitive Property: I Don't Think Elbows Have a Gender...
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 | By Cristopher Bautista
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/01/18/the-transitive-property-i-dont-think-elbows-have-a-gender%E2%80%A6/ (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/01/18/the-transitive-property-i-dont-think-elbows-have-a-gender%E2%80%A6/)
So last Monday on the way back from class, I epically fell off my bike and hurt my right elbow. A day after my accident, I went to Vaden to get some x-rays done. The doctors thought that my elbow might be fractured, but they wanted to refer me to an orthopedic doctor to make sure. I needed a referral to schedule an appointment. I called the doctor several times, asking to schedule an appointment. They kept repeating, however, that they hadn't received my referral yet. After some poking around and nudging on my part, the Vaden referral people found my x-ray records under my birth name. I had given the wrong name to them all along. (I think I have two name records at Vaden, because this sort of thing happens all the time. Oy.)
After a lot of frustration, instead of seeing the doctor when I needed to last week, I finally managed to get an appointment for this Thursday, unfortunately under my birth name. At this point, I didn't care—hell, they could call me Sally, as long as they did something about my stupid elbow.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 | By Cristopher Bautista
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/01/18/the-transitive-property-i-dont-think-elbows-have-a-gender%E2%80%A6/ (http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/01/18/the-transitive-property-i-dont-think-elbows-have-a-gender%E2%80%A6/)
So last Monday on the way back from class, I epically fell off my bike and hurt my right elbow. A day after my accident, I went to Vaden to get some x-rays done. The doctors thought that my elbow might be fractured, but they wanted to refer me to an orthopedic doctor to make sure. I needed a referral to schedule an appointment. I called the doctor several times, asking to schedule an appointment. They kept repeating, however, that they hadn't received my referral yet. After some poking around and nudging on my part, the Vaden referral people found my x-ray records under my birth name. I had given the wrong name to them all along. (I think I have two name records at Vaden, because this sort of thing happens all the time. Oy.)
After a lot of frustration, instead of seeing the doctor when I needed to last week, I finally managed to get an appointment for this Thursday, unfortunately under my birth name. At this point, I didn't care—hell, they could call me Sally, as long as they did something about my stupid elbow.
Title: Re: The Transitive Property: I Don’t Think Elbows Have a Gender…
Post by: LadyTeresa on January 18, 2011, 08:36:58 AM
Post by: LadyTeresa on January 18, 2011, 08:36:58 AM
Thankfully my medical records changed name along with me. It made it much easier.