So, I dislocated my shoulder at work last night..... and had to go to the ER.  And it struck me.......  that I would have to (for the first time) list off my meds...  Oh well, life is fun, what's the worst that can happen, right?

So, as an excersize, since I really didn't have to list the MTF meds I suppose, i figured I'd do it anyway, because I'm not ashamed. 

Since I'm a paramedic / firefighter, I go to this ER all the time, so I know most the nurses, but this one I didn't know.  She asks me my meds, and I tell her... then comes the puzzled look and the question: "Why do you take these?", to which I casually say "because I'm changing gender.".

She was very sweet about it... and was inquisitive... and then said, and I quote: "I've seen it on a tv show, but I've never seen one before"..

And believe me when I say it was sooooooooooo innocent and sweet.... because of this, I had to restrain my incredibly smart ass comment of "Oh, you should go to the transgendered zoo... they keep us in cages and feed us late at night.".

I"ve never seen ONE before.  I don't know, I got a good laugh out of it.  I kind of felt right up there with bigfoot, the chupacabra, and the loch ness monster.  I've never seen one of those either!

Well, fun enough I had to share.  And since it was my first time giving my meds to someone, I'll never forget it! 

And today, when following up with the work comp doctor, (with my hair in a high ponytail, cute jeans and shirt, but no makeup) the doc looks at my chart while walking in the door, (my name change isn't complete yet, so it's my male name) looks at my name then at me and totally stops... and mumbles... and says "uh, wait".. and looks at my chart again, then starts to leave the room, then takes a gamble and says ........"Brian??"  LOL.. awesome.  Thought he had the wrong room.  Good compliment for me without make up I guess!

Anyway... I needed to laugh, so both of these helped. What other funny stories are out there?

I'm about to have my own funny doctor visit. My wife scheduled me for a skin cancer exam at the dermatologist that my daughter goes too. I will go in boy mode, and my shirt will have to come off..... revealing a smallish but very defined set of perky breasts. THAT should make for some interesting conversation 

So..since my name change did not happen for the time being I am legally birth name still.
I went to some training at school& the first question was my name.
I left it blank for the time being until the woman was collecting my forms. She came back with copies of them and handed everyone else their forms. Mine was the last one in her hand and I was the only one who had yet to receive mine back. She looked at the form, at me, back and the form. I told her it was probably mine& she said "oh."

I was annoyed but now consider it sort of funny..I mean, she didn't know, not her fault.