natasha
08-07-2014, 12:23 PM
Had an interesting morning today.
While at work this morning working with a hammer and chisel to pound out a stuck pin, a small piece breaks off the chisel head and decides to imbed itself into my thigh! I felt a "pinch" and look down to see that my pants are now turning red very very fast. I'm thinking this piece of schrapnel has hit an artery, as blood is now running freely down my leg......................I scream dial 911 to anyone whithin earshot at the same dropping my pants to put a rag on it to hopefully stop the bleeding at try to asses wtf has just happened. No one at work knows my gender issues and just assumes that my rebel side is letting my hair grow out!
Needless to say my undergarments are no longer male. I manage to get to a chair, pull my pants back up a little and compress the wound further somewhat stopping the bleeding. Now the ambulance is on the way...........hmm how am I going to handle the questions of medication, undergarments. Did I mention I work for municipality and know most of the fire department personnel, not to mention all of the police department? Now most of my coworkers are also there, along with all of the on duty police. The ambulance arrives I immediately ask them to just go to the ambulance. Name, address, phone, dob, and then........................any medications. Ummm estradiol........silence from the paramedic...............um what for he says..............I tell him hormone imbalance. The other emt is now looking at the wound which is my inner thigh. Thankfully somehow it must be "new" emt day because I don't know these guys but word does travel and I mention my worry, and this kid does a good job with saying the "right" things about confidentiality (only time will tell).
We get to the hospital........The doctors ask the same stuff, I say the same thing about hormone imbalance (this is a work comp claim that my employer has "some" access to). The doctor starts to look around, and wants to take my half bloody sock off to clean things up a little, needless to say I painted my nails a pretty shade of pink, last night! Of course I stop him, I think he got the memo:o
Ship me off to xray, a small piece of steel is imbedded in my leg about 3/4" deep but thankfully not anywhere near any arteries! The doctor wants to dig it out now. Now he and a male nurse are in the process of digging into the flesh of my leg, while I am doing my absolute best to BELIEVE that they don't care seeing shaved legs, and panties on "males" who also happen to take estradiol for hormone imbalance issues.
I am happy to say that, as I am sure they know, they were all professionals and did not show any signs of improper care or disrespect.
Brings me to the old saying "make sure you have clean underwear on, ya never know when you will be in an accident"............wow!!
By the way they did dig out the small piece of steel and sent me home for the day.
While at work this morning working with a hammer and chisel to pound out a stuck pin, a small piece breaks off the chisel head and decides to imbed itself into my thigh! I felt a "pinch" and look down to see that my pants are now turning red very very fast. I'm thinking this piece of schrapnel has hit an artery, as blood is now running freely down my leg......................I scream dial 911 to anyone whithin earshot at the same dropping my pants to put a rag on it to hopefully stop the bleeding at try to asses wtf has just happened. No one at work knows my gender issues and just assumes that my rebel side is letting my hair grow out!
Needless to say my undergarments are no longer male. I manage to get to a chair, pull my pants back up a little and compress the wound further somewhat stopping the bleeding. Now the ambulance is on the way...........hmm how am I going to handle the questions of medication, undergarments. Did I mention I work for municipality and know most of the fire department personnel, not to mention all of the police department? Now most of my coworkers are also there, along with all of the on duty police. The ambulance arrives I immediately ask them to just go to the ambulance. Name, address, phone, dob, and then........................any medications. Ummm estradiol........silence from the paramedic...............um what for he says..............I tell him hormone imbalance. The other emt is now looking at the wound which is my inner thigh. Thankfully somehow it must be "new" emt day because I don't know these guys but word does travel and I mention my worry, and this kid does a good job with saying the "right" things about confidentiality (only time will tell).
We get to the hospital........The doctors ask the same stuff, I say the same thing about hormone imbalance (this is a work comp claim that my employer has "some" access to). The doctor starts to look around, and wants to take my half bloody sock off to clean things up a little, needless to say I painted my nails a pretty shade of pink, last night! Of course I stop him, I think he got the memo:o
Ship me off to xray, a small piece of steel is imbedded in my leg about 3/4" deep but thankfully not anywhere near any arteries! The doctor wants to dig it out now. Now he and a male nurse are in the process of digging into the flesh of my leg, while I am doing my absolute best to BELIEVE that they don't care seeing shaved legs, and panties on "males" who also happen to take estradiol for hormone imbalance issues.
I am happy to say that, as I am sure they know, they were all professionals and did not show any signs of improper care or disrespect.
Brings me to the old saying "make sure you have clean underwear on, ya never know when you will be in an accident"............wow!!
By the way they did dig out the small piece of steel and sent me home for the day.