Well, I have done the legal name and gender change and am cleaning up on any loose ends that still use or reference my dead name. I just had some blood work done this morning prior to an upcoming doctor's visit to review my current health status. When called to go back and have the blood drown they called me by my "Mr." dead name. Just another loose end to correct. The Dr's order for the blood work was in my old name and had nothing to do with my new name already being registered and used now by Social Security and my insurance companies. What my doctor uses was from my old electronic data in their office, which is just based on what documents they referenced when inputting my name and personal data. Basically, all they need to do is correct my name in their own computer software, since everything else has been corrected. It was just a small embarrassment that will be easily corrected when I visit them this week. I add this recent occurence to this thread because even when you think you are done, there is always one more thing to do to get it right until the next error, misgendering, happens.
Lana Mae, you know what you have to do to get to an eventually "normal" life as a woman. The recommendations are to do certain things immediately whether you can afford it or not. I disagree because in your case money is a big issue and you have lived with the inconveniences so far, so if you have to, you know you can do it for a little more time. I wish you the best of luck going forward and enjoy being you as best you can and try to ignore those awkward moments that we all have experienced as we walk this path to a new life. Do what you can when you can, and rant here when you need a relief valve to let off a little too much steam.
Hugs and stuff,
Allie
