Great, I had never thought of this before!! I am going to have to talk to my one of my BFF's with PCOS and make a pact to look out for one another if that ever happens!!!
first time i went into hospital I was 17 or 18 and was in overnight after having a laparoscopy to diagnose my pcos.. I had growth on my face and hoped nobody would notice, but the other women in the ward were busy with their own recovery to notice my hair growth.. even when i got home i didnt bother shaving as i was too tired..
When i moved away from home at 19 to begin my nurse training i told my friends in the group i was in, and none of them was aghast with horror at the fact i was hairy and had to shave... then i used to shave my face and legs which took hours to do.. never had a problem with boyfriends and if they did notice any hair they never said anything (and i was hairier than most of them lol).. only one guy commented "you have a hairy butt" and it didnt put him off.
I am sure for some men it is quite a turn on, and wouldnt bother them as much as cysters think it would..
Whenever i had to go into hospital i always had a razor and electric razor with me so that i could do my face (rest of body hair stayed put if it was there), and my best friend knew that if i couldnt do it she would do my face for me...
My problem now is if i go into hospital is where to put me now that i am transgender.. outward appearance is male as i have a male build, grow my beard and have a deeper voice and a male name, so by that reasoning i should be put in a male ward or bay... but from the neck down (albeit a hairy body), I am still female bodied so shouldnt be in a male bay and in a female one... even before i came out as trans and i was in a female bay everyone thought i was a guy in a female bay, even a couple of the dr's walked past me because they thought i was a guy, then they came back and thought my friend was me lol !!!! side room would be the ideal place for me but to get a side room is like finding gold dust as they are always in need for infectious patients...
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45(feels like 99 some days)
Dx - pcos 1982
Dx - diabetes 2 1999,
Tx - metformin slow release 2000mg. Insulin 5 times a day
Loads of other medications.
------------------------------- What is a friend?A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Aristotle...
first time i went into hospital I was 17 or 18 and was in overnight after having a laparoscopy to diagnose my pcos.. I had growth on my face and hoped nobody would notice, but the other women in the ward were busy with their own recovery to notice my hair growth..
I think that's a very valid point -- people have a completely different perspective of things in hospital. However, I suppose the point is that visitors to the hospital may not be quite so laid back about things and may be a bit shocked at being confronted when the friend they're visiting has an obvious moustache or beard that they haven't seen before.
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When i moved away from home at 19 to begin my nurse training i told my friends in the group i was in, and none of them was aghast with horror at the fact i was hairy and had to shave... then i used to shave my face and legs which took hours to do.. never had a problem with boyfriends and if they did notice any hair they never said anything (and i was hairier than most of them lol).. only one guy commented "you have a hairy butt" and it didnt put him off.
I am sure for some men it is quite a turn on, and wouldnt bother them as much as cysters think it would..
I don't think the guys are the problem -- those who know that I shave every day haven't been at all shocked -- and I think all of them have seen me with at least a day's moustache and beard stubble about as heavy as their own. It's the reaction of other women that I'd be a lot more worried about.
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Whenever i had to go into hospital i always had a razor and electric razor with me so that i could do my face (rest of body hair stayed put if it was there), and my best friend knew that if i couldnt do it she would do my face for me...
A lot of nurses will help patients shave if the patient can't do it themselves. And on "mixed" wards they're generally much more geared up for that sort of thing.
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My problem now is if i go into hospital is where to put me now that i am transgender.. outward appearance is male as i have a male build, grow my beard and have a deeper voice and a male name, so by that reasoning i should be put in a male ward or bay... but from the neck down (albeit a hairy body), I am still female bodied so shouldnt be in a male bay and in a female one... even before i came out as trans and i was in a female bay everyone thought i was a guy in a female bay, even a couple of the dr's walked past me because they thought i was a guy, then they came back and thought my friend was me lol !!!! side room would be the ideal place for me but to get a side room is like finding gold dust as they are always in need for infectious patients...
And what's the reaction of the female patients on the ward? And the nursing staff?
