WalrusDragonOnABike

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 3 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic_hurricane_records#Most_intense

I'm seeing 5th and 6th according to wikipedia. But its really close and meteorologist probably knows more important context.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 10 points 1 month ago

I kinda wonder how many of those people are also not exactly cis. Like, are they trying to find examples of other "cis" people like them to try to pretend to be cis?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By having a good product, so people want to use it and need to top-up on new searches regularly as a result?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Texas. TBF, its not like my eye color is actually totally different from my listed color.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 15 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Up to 300 searches. I'm not asking for free. Just for it to not be a subscription. Just sell me 300 searches.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 1 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Signing up and logging in isn't a problem imo. I wouldn't even mind if I had to pay for searches, but I'm not going to make it a subscription service. Unless they add an option to do something like buy 1000 searches that never expire, its not something I'd considered. I do think they beat out competitors like google with their results pretty consistently though based on the trial.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Yes. Also eye color is listed (despite there being a photo, making it seem kinda unnecessary). Also technically self-reported. So my legal eye color might be different than my actual eye color.

I don't check my passport often, so I just assumed it would have that same kind of info.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 7 points 1 month ago

Makes sense. I've certainly forgotten to mention things before. Like, one time I forgot to mention sleep apnea because I was just at the ER for a broken wrist. Expected a couple of x-rays, a sling, an a referral to see an orthopedic surgeon on a weekday, and to be on my way so it just didn't come to mind; I don't think of a cpap as a prescription. Until they were talking about putting me on general anesthesia, so brought it up (without prompting). They switched to ketamine based on that info, so I managed to get out of unnecessarily being put all the way under and got an interesting experience for someone who doesn't really recreationally use drugs. But I scale how much I reveal based on what I deem relevant. But potentially starting a significant new medicine means I'm much more likely to give as much info as possible: even if it were to including admitting to taking something illegally.

“Oh, that’s my antihypertensive it’s to make me less hyper!” No, honey, it’s to make your blood pressure lower.

I had to re-read that a couple times because I was like "Wouldn't anti-hypertensive just mean the same thing as lowering your blood pressure? How were they wrong?" until I finally stopped glossing over the "make me less hyper" part. Pretty impressive level of misunderstanding of their own medications.

That may have been the first time they ever encountered a trans person on HRT

Perhaps. Pretty much all my other medicines were related to the medical conditions I have listed on my chart (which was the thing I was seeing a doctor for in the first appointment), so I can see why they'd be confused at first. Also my hesitation with mentioning the HRT might also bring more attention to it on accident. I did mention I haven't had a consistent pharmacy at the first appointment, so that might have been a red flag too.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 13 points 1 month ago (11 children)

The listed height on my driver's license (and probably passport?).

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't think that's bad. In this case, I thought it might have been semi-relevant for one of them and didn't want to hide that before starting a new medication (also an injection). In the second case, it was a virtual appointment with someone with my insurance company to get a gift card... so like they're already paying for it, so not really any point in hiding it. But like... I'm not gonna mention it at the dentist or an annual checkup.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Doesn't Abby's coming-out video (Philosophy Tube) mention how she'd get comments from viewers made comments about how they thought she was a good example of positive masculinity. Good luck with the eventual coming out!

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike 21 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Had two medical appointments today and both predictably asked for a list of prescriptions I'm taking. Decided to list E and spiro for both (usually I haven't)... both times the only prescription either nurse asked about was the E/spiro (and for the second one, I just listed off like 6 other prescriptions, perhaps mispronouncing some of them and never was even asked to repeat any of them).

The spiro, I can understand given its also used as a bloodpressure med and a diruetic. How many other uses are the for E in people with a "Sex: M" on their medical chart?

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