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[–]Terfenclaw 64 insightful - 8 fun64 insightful - 7 fun65 insightful - 8 fun -  (7 children)

Who could've thought that denying biological reality would have life threatening consequences?

The first incident occurred when Whitley went for an ultrasound scan to investigate his kidney failure, and the technicians who were assessing him abruptly walked out. “All of a sudden, everyone in the room set their stuff down and just left,” he says. “I was like, ‘what's happening?’ No one said anything.” He was left alone for 20 minutes – and then told that he could go, and that they would call him.

Later, he listened in amazement as a doctor gravely informed him that he had a uterus – a fact that Whitley was, naturally, already aware of. “They said, ‘I think we understand the problem – you have a uterus and so that may be contributing to your kidney failure.’ I was like, ‘what are you talking about?’”

Wow, I would be MAD. Imagine trying to help this guy all this time to find out they'd been concealing vital information. What a fucking donkey.

[–]crodish 48 insightful - 15 fun48 insightful - 14 fun49 insightful - 15 fun -  (0 children)

I was like, ‘what are you talking about?’”

"You have a uterus."

"What is that?"

"It's an organ in your body. Females usually have one."

"But I'm not female. That's ridiculous."

"You're clearly not intersex, because there're no male organs. So. You're female."

"I'm a man!"

"I have a fucking MRI of your fucking uterus in my hand, stop wasting our goddamn time and resources!"

[–]fuckupaddams 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

How does having a uterus contribute to kidney failure?

[–]Terfenclaw 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not about the uterus specifically, but they explain a bit of the reasoning in the article

In Whitley’s case, the problem was how the severity of kidney disease is assessed. The usual protocol is to calculate a patient’s “estimated glomerular filtration rate” (eGFR), which measures the amount of a certain waste product in their blood and therefore shows how efficient their kidneys are at filtering it out. If the eGFR is below a certain level, it’s an indication that their kidneys are failing and they are eligible for a transplant.

There are several different lower limits for an eGFR, depending on things like a person’s weight, age, gender and race, which are intended to reflect the natural variation in the human body. Based on the female cut-off, he would have been allowed a transplant immediately. But he’s registered as a man on his medical records, and this meant his doctors used the male eGFR level. He wasn’t put on the list until he reached it – a decision that ultimately delayed the surgery by over a year, and very nearly cost him his life.

“It was really cute and awesome that I was treated as male, but in being this way, they didn’t necessarily take into account the body,” says Whitley, who points out that, though he has been taking testosterone for around 15 years, it’s a relatively small dose. “I was born female and I identify as male – they should have probably have set my limit as somewhere in the middle.”

[–]powpowpowpow 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think she had endometriosis and that can lead to multiple complications when not treated... I think so idk

[–]JasonCarswell 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

[–]dandeliondynasty 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Title should be: Delusional idiot lies to doctors, nominated for Darwin Awards

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This guy's fucking ridiculous. He never tells them he is trans then moans about the fact that they didn't figure it out???? Clearly they didn't know.

Later, he listened in amazement as a doctor gravely informed him that he had a uterus – a fact that Whitley was, naturally, already aware of. “They said, ‘I think we understand the problem – you have a uterus and so that may be contributing to your kidney failure.’ I was like, ‘what are you talking about?’”

Why the fuck wouldn't he say something here???? Dipshit brought this onto himself.