Chapter #6Dr. Ramsey by: BeeJay   On Wednesday, Mom took me to Eagan, to see Dr. Ramsey.
There was no doubt that I was changing. My hair was a good two inches longer than it had been just a few days before. My lips were a little fuller, too; kissable lips, I thought, looking at them in the mirror that morning.
When the nurse called me up, she measured my height. "Five feet, five inches," she said.
"He was five-six just a couple of months ago," Mom noted.
Next, she weighed me. I was a good fifteen pounds lighter than I had been before this started.
In the exam room, the nurse took my other measurements: my chest, waist, and hips. She didn't tell me what those were. Not that it would make a difference; I didn't measure them before.
A few minutes after the nurse left, a woman a few years older than Mom came in. "You must be John," she said, shaking my hand. "I'm Dr. Ramsey. You are embarking on an amazing journey."
"Thanks," I said. "Why did the nurse measure me like she did?"
"To check on possible changes you might not have noticed," she replied. "Like you didn't notice the difference in your height and weight, until the nurse told you. In this case, your waist is a little narrower, and your hips a little wider, than in most boys your age. Hop up onto the exam table, and we'll check on something else."
When I did, the nurse brought in an ultrasound machine. She smeared cold gel on my lower abdomen. Then, Dr. Ramsey ran a wand over the area. "Let's see what we can see... Ah, yes. There, on the monitor."
Mom gasped. "Is... is that... ?"
Dr. Ramsey nodded. "That, John, is your uterus. At present, it's about the size of a two-year-old's; it will grow as you change."
"How did John get this?" Mom asked.
"There is a rare gene. If your parents don't have the gene, that's it. If one parent has the gene, you won't change; however, you have a 50/50 chance of passing the gene to your offspring. If both parents have the gene, and both pass it on to you, you will change, as is happening to John."
"What do we do now, Doctor?"
"At present, you may continue to treat John as you have. However, you and John should discuss a new name; John is hardly a common name for girls."
She turned to me. "If you haven't told your friends about what's happening to you, you should do so; their help will be as beneficial to you as your family's."
She turned back to Mom. "Monday will be a week since the changes were first noticed; I'd like to see you again then. Please bring your other children; I'd like to test them for the gene."
We made the appointment, then went home.  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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