Michael Ellis was at the doctor’s office with his mother Tammy. Over the last week Michael has gotten very sick out of the blue.
His symptoms were incredibly painful stomach pains and nausea. He could hardly keep any food down. He also was getting muscle cramps all over his body at random times.
He wasn’t showing any typical cold or flu symptoms so fearing the worst Tammy took her son in to the doctor.
Michael has just recently turned 18 and had just graduated high school last month. He was in rather good shape from all the soccer and basketball he played with his friends. He was scheduled to go to community college in the fall.
As they sat in the doctor’ office waiting Michael was clutching his sides in pain as today had been particularly bad. After a while their doctor came back in. She was a middle aged woman named Dr. Lake.
“Hey there Mike, Mrs. Ellis. So I got your lab results and X-rays back. Why....why don’t you both have a seat.” Dr. Lake said.
The look on Their faces showed a lot more worry now as Michael and his mother sat down and listened to Dr. Lake.
Dr. Lake put Michael’s X-Rays up on display showing his abdomen and internal organs.
“So Michael...The pains you are experiencing are not due to any kind of virus or infection. That’s the good news....The bad news is...What you are experiencing is due to your internal organs shifting around inside you. They are making room for a new organ that’s growing inside you...” Dr. Lake said.
The look on both their faces showed shock as Tammy spoke up.
“What...what kind of organs?” Tammy said already fearing she knew the answer.
“Well as you can see here it’s pretty obvious by the way they are moving. Michael is growing what looks to be a perfectly functional womb and female ovaries. I also got his blood work back and it seems his body is starting to produce rapid amounts of estrogen now which is pumping through his system....There is no easy way to say this....It’s second Puberty I’m afraid.” Dr. Lake said.
Michael looked on in horror. He had heard of it and learned about this condition in school but he never actually knew of anyone who got it.
Tammy couldn’t hold back her tears as she dealt with this shocking news.
“I know this isn’t what you both wanted to hear. I’m very sorry. However there is some good news. From what I can tell it seems to be a fairly safe gender transformation. Second Puberty can be very dangerous to some and the results can be hard to predict. I don’t see any cause for alarm with yours.” Dr. Lake said.
“No cause for alarm you just said I’m changing genders!” Michael said with an outburst.
“I know and I’m sorry. However please remember there are always those out there who have it much worse. What’s important now is how we handle your transition. This transformation will not be painless or easy to handle. I’m going to prescribe some medication to help with the pain. I also want to schedule weekly progress meeting so we can document your progress and address more concerns as they arise.” Dr. Lake said.
Michael and his mother sat there and listened as Dr. Lake explained what was happening to Michael and what they could expect. The news hit them like a truck as all they could do was nod and agree.
After picking up Mike’s new pain meds they could do nothing but share a silent car ride home as Michael contemplated what the future held for him.