The problem with exercising a sense of humor with doctors is that, unless you've had the same doctor for a long time, the jokes sometimes fall flat. The problem is that, as seniors, we're already presumed to be feebleminded, stupid, or both.
When my hair was still long, I was assigned to a new doctor at the health clinic that I go to, because doctors tend not to stay long. She made a comment about my hair; I don't remember what, but it wasn't particularly insulting. I told her that I wasn't really transitioning, but that I had had cancer twice and, during treatment, I noticed that a lot of cancer patients were bald, so I thought that I'd minimize my chances of getting cancer again by growing my hair out. She looked at me seriously and began to explain that this wasn't how it worked.
When my hair was still long, I was assigned to a new doctor at the health clinic that I go to, because doctors tend not to stay long. She made a comment about my hair; I don't remember what, but it wasn't particularly insulting. I told her that I wasn't really transitioning, but that I had had cancer twice and, during treatment, I noticed that a lot of cancer patients were bald, so I thought that I'd minimize my chances of getting cancer again by growing my hair out. She looked at me seriously and began to explain that this wasn't how it worked.
