doctors dismiss womens pain so often and with such regularity that I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. Almost all of medical research is done in regards to how it affects a white male, neglecting to take into account differences between that of a white man and literally everyone else.
additionally this is another symptom of Americas sexism, which is just as prevalent than its racism. the fact that black men got the vote before white women did should tell you how little conservative republicans think of their “better halves.”
I have to fight every time I am suffering. It’s ridiculous.
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Bad cramps; must be normal period pain… Nope! Severe Endometriosis that required surgery.
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Exhausted all the time; must need to exercise more… Nope! Narcolepsy!
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Joint pain and weakness; you could afford to lose 10lbs… Nope! Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Passing out going from heat and movement; change your diet and drink more water… Nope! Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
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My feet are always freezing; wear more clothes… Nope! My veins are literally leaking (found this out on the 30th)
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Headaches where I blackout and slur words; must be hormones or poor nutrition… Nope! Hemiplegic Migraine Disorder and TIA(mini strokes)
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Getting spacey, dropping things, memory issues; must be a hypochondriac… Nope! Seizures.
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I fought for 7 years to get sterilized because my health problems are genetic and was told I was too young to make that decision (at 24) and that my ex husband might change HIS mind about wanting kids so they wouldn’t do it.
I’m so sick of doctors not listening to me because I’m a woman who is not even remotely fat, but has a pronounced hourglass figure. (Size H chest)
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What I think is more serious and affects all sexes and races equally is doctors dismissing all medical complaints if you are overweight. It’s like it’s the only thing they can focus on and their only thing they will talk about until you lose the weight
People just completely lost track of what “mildly infuriating” meant, maybe because there’s no venue for r/IncandescentRage (who would want to mod that?).
It’s like when the tiles in the floor are crooked, and it’s making you angrier than it ought, lady, that’s mildly infuriating. This? You need to sue this motherfucker, so the settlement pays for the hopeless surgery you’re about to have, for fuck’s sake. This is not mildly infuriating, you should be screaming and punching the walls.
Who else saw a space ship going into space??
I see it now and I can’t unsee it
I know someone who has been having all sorts of medical problems for the last few years. In and out of ER every few days sometimes, always got discharged with “idk”
They finally did a biopsy and It came back cancer.
They’re probably fucked with mets as it took so long to diagnose. No full body scan yet but it’s not going to be good.
Fuck cancer.
I’ve never tried this, but advice I’ve seen online is if your doctor won’t order testing, ask them to note in your chart that they are declining testing. Apparently the implicit threat of a lawsuit if they’re wrong is enough to kick at least some of them into CYA mode.
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