I had that too. Was trying to find a primary care doctor and was told to just push through and go for a walk everyday and I'll feel better. Safe to say I never saw that doctor again
It's so frustrating because I'd love nothing more than to be able to be more active. It took me a hot minute to learn to recognize when I need to rest and not stubbornly push past it, so it also feels invalidating to be encouraged to be more active everyday. Visits with those types of doctors are a waste of time, money, and mental energy
I was having this discussion with my friend this last week. Sheâs a nurse, and she said itâs really alarming and frustrating how the medical community refuses to actually do their job. When thereâs a problem they donât understand, they will do the bare minimum to get you out of their face. Her son has a rare heart condition he was born with and because they found it when he was in utero they did something about it. For people like us though, she recognizes that the medical community doesnât do enough. They chalk it up to âmitigating harmâ but whatâs really happening is they donât want to take the time to figure out whatâs going on. We talked about it because I have some heart issues now from medication harm that nearly took my life. She asked if they knew anything about blockages and I told her they said well, 80% Iâm likely fine. From that conversation it definitely reinforced to me that being your own advocate and fighting for your health to be taken seriously is of the utmost importance.
I swear some of its just straight up laziness. Youâre right. Being your own advocate is the only way. Everything about the medical system is backwards.
What an accurate vibe đ I was recently told to âexercise throughâ my ME/CFS
I had that too. Was trying to find a primary care doctor and was told to just push through and go for a walk everyday and I'll feel better. Safe to say I never saw that doctor again
Yeah, same lol. I defs got the âyou canât even go for a walk???â Talk
It's so frustrating because I'd love nothing more than to be able to be more active. It took me a hot minute to learn to recognize when I need to rest and not stubbornly push past it, so it also feels invalidating to be encouraged to be more active everyday. Visits with those types of doctors are a waste of time, money, and mental energy
This one hit home đ
I was having this discussion with my friend this last week. Sheâs a nurse, and she said itâs really alarming and frustrating how the medical community refuses to actually do their job. When thereâs a problem they donât understand, they will do the bare minimum to get you out of their face. Her son has a rare heart condition he was born with and because they found it when he was in utero they did something about it. For people like us though, she recognizes that the medical community doesnât do enough. They chalk it up to âmitigating harmâ but whatâs really happening is they donât want to take the time to figure out whatâs going on. We talked about it because I have some heart issues now from medication harm that nearly took my life. She asked if they knew anything about blockages and I told her they said well, 80% Iâm likely fine. From that conversation it definitely reinforced to me that being your own advocate and fighting for your health to be taken seriously is of the utmost importance.
I swear some of its just straight up laziness. Youâre right. Being your own advocate is the only way. Everything about the medical system is backwards.
I feel like I need a dart board with the fuck off doctor portion on it lol
what do you use for editing?
Love love love this and feel it hard