Tag: doctors
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Becoming Your Own Advocate
People learn to trust whatever their doctor tells them. I’m not saying there are no trustworthy doctors, but it makes it hard for the more complex cases. This hardship comes in when realizing that you have to be your own advocate. It breaks the enchantment that thinking that this one specialist or doctor knows all,…
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To a True Badass
Big hugs. There’s so much I would love to share with you. Unfortunately there is only so much one can put in a letter from the future. I definitely don’t want to risk breaking the space-time continuum. This year has been really hard, and I know it felt like constantly getting kicked when you’re already…
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The Power of a Diagnosis
I walk into what feels like the millionth doctor’s appointment. I wait for the doctor to yet again start explaining the symptoms I’ve been dealing with for weeks to months now. So far it’s been the same story of passing me off to another specialist or just flat-out doing nothing. This waiting… it really kills.…