I am learning, increasingly, that going to the doctor is not an appointment. It is a negotiation for resources.
One must adopt a negotiator mindset, not a patient mindset.
I cannot tell you how many people promise you that you can create any life you want with enough tenacity and hustle and grit and what most of them really mean is luck, inherited wealth, safety nets, a high income partner, whiteness, and an able body.
Medicine is all "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras", until your hoofbeats sound like Sjogrens, APS, MCAS, POTS, ME, dysautonomia, small fibre neuropathy, myositis, endometriosis, venous congestion, etc etc and then all of a sudden your diagnosis is ✨ anxiety ✨
“long waits, rationing, and inefficiency” is probably the most succinct description of my experiences with the US medical system, but with way less expletives than I would offer
Calling it ‘greed’ doesn’t change the facts: the ACA drove up costs and limited choices, hitting all Americans, including low-income families, with skyrocketing premiums. Government-run systems might work in smaller, less diverse countries, but forcing one-size-fits-all healthcare here would be a disaster. Competition drives innovation and quality, take that away, and you get the long waits, rationing, and inefficiency we see in socialized systems. The wealthiest country in the world should offer better options, not lock people into a failing system
I keep seeing people ask how millennials are the only people who can see through the online bullsht. And I’ll tell you how. Bc we didn’t always have the internet but once we did, every single school paper needed 10 reliable website sources and none could be Wikipedia or a dot com
I’ve said this so many gd times.
Brain fog is so insultingly cute and complacent compared to the reality.
If we’re gonna use pseudoscience terms Brain Waterboarding is much more effective.
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@NjbBari3 @duskywhalerkate The thought process involved in being cognizant that my brain isn’t functioning properly is one of the hardest things for me to wrap my head around.