More and more patients are writing about their experience of living with illness. We have the possibility to know much more about patient’s inner lives, what it means to live with illness, and how patients manage their bodies and emotions than we have ever done before.

But how many of these accounts are read by doctors? Are they part of their curriculum?

I’m asking because I’m curious…

#chronicillness #patientadvocacy #medicalmastadon #medicaleducation #mecfs #LongCovid #fibromyalgia

@maddymul nothing will change until doctors are more educated in chronic illnesses. I’ve been told too many times by physicians and nurses that it was all in my head, that I should exercise more, eat better… Fibromyalgia may be invisible, but the symptoms are very very real to us.
@TheBalance I completely agree! Which is why I think doctors should read patient accounts as part of thier obligatory curriculum.