MiriamJan 12, 2023

I am seeing yet another specialist this morning because I have thyroid nodules and my body has basically been doing weird shit since I gave birth at the end of 2021, and then it's been noticeably worse since getting COVID in September last year.

Shout-out to the dipshit receptionist at the endocrinologist office who made me fill out PAPER INTAKE FORMS even though I had done all the intake forms and pre-check in through MyChart. #spoonielife #chronicillnessfun

Show threadMiriamJan 12, 2023

As if that's not bad enough, he tosses my card back at me and just says, "Didn't work." And when he hands the clipboard to me he just tossed it at me and says, "Fill it out and give it to the nurse."

I get that 8:30am is early to deal with cranky and chronically ill people. But also, I don't like being treated like I'm ruining your day just by showing up.

Now I get to explain my entire medical history and why I'm not just a whiny fat lady to a new doctor. #spoonielife #chronicillnessclub

Show threadLeianora
@spacecasemir Oh! My! Gods! Hearing/reading things like this make me so! Furious! I have a friend whose psychologist actually told her that if she lost 35 pounds her pain wouldn't be so bad. She has POTS. BTW, she weighs 125 pounds and is five feet tall; not that that fucking matters. Her fucking psychologist!
Jan 12, 2023 at 3:17pmWeb
Show threadMiriamJan 12, 2023
@EJGilbert I hate that for her!! That is such crap. Losing weight is not a magic cure for everything!
Show threadLeianoraJan 12, 2023
@spacecasemir The fact that you empathize with her even though you are going through your own pain, frustration and anger is amazing and comforting.