• Drusas@kbin.run
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    6 months ago

    Figuring out chronic illnesses. If you’ve got something other than the “basics” like diabetes or arthritis, it’s a shitshow that can take years, a dozen or more doctors, tens of thousands of dollars, and endless medical tests.

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      6 months ago

      “Are you sure you’re not making it up”

      The medical system is not kind, my diagnosis was all of 5 minutes and almost definitely wrong. That was after fighting with my GP to get a referral to the right specialist…

      I reckon the worst part of a chronic illness is when you don’t realise it’s abnormal, I just assumed everyone else was just as tired and sore as me.

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      6 months ago

      Agreed. I’ve spent like half my life on this stuff, and nowadays medical stuff is practically all I do.