Went To My General Practitioner And Suddenly Got Diagnosed With Post Covid And Cfs. After He Had Not

doctors hate her! This woman is experiencing symptoms that might point to a health problem and wants doctors to do something about it

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When talking about disability and chronic illness, people don't understand that happiness isn't optional. Humans have a fun meter in their brain just like the sims, and that doesn't change for disabled people.

I love recognizing limitations and accommodating myself when I can, but at the same time, I WANT to do things for my own happiness. I WANT to cosplay at an anime convention, even if that means I won't be able to walk for 3 days. I WANT to go canoeing with friends, even if that means I'll be sick for 2 months after. I want my room to be clean and I want to decorate my space and I want to go have fucking fun in the real world and not just video games for once.

And when it comes to instances of stuff we do purely for fun, people still talk down to us and give us the "know your limits" speech like us having fun exists in the same context as breaking our bodies for the sake of capitalism. It's not the same thing. Quit shaming disabled people for doing shit. Let disabled people chose informed risk for the sake of fun and happiness. Fun and happiness are not optional.

who up experiencing emotions they can talk to no one about

me: ive been bedbound for six months

dr: have u tried getting up?

me:

dr: being upright is good for u to prevent deconditioning

me:

dr:

me: it was in fact the first thing i tried

hi, i want to share stuff about my life with chronic migraine and other health struggles. i'm still in the process of getting diagnosed for the latter, but strongly suspect that it's mecfs. a few weeks ago my condition got worse and i feel very isolated so here i am.

Your friends and family with chronic pain aren't doing well.

Yes, even the ones that say they are.

Yes, especially the ones that are complaining and lashing out already.

Chances are high that however bad they will admit things are it's actually worse. By a lot.

We're conditioned to be "okay". If we're breaking down at non scheduled times we aren't coping well. I promise.

Your sibling/partner/bestie/parent who is breaking down without preamble on a Tuesday is suffering. Be kind. We're sorry.

Doctor calls you with your bloodwork results and just says “I’m really mad at you” and then hangs up

Anyway,

You deserve family who try to understand your illness.

You deserve family who try to accommodate your illness.

You deserve family who respect your decisions regarding your illness.

You deserve family who nicely listen to you vent about your illness.

PLEASE HELP A DISABLED PERSON

I had a fainting episode from my POTS. I have a broken nose, stitches on my nose and the inside and outside of my mouth, a concussion, a sprained neck, and an injured tooth and tailbone

My husband has to stay home with me, and we have so many bills including medical bills and medical supplies that we need to buy. If ANYONE can help, thank you so much.