Today, after months and months of trying to get my blood pressure back up to normal, and try to get back to optimal health, my doctor told me I'll never get better for the rest of my life. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was told by a doctor in no uncertain terms that, with all of my mental and physical health conditions and personality disorders, there is, "absolutely no way I can possibly live a normal life, unless a miracle occurs." Well, I guess I'll just go fuck myself, then. FML
Today, after three years of being in physical pain, which affects my health and daily life, I was told it's an undiagnosable condition that I'll have to deal with for a long time, as there are no answers and no fixable solution. FML
Today, I sat in my doctor's office and broke down, crying and shaking, with a blood pressure of 190, getting off my chest everything that has gone wrong in my life lately. To which the doctor, well into her sixties, replied, "My goodness, I've never met anyone with so many problems!" FML
Today, I had a conversation with my doctor about how I am neurologically incapable of feeling happiness like a normal person, and he doesn't know what to do about it. His words, not mine. FML
Today, I visited my new doctor, hoping that he would be able to figure out the cause of the pains I've been having for years. He told me there's nothing he can do, that half the drugs out there cause cancer anyway and that I should look into homeopathy. Great. FML
Today, my doctor told me if my blood pressure gets any higher, he could use me to reinflate the air in his tyres. FML
Today, after establishing that we have no idea what's wrong with me, only that it's chronic pain, my doctor informed me that even though I've been dealing with increasingly worse symptoms for years, I'm not a "good applicant" for pain medication. FML
Today, I went to see a doctor due to some gastric distress I have. I came out with directions to buy a blood pressure monitor, I'm prohibited from doing sports, and have a possible diagnosis of arterial hypertension which I am way too young to have. FML
Today, my doctor got my blood test results from the lab. He looked at me gravely and told me I had just weeks left to live. After I started hyperventilating and crying, he burst out laughing and said he was kidding. He then prescribed me some iron tablets and sent me on my way. FML
Today, my doctor died. Last week, after a check up I'd had because I was worried about a cough, he told me not to worry because I was as healthy as he was. FML
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FluffythePink 23
🫂 It's a bitch. I used to be a martial artist, loved hockey, gymnastics, could beat the boys at most things (except peeing up a wall) but my lower spine started crumbling and other things started to build up... It's a hell of a kick in the guts that takes a lot to accept. You have to find your new 'normal'. For everything you can't do anymore, you have to find something to replace it with and learn not to hate your body. The anger and frustration will just eat you away from the inside and it achieves nothing (unless you are a masochist). You have to basically let yourself grieve your old ways and move on to new ones. It isn't easy but it's more than worth the effort.
MissCadaverous 11
Same happened to me when I got my Crohns diagnosis when I was 10. It was downhill from there. I'm 31 now and it's a constant battle for my health. Just stay on top of things as best you can. Good luck OP.
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FluffythePink 23
🫂 It's a bitch. I used to be a martial artist, loved hockey, gymnastics, could beat the boys at most things (except peeing up a wall) but my lower spine started crumbling and other things started to build up... It's a hell of a kick in the guts that takes a lot to accept. You have to find your new 'normal'. For everything you can't do anymore, you have to find something to replace it with and learn not to hate your body. The anger and frustration will just eat you away from the inside and it achieves nothing (unless you are a masochist). You have to basically let yourself grieve your old ways and move on to new ones. It isn't easy but it's more than worth the effort.
MissCadaverous 11
Same happened to me when I got my Crohns diagnosis when I was 10. It was downhill from there. I'm 31 now and it's a constant battle for my health. Just stay on top of things as best you can. Good luck OP.
d j mom 9
that's what second opinions are for.
Yudith 28
At least you don't have to inject yourself with expensive blood thinners that leave you as bruised as a domestic violence victim (three months was enough for me, Thank God). Like the other said, find your new normal, and love yourself.