I'm so angry...

[kellinator]

My mom emailed me to have a look on the net at polycystic ovarian syndrome. Well, this explains at least some of my weight gain, my depression, and other assorted symptoms. This disease affects 6-10% of women, most of whom don't even know it.

Of course my doctor didn't offer anything useful. He doesn't care. How many of my male doctors have patted my shoulder and told me to eat out less when I tried to tell them something was wrong? It took my only female doctor to take me seriously.

Until the medical profession gets some enlightenment, I think I'll switch exclusively to female doctors.

Comments

[deza.livejournal.com]

The joys of the modern medical practice. Very seldom do doctors care about patients any more--it's all about quotas and spreadsheets, instead.

Now that you have something to work on, though, research, research, research! The more well-informed you are, the better able you will be to authoritatively demand the level of treatment you deserve. And you must make those demands--twice I've been diagnosed with cancer, and both times have been after I decided not to listen to my dr tell me it was nothing. You have to be responsible for your own health. Good luck, hon. {hugs}