A small win
I went to the ER because my hernia is getting worse (I have to wait to see a surgeon) and the ER doctor came to me, said nothing changed, all the medial shit that feels dismissive then he said this: "Stomach pain is hard because we can't see it, but your pain is valid. You are in pain, it's real." My life would've been so much different if I had only heard those words before I turned 23
I went to the ER because my hernia is getting worse (I have to wait to see a surgeon) and the ER doctor came to me, said nothing changed, all the medial shit that feels dismissive then he said this: "Stomach pain is hard because we can't see it, but your pain is valid. You are in pain, it's real." My life would've been so much different if I had only heard those words before I turned 23