Advocating for My Health: Struggling to Find a Balance

Be demanding. I wasn’t insistent about my symptoms with my rheumatologist. I was in such pain and she would dismiss it and tell me to talk to my psychologist. Turns out she completely missed my correct diagnosis. I was getting worse by the day entirely bc she wasn’t listening and I wasn’t advocating for myself. Interestingly, a few months later this same doctor got angry at me for messaging her a question through my chart (I had strep and didn’t know if I should stop the immunosuppressant). She told me she wouldn’t be my doctor bc I asked too many questions! Doctors should welcome thoughtful questions if they don’t it’s a red flag. They’ll fail you later. This disease is too serious to not tell your docs just what’s going on.

Hey there! Lifestyle, holistic, and functional clinics typically have physicians who are validating, helpful and if they don’t have answers will at least point you in a direction with resources🤗 what kind of care are you open to, and what have you tried?