First time posting on this app since I downloaded it yesterday: A bit worried how it'll all turn out but I've seen good things so far:
I wanted to start with fibromyalgia because I want to approach possibly my therapist or PCP about access to mobility aids if I would need them in the future- since, often I consider getting them but I never know where exactly to start.
Issue is: A lot of family members, namely my parents, don't like the idea of mobility aids, especially because I've never used one before extensively [Excluding injuries + the like] and they've seen me do "Just fine without one"
And because of my fibro and just, massive amounts of pain my body is in on a day to day basis, I can't easily get a job, even if I were recommended one by a doctor, I'm not 100% sure they would get it for me.
My parents are boomers: I don't mean that in the meme-y/insult way [Even if they do fall under that catagory], I mean that they were born in the baby boom generation: Both of my parents are over 60 and.. their ideas of physical and mental health often and frustatingly reflect that; They don't like to admit that things have changed, and they have a hard time adapting to things going on now that would have been taboo in their time. Example being;
I'm a gay transguy, I've identified this way for 4-5 years now. They still don't call me by the correct name or pronouns.
all of that being said: It's hard to find recommendations for physical and even mental health when, it's not 100% certain that anything will be done even if that advice is recieved. if that makes sense.
Anyways: This app seems cool so far, even if I may get too much into detail, been told I do that a lot