hey did you guys know that i will never have to use crutches again after my spinal surgery? and that i might not have to use my cane for much longer? and that i might even be able to RUN soon??? it rocks my world every time i think about it
remembering when a gay guy called me “girl,” paused, and then said “i mean girl in the non-binary way” then i told him i’m not non-binary and he said “ah.”
when i was 14 i passed what’s called a decidual cast from my uterus which was the size of my fist and i was literally screaming in pain. the ER docs were SO cruel to me and refused to give me pain meds because they thought it was a failed abortion and they wanted to punish me
my mom went by her middle name her entire life and when she was in a coma before she died the nurses kept calling her Elizabeth and i just wanted to scream
someone on the subway gave up their seat for me because of my crutches and some dude stole it before i could sit down and when everyone was like “hey man wtf” he just said “gotta be quicker” lmao the audacity
when i was about 14 i promised myself that i wouldn’t forget how completely powerless and isolating it felt to be a kid. i still freeze when i hear somebody walking outside my bedroom because my dad broke the lock off my door when i was a teenager
for YEARS i complained of back pain to my doctors and they said it was normal until i finally saw someone who took me seriously and i ended up having to have 13 vertebrae fused :)
Reddit is so horrifying bc you can go to a sub for people with health problems and see tons of people desperate for help, strategizing on how to be taken seriously, and then you go to a doctor sub and it's full of professionals talking about hysterical women and blue hair.