Yeah I’m left with so many questions. It seems like Brittney thinks Glory has been lying about everything, from small to impossibly large stuff, and if that’s true, then Glory also has the hugest balls ever, asking for all kinds of support on top of having lied so horribly - I guess it’s not impossible but that’s…

David Bowie? What’s the story? Never heard that one before.

I wash and pee after sex, make my bf wash before, I take cranberry every day and am obsessively hygienic and still get them several times a year. It’s something about my anatomy that makes me prone - prob the same thing for you. the only thing that works for me is AZO while I wait for a scrip to come through and I’ve…

I just FINALLY got a doc who will do this. What it took was a special appointment to discuss that issue exclusively, and faxing him all my records of previous UTIs and the treatment I was given. It’s a godsend please help yourself and find the right doctor. It’s so cruel to have to rely on urgent/emergency care.

Yeah I’ve done this too. I’m not saying these people did in fact have the engine running, but I once left the car running with the ac for an hour for a similar reason (unforeseeable circumstance) and I did not run out of gas or experience any other kinds of problems so the scenario is in fact plausible. I was only a…

Thank you. Upthread they are commiserating with her over this and I’m like um what? fuck off all of you

yeah and also... fuck them i really don’t care how much money they do or don’t make. if they don’t care about my time and money then i sure as hell don’t care about theirs.

You should be grateful that you even have medical care available to you, and that doctors are kind enough to share their “expertise”. A day’s wages and several thousand dollars is a small price to pay for a 15-20 minute audience, whether they help you or not.

Word. They are so, so much more important and just better than the rest of us.

They overbook on purpose for a variety of strategic reasons all aimed at allowing them to make the most money while working the fewest hours. At your expense.

Money well spent of course.

Absolutely. I do not allow loved ones to attend serious appointments without me or some other person there to act as an advocate. I’m gonna NOT start typing more stories and just pull my head out of this rabbit hole before I end up sitting here the next 6 hours!

I have early arthritis and I went to a specialist to try and get on top of treatment early. It was a SPECIALIST so I wasn’t expecting a crazy wait time. I told my work I’d be gone a couple hours. It was just me and one other person in the waiting room. My appointment was for 1130am. I waited hour after hour, getting…

Like, the first attempt at getting treatment is so frustrating and infuriating, not only do you give up, you start having revenge fantasies. It’s out of control.

I once had a doctor tell me I had HPV and admonish me to stop sleeping around because I had an abnormal pap smear. I did not have hpv, nor was I sleeping around - that bitch still got paid. But I’m literally only telling this story because it’s short. The really maddening shit takes too long to type.

This has been my experience too. Back problems, neck problems, nerve problems, etc. Doctors have failed me at every turn. My ex had a health issue that was life threatening and almost died. Her experience was the same, doctor after doctor was wrong and gave up until finally she got lucky, and had her problem been less…

It’s downright obscene. A person can wander into your hospital room, unbidden, ask how you are, tell you you’re doing great, and earn a 5 figure consultation fee.

Everyone I know who has the misfortune of having a serious illness has had to see many doctors often over the course of years in order to get a correct diagnosis, and treatment is an even more difficult road. Doctors do not listen and they never consider the notion that they may be wrong, nor do they ever seem to care…

Omg I am so sorry to hear that. And a doctor will calmly explain to you why patients should never be compensated, or even apologized to in situations like that. Then they will turn around and complain about how high their malpractice insurance is.

Ha ok. But seriously like thousands of dollars to tell you “hmmm... I don’t know. Good luck!” Eff it.