Hahaha good point. I didn't notice that contradiction of my name and attitude. I'll keep a closer eye on that next time.

I'm sorry to be adding to the pile-on here, but it seems to me that the problem is that you've got it backwards. The excerpt that you posted from Endofund is not saying that endometriosis is being diagnosed instead of appendicitis/fibroids/STIs etc, but rather the opposite. That it's actually difficult to get an…

Trust me, I'm familiar with all of those and do call people out for using them in my presence. I take GREAT offense to the idea that this is an acceptable way to cope. I am an OT in acute care and I work with people on hospice with some frequency. I am not cynical at all and respect my patients, both to their face and…

Sorry, I wasn't trying to pile on. I've had one of those "garbage can" disorders —and even with some shitty MDs— I've never had an MD say that to my face.

Do you first think, "Oh, endomitriosis?"

(A bit long, must have touched a nerve....) I get that it's complicated. I understand that doctors see a lot of stuff and deal with a lot of stuff most people never think of. They probably hear a lot of crap. That they are largely over worked, and probably over-tired. That they can't control their staff, and people…

Yeah, I could cut him some slack if he was a fulltime physician with little to no media experience, but he is media trained and his sexism was showing. I would hope it kills his media career (or at least Celebrity Rehab), but another will just rise to take his place.

I agree. But I think it's a teensy bit disingenuous to pretend that this language doesn't occasionally indicate, or reinforce, a less than caring mentality. For example, I've heard excellent, caring teachers in the privacy of the teachers' workroom say, "That kid doesn't have ADHD. He's got BRAT." But reaching the…

While I understand what you are trying to explain, it doesn't make that language acceptable no matter how much a doctor works with real people and real problems. In my profession (teaching) which is held in far less esteem than your wife's profession, we also have dismissive and pejorative phrases for our clients. …

It's okay, it's better than the anti-Semite that had his round with me over the weekend. At least these are legitimate grievances.

Part of the reason why people react so strongly is because they've been told before it's not a problem, it's not real, you're just a sensitive whiney woman. To have someone go on TV and basically say ya it's crap, is really harmful to anyone that's had trouble getting an answer. I'm not saying it's easy to diagnose.…

"Both."

The restructuring of voting districts is really getting out of hand.

Sees map. Jerks off.

What's red and red and read all over?

red won.

"Wait, so the ball is everywhere, or nowhere?"

"See, I knew what I was doing."

I'm color blind... can someone help me decipher this chart?

So, Roll Tide, then?