Hearted Youtube comments on Chubbyemu (@chubbyemu) channel.
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Honestly, I have learned so much about when to advocate for myself from chubbyemu videos. Iāve finally learned when something is āwrong.ā Which sounds stupid, but in 2016, a doctor told me I just had a head cold and gave me amoxicillin and sent me home. But Iād had pneumonia, and went septic, and only went to the ER after a week, when the pain had become so bad that I was only sleeping two hours at a time after taking a powerful muscle relaxer. I nearly died because a doctor had downplayed my pain and I trusted them because I didnāt know betterāI just assumed I was being dramatic.
Cut to now, when I finally got a rare diagnosis of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency after demanding multiple referrals and second opinions and tests. (Lmao still fighting the insurance to cover my enzymes, but so it goes.)
Itās honestly ridiculous how many times doctors go for the quick diagnosis, but on the other hand, I get itādoctors are incredibly overworked, which is its own big problem. Itās what makes it so important that patients learn how to advocate for themselves. I ended up putting together a huge health record document of all my symptoms and my history of medications and diagnosesāall so that I could ensure every doctor who worked with me had all the information that I have.
Iām so glad itās a skill I picked up. Iām well on my way to treatment for a relatively rare condition, and all because I finally learned how and when to put my foot down.
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