Disabled people are the experts in our bodies. We know what we can and can’t handle, and often understand our conditions better than most healthcare workers.
Respect our autonomy & don’t force us to put our baseline at risk. Let us be partners in our care.
Respect our autonomy & don’t force us to put our baseline at risk. Let us be partners in our care.
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But that was before it was safer for the doctor to become the invisible man. It's safer for him litigiously, and I found it to be safer for my health. His absence works for us both.
Trust your disabled patients, we live in these bodies 24/7.
I screamed and cried all the way through it. The "doctor" (read: sadist) called me a baby.
I've had that test for my arms many times. They keep telling me "it's bad, but not bad enough for surgery." I asked when surgery became a factor, they said I was a tenth of a point off.
No advice, just acknowledgement. ❤️🩹