Saw an ENT today who knew less than me about every single thing related to my care except "what sinus polyps look like." I really hate interacting with older male doctors like this because they will ALWAYS talk to me like I'm stupid, ALWAYS interrupt and talk over me when I try to give them information or explain something.
Guy says he doesn't think long covid is real. Says he has a buddy who worked at the CDC who says it's "overblown!" Oh, I see! You have a buddy! Geez! Here I was, subscribed to all of the advocacy and research groups for this and all related disorders, in multiple countries, so I can be completely up to date on the newest studies and literature from experts in the field, like some kind of chump! And you have a BUDDY. BOY IS THERE EGG ON MY FACE! Why didn't I think of that?! Oh! What a foolish and silly girl I am! I should have thought of being a condescending white man who "has a buddy!" Egg on my face for real!
I have become so radicalized about medical care at this point that I actually think specialists who know nothing about anything outside their very narrow area of study are useless. No one is a walking Nose. Patients are human beings with entire human bodies. This guy was skeptical that EDS is commonly comorbid with mast cell issues. I was like... yes. He said "well I haven't heard of that" as though that meant it couldn't be true, rather than that statement being evidence of his total ignorance of this field. White men are incredible. Utterly incredible. I was pleased to find that although my very mild tremor was bad enough that he noticed (it gets much worse in doctor's offices. weird how that works,) my reaction to his ignorance-expressed-as-skepticism was just pure contempt. No shame or fear at all. Just pure anger and disrespect. Progress! 🙃
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