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RobinA

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68. Well, A Woman

Wed Dec 14, 2022, 09:33 AM

Dec 2022

doctor told me, upon my telling her that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer, that at least it wasn't the worst kind of cancer I could have. Now, normally "somebody else has it worse" is something that can help me with perspectice, but when I've been told I have a disease that could kill me, not so much.

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Women's pain is often dismissed by doctors [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2022 OP

"Passion?" Really? What a disgusting headline that demeans women and... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #1

It's disgusting. blm Dec 2022 #2

What a weird insulting way of saying pain oregonjen Dec 2022 #4

It was a stupid autocorrect typo. I fixed it. Nevilledog Dec 2022 #8

Nev, you did that so fast I thought my own eyes were at fault for a Freudian slip! Hekate Dec 2022 #43

Is the thread title a typo? Caliman73 Dec 2022 #3

Not passion. Pain. Solly Mack Dec 2022 #5

please correct the headline. the word "PASSION" is not in the orig headline or the entire article nt orleans Dec 2022 #6

I'd like to know if it was in the original headline, quickly edited though... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #7

Nah.... Just me missing the autocorrect. Mine is very stupid. Nevilledog Dec 2022 #9

I had to turn mine off, period. As for women's pain, no shit, Sherlock, & thanks for asking... Hekate Dec 2022 #10

Even women doctors can be dismissive of pain, wnylib Dec 2022 #30

In other news, water is wet. Seriously, we have all known this for decades. niyad Dec 2022 #11

When I was a teen I babysat for the kids of wnylib Dec 2022 #31

The amount of misinformation and deliberate lies in the male medical niyad Dec 2022 #50

Very true! raging moderate Dec 2022 #12

I believe the appropriate response MurrayDelph Dec 2022 #13

This is a feature, not a bug LittleGirl Dec 2022 #14

In this queue Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #33

I first heard about a thyroid storm last year. A friend's housekeeper niyad Dec 2022 #42

My Mother had graves and never told me LittleGirl Dec 2022 #62

My mom was overweight & looked more so because she had (ahem) really big breasts... Hekate Dec 2022 #48

I am exactly like your mother LittleGirl Dec 2022 #63

I sometimes wonder why they bother to ask us for a family history at all, when filling out forms... Hekate Dec 2022 #73

I had to go outside of the typical LittleGirl Dec 2022 #74

As to thyroid disease I was lucky - Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #60

This article reminds me of Dr. James Sims, the "father" of modern gynecology. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #15

Where have I heard the phrase....First do no harm? Is that medically related? Or car repair related? usaf-vet Dec 2022 #18

Horrible man! But have you heard of this? littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #58

Thank you! I did not know of this artwork, and it is absolutely amazing. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #65

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Stunning. Thank you so very much for bringing this to us. Would you niyad Dec 2022 #69

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I Have To Say RobinA Dec 2022 #16

Kickin' with DISGUST Faux pas Dec 2022 #17

Hmmmm Snackshack Dec 2022 #19

Get out more Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #35

Seriously??? Even in my extremely limited (thankfully unneeded) experience niyad Dec 2022 #44

I look forward to reading the book Hekate Dec 2022 #49

I am vrry much looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. I was so niyad Dec 2022 #51

Oh, yeah. I was told for years that my period pain "was normal and to take an aspirin" even though I catbyte Dec 2022 #20

That was my experience as well cate94 Dec 2022 #22

It's so frustrating and, frankly, dehumanizing, to know that something is really wrong but catbyte Dec 2022 #24

I have had a similar experience with endometriosis Luciferous Dec 2022 #32

Had a fricking ENDOCRINOLOGIST Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #36

I'm so glad you made it. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #59

My appendicitis was misdiagnosed as "mittelschmertz" i.e. painful ovulation... Hekate Dec 2022 #38

I read Padma Lakshmi's memoir and was shocked that she'd had terrible pain since the age betsuni Dec 2022 #40

When I was 16, one of my friends suffered as you did. She was told that she niyad Dec 2022 #46

Not just pain, pretty much everything Warpy Dec 2022 #21

We suffer from Hysteria doncha know? IcyPeas Dec 2022 #23

No Kidding Deep State Witch Dec 2022 #25

I was given a tricyclic antidepressant for my fibromyalgia, a low dose that would improve sleep... Hekate Dec 2022 #54

I Have Found RobinA Dec 2022 #67

I didn't make the connection at all until I literally felt the switch go off because it didn't... Hekate Dec 2022 #71

I Ballooned On Effexor Deep State Witch Dec 2022 #77

I don't know if this is unique to the West Coast, but my primary MD (as well as my previous one) HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2022 #26

Many groups may be included in the dismissal of pain complaints Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #27

Thank you for dismissing our concerns. Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #37

Sadly true Hekate Dec 2022 #39

I'm so sorry that happened to you. yardwork Dec 2022 #45

There are no words. . . niyad Dec 2022 #47

Well, A Woman RobinA Dec 2022 #68

I have Rebl2 Dec 2022 #28

When the doctor homegirl Dec 2022 #29

Suffered through almost 30 years of endometriosis berniesandersmittens Dec 2022 #34

The article ellie Dec 2022 #41

In what way? niyad Dec 2022 #52

The stories ellie Dec 2022 #55

Thank you. I hope you realize that the question was not meant to be flippant, niyad Dec 2022 #70

No offense taken at all ellie Dec 2022 #72

Thank God I was out cold for my egg retrievals. (shudder) Crunchy Frog Dec 2022 #53

No surprise here - and I'm one of the most assertive patients I know of. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #56

Men as well. Over the top opioid laws Cetacea Dec 2022 #57

It does not surprise me one bit. Texasgal Dec 2022 #61

Not just pain but basically everything Meowmee Dec 2022 #64

Recently my husband has a painful knee problem. betsuni Dec 2022 #66