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I think this is just a trend everywhere but I've been very frustrated this week by how much admin work is being outsourced to me as the patient/customer.
My orthodontist tells me I can make an appointment with the surgeon. I call the surgeon. They tell me I need a new referral. I call the orthodontist. They do a referral. I call the surgeon. Referral didn't come through. They tell me about their special unique system we have to use. I call the ortho again and walk them through the referral. I call the surgeon. They say the referral was missing some details so they have to do it again. I call the ortho.
The insurance company calls me about repair shops. I give them the name of the repair shop which I already gave them yesterday. They say they're not in their system but I can use them, but I have to call the repair shop to ask them to contact the insurance company. I call the repair shop and they say the insurance company is supposed to email them.
I feel like at a certain point these constant fetch quests become unreasonable?? Is it too much to expect these groups to communicate with each other instead of making me run back and forth between them???
#if the referral is inadequate why don't you tell the referring doctor directly?#instead of waiting several days for me to call you and THEN saying it's wrong#and making me take care of it#don't get me started on the professionally threatening email I had to send the regional director#for her to FINALLY send us an email introducing our new manager who was supposed to start 4 days ago
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That goes to a spreadsheet list of doctors who will perform tubal ligation on anyone 21+, regardless of how many kids they've had or if they have their husband's permission.
And another thing: if you have vagina, and ESPECIALLY if you tend to fuck dicks, please PLEASE consider getting an IUD if you don’t want kids. We all know they want to ban abortion, but some people don’t know they’re also going after contraceptives. Rn access to contraceptives is protected by only a Supreme Court case (you know like what protected abortion), so that can go away. Contraceptives can be regulated to be in accessible or prohibitively expensive, but they can’t take an IUD out of your body (at least not in the foreseeable future). It’s good for sometimes 5 years.
I want to say this now because I was on the phone with a gyno for like 20 minutes on hold and only got a consultation today (which you sometimes need before they can schedule an appointment) because someone cancelled last minute.
I know people have had bad experiences with the IUD I know people have had excellent experiences. I’m going to document mine step by step so you know some things you can expect, if you’re thinking about it.
For context: i’m 25, have insurance through my job and live in a blue state, so my experience might be different/faster/easier etc. than yours.
#healthcare#birth control#iud#lgbtq community#reproductive rights#tubal ligation#sterilization#bodily autonomy#informed consent#reproductive healthcare#permanent contraception#family planning#pro-choice#medical autonomy#healthcare providers#reproductive justice#doctor referrals#gender equality#medical freedom#sterilization rights#patient choice#birth control options#reproductive access#gender-affirming care#tubal ligation access#women’s health#consent-based medicine#reproductive agency#sterilization advocacy#healthcare access
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#referrals#medical referrals#chronic illness#chronically ill#chronic illness humor#chronic illness funny#chronic illness memes#mecfs#fibro#fibromemes#doctor memes
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$app + top surgery fund + wishlist
#my job isn't scheduling me the hours i need to cover my ass this month so i would appreciate help <3#also- big news! thank you all for your help in funding my top surgery- i've finally gotten medicaid so i can finally talk to doctors who#can then give me referrals to surgeons!!!!!!!!!!#with any luck medicaid will help me cover some of it- which is my ideal as any money taken off the 8k sticker is money i Need for recovery#and time off work and food and bills and...#but i should be getting these things chopped in 2025! that's huge! i've been waiting about nine years for this...#i'll update in a post once i actually have a consultation lined up and especially once i have a surgery date#<3#this affects an uncountable number of things in my life for the better#queer nsft#t4t nsft#butch nsft#bd/sm community#dyke nsft#trans butch#t4t ns/fw#ftm nsft#butch bottom#trans ns/fw#trans nsft#tboy nsft#tboy ns/fw#transmasc#transmasc nsft#t4t dyke#fagdyke#dykefag#butch sub#bd/sm boy#bd/sm blog
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this disability pride month, stop making jokes about people in wheelchairs standing up or walking.
can I stand and walk? sure, for a short while and with pain. the consequences for trying to be out all day without a wheelchair are that I'll be in bed for the rest of the week, too tired and in too much pain to move.
but the government won't give me my own wheelchair because they have the same attitude as these jokes - I can stand up, so I don't need one. exercise is good for you, you should walk!
it keeps me trapped in the house, unable to do anything more than short stints anywhere without borrowing or hiring a wheelchair - one that causes me pain to sit in and relies on someone to push me (usually with difficulty), because they're not going to have a high-end chair for that sort of thing.
it's not a miracle that a wheelchair user can stand or walk. it's something we should aspire to see more often.
#disability#disability pride month#chronic fatigue#fibromyalgia#cfs/me#post exertional malaise#like fucking hell people we should really be long past this by now#why am I seeing these bullshit jokes on my dash in twenty fucking twenty three#i did a short walk to a cafe yesterday because I thought I was up to it#and my right leg has seized up#my ankle can barely take my weight and my hip won't move properly#also lol I almost certainly have hEDS but cannot persuade a doctor to give me a referral#in summary#stop being fucking dense#i would rather people who don't need mobility aids use them than have people struggle because they don't want to be seen as a faker#or have people think that you have to reach a certain level of severity before you need it#also if I had a wheelchair I would bring my cat with me more places but that's by the by
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Me on Friday at the doctor's office, nervously bringing up problems previous doctors have blown me off about in my last town. For the first time since moving here, I decided I'd give it a shot.
Me, hesitantly, after my general checkup: and, um, I was wondering about... a referral for ADHD maybe? I have the symptoms, so...
Her, surprisingly seriously: you have trouble concentrating? Memory issues, things like that?
Me: yeah, and losing track of my things, being disorganized, procrastinating even when I want to do something. I've been like this since I was a kid, and then there's just... all the anxiety that goes with it.
Her: definitely sounds like ADHD. Even when it comes to the anxiety, the two go hand in hand. You can't treat one without the other. I'll refer you to a psychiatrist. Once you have the ADHD diagnosis you can either stay with her for treatment or you can come back here and I can treat you for the ADHD and anxiety, and—are you ok?
Me, somewhat emotional over being taken seriously and not being told to just try harder and that I was lazy: uh huh, just... relieved
Her: ok, now. (Checks chart) I know you're just here for your wellness check and you haven't mentioned it, but I'm looking at your history of painful menstrual cramps and heavy periods. Have you ever been tested for PCOS?
Me: no. I tried to ask but... past doctors just told me to take advil and that... normal periods were like this sometimes.
Her: Well, they're not normal. I'm going to refer you to a gynecologist I trust, I want you to get tested for PCOS so we can see if we can fix—are you crying?
Me, absolutely crying: I'm sorry.
Her: don't be. I'm guessing no one's believed you before?
Me: ...no, they haven't.
Her: well, I do.
#literally crying just writing this#pasta life update#i now have multiple referrals to specialists#all it took was one doctor who actually listened to me
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beginning the long onerous process of potentially getting diagnosed with adhd wish me luck guys
#forcing myself to focus on working on my thesis has been like pulling TEETH so something needs to change#and I really want to know if getting medicated would help#but to get medicated. i must first be diagnosed.#and to get diagnosed. i need a referral.#but I have a phone consultation with a doctor today so hopefully i will get that referral soon!!!! ah!
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updating acquaintances on my health situation is just so awkward bc it's literally so bleak and there's no way to not make it sound bleak. hello person i dont talk to very often who heard through the grapevine that i am not well. thank you for checking in with me! so it's actually even worse than you imagined,
#did another round of doctor visits and now im waiting on some results and a referral or two it's soooooooo....................#i know the bloodwork will just come back normal as it did the last 2 times but a girl can dream. everyone manifest a horrible disease 4 me🙏#i do think ive found a specialist who might be able to help me now#but it's still been 6 months of watching my life pass me by i feel like that bitch from the yellow wallpaper#(ive never read it but i can imagine)#personal
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I started asking my ex pcp (derogatory) “Are you unable to do [insert testing/referrals that would maybe help get me closer to a stronger treatment/recovery plan], or is it your personal preference to not initiate these options?” And applying it to other doctors/medical workers and
It gets them to shut the fuck up and do their job real quick, because they don’t want the problems of me going to the Daddy Admin, and bitching about their blatant refusal to help me.
Anyway I’m getting more labs to check my levels 😛
#personal#also her mOTHER—#tw medical neglect#I hope they label me as difficult#I want you to hate me#why can’t they just admit they don’t want to do it#it isn’t that hard— they have to click a few buttons and boom: the referral is there#I do not like doctors very much!#disabled#cripple punk#chronic pain#chronic illness#ehlers danlos syndrome#arthritis#scoliosis#chronically ill#gi issues
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transitioning feels like the "navigating the american healthcare system" song
but also the legal system
#we go to the PCP and get a referral and call the doctor and realize we need a letter so we go to another doctor and get a letter and then-#realize that letter isn't official so we go back to the doctor and get a referral and get a letter from the other doctor and call up the#surgeon and realize our original referral expired and go back to the doctor and get another referral and call up the surgeon and get-#for next year then wait till next year and go to the surgeon and get sent to insurance and wait on insurance and come back to make an-#appointment and go to the doctor to get our surgery- then come back to the doctor week after week for a stupid appointment#and we go to get finger prints and wait for a background check#and we go to the county clerk and file a petition and wait for the petition and go to SSA to get a new card then go to the DMV to get a new-#license then go to the bank to change all my cards then mail my ID's to change my birth certificate then email my school to get a new ID and#FELLERS I THINK IM LOST
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So, I've been sick for a bit on and off with various issues and yet to be determined illness. I've been trying to write and stuff but it's rough.
Just a small warning that probably am not going to write a ton or read a ton for a bit. If you sent requests, I'm sorry :,) I will eventually get to them but like, probably going to be a minute.
This is just an update about my lack of activity, and a warning that I'll probably be less active for a bit still. I do love your fics and stuff, and I want to update mine, I just can't fight through the adhd/ dyslexia while also struggling with my stuff.
Prob will still do some art bc that's meditative for me and I can draw laying in bed at least.
Ok ramble over ✨
#my rambles#life#I have a few referrals for doctors but could be months before they actually call to make an appointment with me#Also keep trying to get back in for blood tests but they are closed at inconvenient times#Alas#DM me here or discord if you need me more urgently#<3
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#kirby#daily kirby#my art#digital#hal laboratory#nintendo#help me drawfee clip compilations#drawfee clip compilations help#(doctor says we gotta keep trying referrals for now)#(but I did emphasize that if this still doesn't get us anywhere we Need To Change Something)#(so. another month of holding on it is.)
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Hey y'all! Weird question time again! I will be having my first MRI in a few weeks (specifically, an MRI of my brain) and I know nothing about it except No Metal Allowed. I will not be getting the contrast dye on account of I kicked up a fuss about potential anaphylaxis* and the doctor was kind of like "fine but if we find anything and need a clearer picture you'll have to get another one" Do you have any advice/suggestions/things I should know about MRIs? *if, as several doctors have suspected, my weird allergies are MCAS there is a good chance I am severely allergic to the dye. Also I am a bit paranoid about injections in general because my allergic reactions to injections are waaaaaay worse than my reactions to food, pills, or environmental allergies
#the person behind the yarn#I just had to play appointment jenga#...that's not the game I'm thinking of what game am I thinking of???#I can't remember the name#I just had to call a bunch of doctors to reschedule stuff#because they scheduled my MRI for the one time in the next two months I absolutely cannot do#which is the same time as the hematology appointment that's taken like four months to get#and then I accidentally rescheduled the MRI for the same time as my allergy appointment and had to reschedule that#but everything is scheduled now! MRI and follow up appointment and hematology#okay the referral to an ENT has not gone through but I'm not really concerned about that one
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got some unexpected bad news at doctor and i stopped at a grocery store on way home to distract myself. but then i was just trying not to cry in whole foods so had to get myself a little treat to snack on to keep my face busy. so basically i can be pacified like a baby.
#specified whole foods bc its a treat just to wander around fancy products and that was my goal#the doctor was like heres a referral u need to make appt ASAP but its friday evening so no ones open and im away next week#so basically i have to be worried about this all weekend without being able to do anything
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Funny how doctors appointments always fall on the day you want to leave your house less than anything else in the world
#the first nurse was also nasty as fuck to the point I had to request a new one#i haven’t seen my doctor in years though that was nice and he put in a psych referral for me. and he told me he ran into my old dr who#i was super attached to at pride the other day.#which I was happy to hear cuz I haven’t heard about him for years
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"my child is fine" your child stayed up until 6am making a reclassification headcannon sheet for the majority of the Monster Hunter roster, including mainline and spin-off games, filtering out non-genetic variations and crossover specials, and identified over 9 subgroups in the flying wyvern category
And I haven't even covered the endemic life section yet
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