• Newtra@pawb.social
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    11 months ago

    That’s some awful gaslighting.

    I have no idea how these people make it through 8-12 years of college without even getting their understanding of common diseases up to a wikipedia level.

    • Captain_Waffles@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, like it’s terrifying that people can go through a decade of education and training and still not have a grasp on some of the basics of their field. I expect to have to explain my migraine because I have a pretty rare subtype (like I’m the first person my neurologist has treated), but I shouldn’t have to explain why I can’t take a medication that says on the pamphlet “DO NOT TAKE IF YOU HAVE [CONDITION I HAVE]”. I’m not expecting every doctor to understand a neurological condition that affects less than 1 in 8,000 people, but I do expect them to accept that I do have it and not treat me like I’m being uncooperative for not being willing to risk a significant increase in risk of life threatening side effects.