Women’s healthcare is suffering 🥀
I have numerous painful and disruptive concerns. Some reoccurring (and worsening). and some posing long term risk. Every time I have visited women’s health it is a fight to receive care.
When I speak to the doctor it’s a debate about my body and how it feels. It’s a fight to get a word in, it’s a fight to have a say in my own treatment. During a recent visit I tried explaining how the pain is becoming very disruptive to my life, my health and my ability to care for my family. She argued with me that insurance would not allow me have a hysterectomy. That is fine, but she refused to talk to me about if it would help long term, rudely told me to lay back and shoved two fingers inside me. (I was completely appalled!) The NA pulled my sheet down as the doctor kept talking unintelligibly and opened the door to leave with my laying there wondering what just happened.
So now I’ve had the usual bloodwork and ultrasound and I’m waiting for another appointment to discuss the results.
Every time it’s the same thing. Insurance won’t cover surgery because I’m not old enough, sorry you’re in pain, try this new birth control. Even with the heightened risk for cancer, there’s nothing.
I am tired of being in pain. Every time I say that is when the “professionals” start to tune me out. Whenever I try to advocate for my own body I am treated inferior.
It was my belief that women’s heath would be compassionate care but I believe it’s become the opposite. I’ll boldly claim that this over feminist movement went so far that women don’t even care about women. It’s a competition who is the bossiest and has the sharpest tongue. It’s like telling a man you have cramps. Like they don’t care or understand. Doctors care about insurance and pharmaceuticals, very knowledgeable in those aspects of the field, but when do we discuss our bodies? Our femininity that we share?
I don’t pretend to be an expert in healthcare but I do know my body and understand my reproductive system. We ladies should be able to help each other, not deny each others pain and discredit our personal understanding of our bodies. Speak to each other respectfully and listen. But lately I feel talking to almost any woman I’m not acquainted with I get attitude and belittling.
I remember a time feeling very connected to other women. Teaming up and kicking ass. Now I’m leery of approaching or speaking to another female. I have no need to compete. I would prefer to support.
As if it wasn’t difficult enough to have a uterus, now I can’t even trust another woman in women’s health to empathize or help. And I suppose I will have to be in pain until it cripples me, then perhaps someone will listen.
Oh ladies why can’t we be good to each other? 💋
When I speak to the doctor it’s a debate about my body and how it feels. It’s a fight to get a word in, it’s a fight to have a say in my own treatment. During a recent visit I tried explaining how the pain is becoming very disruptive to my life, my health and my ability to care for my family. She argued with me that insurance would not allow me have a hysterectomy. That is fine, but she refused to talk to me about if it would help long term, rudely told me to lay back and shoved two fingers inside me. (I was completely appalled!) The NA pulled my sheet down as the doctor kept talking unintelligibly and opened the door to leave with my laying there wondering what just happened.
So now I’ve had the usual bloodwork and ultrasound and I’m waiting for another appointment to discuss the results.
Every time it’s the same thing. Insurance won’t cover surgery because I’m not old enough, sorry you’re in pain, try this new birth control. Even with the heightened risk for cancer, there’s nothing.
I am tired of being in pain. Every time I say that is when the “professionals” start to tune me out. Whenever I try to advocate for my own body I am treated inferior.
It was my belief that women’s heath would be compassionate care but I believe it’s become the opposite. I’ll boldly claim that this over feminist movement went so far that women don’t even care about women. It’s a competition who is the bossiest and has the sharpest tongue. It’s like telling a man you have cramps. Like they don’t care or understand. Doctors care about insurance and pharmaceuticals, very knowledgeable in those aspects of the field, but when do we discuss our bodies? Our femininity that we share?
I don’t pretend to be an expert in healthcare but I do know my body and understand my reproductive system. We ladies should be able to help each other, not deny each others pain and discredit our personal understanding of our bodies. Speak to each other respectfully and listen. But lately I feel talking to almost any woman I’m not acquainted with I get attitude and belittling.
I remember a time feeling very connected to other women. Teaming up and kicking ass. Now I’m leery of approaching or speaking to another female. I have no need to compete. I would prefer to support.
As if it wasn’t difficult enough to have a uterus, now I can’t even trust another woman in women’s health to empathize or help. And I suppose I will have to be in pain until it cripples me, then perhaps someone will listen.
Oh ladies why can’t we be good to each other? 💋
