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The author doesn’t describe himself as stuck in the system at all. He has a diagnosis, it sounds like many doctors have tried their best to remedy his symptoms
by bluedevil2k 8y ago
The author doesn’t describe himself as stuck in the system at all. He has a diagnosis, it sounds like many doctors have tried their best to remedy his symptoms and found something that somewhat helps. If anything, he seems grateful for the medical system.
- throwawayooooo 8y agoThe author is female
- jachee 8y agoFor what it's worth, I believe the author is a woman. Interestingly, and anecdotally, I've noticed that auto-immune diseases such as the author's Crohn's, and my wife's Fibromyalgia/vasculitis seem to affect women more frequently than men. I can confirm firsthand that the author's major points are all things that have borne out since my wife's diagnosis. We've had good doctors and less-good ones; frustrating insurance dealings that seem to change year-to-year with no rhyme or reason; and supportive friends who may or may not actually understand.
- mnorton 8y agoThere's a fantastic book called "The Body Keeps the Score" that touches on some of your observations here.
- epmaybe 8y agoYou're not wrong, most autoimmune diseases are shown to have increased prevalence in women > men. However, we (maybe just me, I havent looked at recent literature) don't yet know if that is due to selection bias. Women are simply more likely to see a doctor for their health concerns.