A3. Yes. If I ask not to be given pain meds (because I want to know a root cause) then no other option is presented.
If I ask for them I'm treated like an addict- by people who forget that addicts also need addiction treatment & so are ALSO patients. #MedTraumaChat
If I ask for them I'm treated like an addict- by people who forget that addicts also need addiction treatment & so are ALSO patients. #MedTraumaChat
A3. People don't get how awful it is to be in pain 24 hours a day, every day. To not be able to sleep.
Or to be able to sleep but not get rest from sleep. Because pain.
#MedTraumaChat
Or to be able to sleep but not get rest from sleep. Because pain.
#MedTraumaChat
A3. And to know that one little pill a day, or a joint is all that stands between you being in poverty & unable to earn a living? And a decent income.
#MedTraumaChat
#MedTraumaChat
A3. Doctors and nurses being ableist affects me adversely.
As does the added dimension of being a woman.
And a black woman.
And a black person.
All with their own racist, sexist or #misogynoir flavors of ableism.
#MedTraumaChat
As does the added dimension of being a woman.
And a black woman.
And a black person.
All with their own racist, sexist or #misogynoir flavors of ableism.
#MedTraumaChat
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