It’s sad that the system is like this, but I feel like a lesson I’ve learned is to keep asking and looking for providers until I find the one(s) who listen, believe, and support. Those careless/dismissive side remarks people make like “every little pain,” reallllly stick. I definitely have some quotes like that, that stick out: “Just try not to think about it for a while,” etc.

That, and we have to keep advocating for ourselves. Even if I have blind spots and biases too and some of the time don’t know what the heck my body is trying to tell me, I know my body best (or so my PT and my best doctors are always trying to remind me >_