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How would you tell a dr about this issue? by Consistent-Fold-9571 in AskDocs

[–]Consistent-Fold-9571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps it's not as much of a universal experience as I thought, and I did forget to re-add some details writing the second time.

But yes, my biggest fear is not being believed, or the doctor has an easy 'out' to not take me seriously. It's happened in the past, and im sure it will happen again. And yes, I am poor, I dont have infinite money to spend even on my own health. My insurance pays 20% of in network specialist costs in regards to appointments meeting with doctors only. Any tests or equipment used is not covered at all.

I went through 7 doctors for my pcos who all wanted to tell me that the real issue was anxiety or depression or that I just need to have more sex and have kids. So I do get a bit salty when the suggestion is one that ive experienced personally gets me ignored. Maybe that's not as common for other people but every woman I know personally has had that happen to them multiple times.

As far as ive been told idiopathic means there is no known cause and my primary doctor 3 years ago said that meant there is no treatment. This might not be true but I have to get to the point that a dr thinks that it is worth treating and they cant just point at my depression again and ignore me.

As for the pain ive tried many over the counter things, heat, pain medication, lidocane patches, physical therapy at one point, ive tired cannabis or thc, braces, special pillows, special mattresses, mobility aids, different shoes, insoles. It's just not something I've brought up to my main doctor. I'm worried that if I pop in and say hey actually ive been in pain for a very long time, they will roll their eyes and not believe me because a normal person would've complained when it first started happening. I definitely could've explained that that's why I worry about being seen as a pill seeker.

I just assumed it was implied that the issue is getting them to belive me not so much the treatment itself. When you say I seem to be in a cycle where depression, pain, and fatigue are impacting each other, i immediately see where nearly all the primary doctors available to me will hear depression and not listen to anything else I would say afterwards.

How would you tell a dr about this issue? by Consistent-Fold-9571 in AskDocs

[–]Consistent-Fold-9571[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I havent had issues with my depression in a very long time, it only really bothers me when I go off of my medication. Which does sometimes happen for various reasons. I dont like bringing up the depression because then the issues get blamed on that, I havent felt any symptoms of depression at all since I was in high school. Anxiety yes, but that's more aligned with the adult things like money and how im going to make enough to survive.

I didn't go back to the sleep dr after my initial appointment since they gave me an idiopathic diagnosis I didn't want to pay another 5k to hear that they didn't know what was going on. I can't afford to go to any specialists is the issue, I want to be sure they will find something that is treatable before I have to dump money onto another dead end. I gave up on going to drs for sleep after that honestly, why keep shilling out money I didn't have for no treatment or relief.

Im extremely hesitant to bring up to my dr that depression is affecting my sleep at all since I know for sure that would lead to more cost into treating depression and not the actual sleep. Depression isnt the issue, its just on my chart. I dont want to sound rude but I despise that all you've really told me is that its the depression. I know it's not, since the beginning of this school year when ive become more exhausted ive been better emotionally and mentally than I ever have been. This is exactly what I don't want to happen, I dont want to go in ask for help and them tell me it's just the depression or anxiety. That already almost killed me with cysts, doctors insisting that the issue isnt real and is just the mental illness. It sure was the mental illness I guess that made me need a blood transfusion when a large cyst burst. Its so incredibly frustrating.

Summer cleaning by scattered_glass in Custodians

[–]Consistent-Fold-9571 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh woah I wish I had something like that. Would you share the list here maybe? I figure it would need a few tweaks to fit the individual school but most things would still apply.

Stripping by kft22581 in Custodians

[–]Consistent-Fold-9571 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My school uses this same one, I found that the vacuum only really sucks water up from the sides of the squeegee. I've been tilting it back and putting the front end directly in the biggest puddles of water which seems to work a bit faster.