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The common denominator from all of them was that this kind of heavy menstrual cycle could go away the moment I had children. Since I'd decided not to have kids, I said, well, I'll live and die with this for the rest of my life.
They turned me away three times, and when I got to the head of pulmonology...she told me, 'I don't understand how they turned you away, we have to hospitalize, she's very sick.'
They would immediately give me a pregnancy test. I was like, why would you give me a pregnancy test if I'm telling you that my symptom right now is a sore throat?
My shoulder dislocates, I know how to put it back myself. I don't even go to the doctor anymore.
There have been many times where, like, my level of pain hasn't been taken seriously...I just assume that they think that I'm maybe exaggerating it. Or I'm just. Like, emotional.
What do I notice with my body regularly? Honestly I don't know, I'm not sure. I feel like maybe I'm not that conscious of it.
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