“At the same doctor’s appointment I told him about how my foot goes numb when I run. And he said, ‘Have you tried thinking about it less?’” (3/20)

“At the same doctor’s appointment I told him about how my foot goes numb when I run. And he said, ‘Have you tried thinking about it less?'”

“And then I asked if I could get some tests done for fertility because my mother went through early menopause. And I’m getting up there in age and I’d like to know what I’m working with. And he said: ‘Have you considered just calming down? You seem like you’re a really anxious person.’ Super helpful.”

“So, I left that appointment, feeling like shit about myself. Sure, I could stand to lose a few pounds. But like, I don’t think that my weight should be impacting my energy levels this much. So, of course, had to go sit in my car and cry for a while.”

“Fast forward to the winter. I’m so tired. It’s debilitating. Something’s definitely wrong. I go to the doctor again. So, I go to the doctor and I insist they test me for mono because it’s such blatant exhaustion, that I think it has to be something like mono. It comes back negative for mono. They say ‘It’s just the winter. It’s just the seasonal change, you’ll adapt, you’ll get used to it.’ Perfect. Very helpful. Thank you.”

“That summer, I go see my OBGYN. She asks how I’m doing and I just say, you know, “I’m doing pretty great. But I’m really tired all the time, to the point where it feels like something is wrong. She goes:”

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