When a doctor gets dismissed by a doctor, you know we got problems girl!

It’s one thing when a layperson such as myself feels the discomfort that comes from feeling like maybe I just experienced a full-on dismissal from a doctor.

Like someone looked at you, heard the words that were coming out of your mouth, and then proceeded to carry on with their day by telling you, oh this is just a part of aging… you boob. (The words “you boob” were never spoken, but I felt them in the air between us.)

And I know with one brief five-minute scroll on the internet that there are as many as 1,127,577 other women who have been dealt the same lame answer, and then told to have a nice day.

What I hadn’t come across—until this day—was that even a real-life DOCTOR can feel dismissed by a doctor and experience the same deadpan answer, told to have a nice day, and then be handed a blood pressure pill.

A doctor!

By her peers.

Dismissed her.

And it took her four appointments—which even she had to “wait and wait” for—with four different doctors before she found her Princess Charming! (She really does exist!)

This is why this podcast is so important, and these discussions need to be had because we’re navigating new science, new methodologies, and it’s time to raise the standard of care for women who are being dismissed and misdiagnosed day after day regarding something that happens to all of us. Like for reals, we’re all going to stop having periods.

And I for one believe there needs to be no more crying in the car after such dismissals.

This episode is a must-listen if you’re feeling like your doctor is reading off all the reasons why HRT isn’t for you from a 1986 listicle.

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Have your own “this is part of aging, have a nice day” story? Share in the comments or email me, it’s good to talk about these experiences. 💕

Until next week, my self-advocating friend!

❤️

am

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