It took a full calendar year of episodes of excruciating, life-disturbing and very classic nerve pain to get a neurology referral that was accepted. Watching TikToks where medical providers all pat each other on the back for making the stupid joke about dropping everything to treat a "farmer" who comes in with pain, I wonder how long it would have taken if I were a different gender.
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Cat Hicks (grimalkina@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Dec-2025 06:25:20 JST
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Cat Hicks (grimalkina@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Dec-2025 06:25:19 JST
Cat Hicks
Sometimes people have given me (well intentioned) feedback that I can come off as overly precise, careful, scientifically pedantic, I don't know. Sometimes you may find that in how I express myself on social media because I am in so much goddamn pain. I'm just in so much pain and it's hard.
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✧✦Catherine✦✧ (whitequark@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Dec-2025 06:25:19 JST
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@grimalkina oh mood
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Cat Hicks (grimalkina@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Dec-2025 06:25:20 JST
Cat Hicks
I'm so tired of having to be a perfect patient AND my own scientist AND my own doctor
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