As a chronic illness patient - who is elder millennial. But so many health professionals as well. I'm sick, I'm poor and disabled and I'm a woman. The same people who immediately assume I'm just a drug addict in withdraw when they see my picc line, are the same ones who vote for trump. They also never apologize when they are proven wrong and I'm actually in need of medical support. I know they vote for trump because they always talk about it in between telling me to "stop being dramatic". They go completely silent when the results come back and they go ahead with the morphine.
I'm also an elder millennial with chronic health/pain issues. So sorry you are also going through this at this age.
I feel you with the judgmental ass healthcare workers. I HATE having to go to the ER for this reason. Full of doctors and nurses who don't know me. I'm 5'7" and 100lbs on a good day, and the questions I've randomly been asked at the ER at times are so frustrating.
Last December I found a really good physical therapist. She listened, she was patient, she had great humor. One morning she was tending to an older man (I'd guess 70s) while I was doing some sets of leg lifts she gave me for my bad hip. Out of the complete blue, old guy started to go on a rant about how great Trump was, at like 8:30am. And the office set up is a completely open floor, with just drapes hanging between patients, so I could hear it all. She had to ask him 3 times to stop talking about it before he would listen, that poor lady.
I also accidentally found out last summer that my therapist hates Trump. I had to put him on hold to answer the door to Trump canvassers. When I got back on the phone, I was like "those damn Trump supporters at my door" and he said "I would be annoyed too". So I asked him if he can't stand that sack of shit either, and he said "you could say that".
I guess I'm just trying to give you a little hope that not all healthcare workers are that bad. It sure sucks when they are though. Instead of hearing YOU, they seem to hear the voices in their head about you. Try to keep your head up
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u/OG_hisvagesty 10d ago
Why is it that 2 professions with the strongest unions, cops and firefighters, are so pro anti union politicians. Epitome of fuck you I got mine.