Rhi ☘️🏳️‍🌈

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Meanwhile, I’ve officially reached the “how many hours can you spend admitted to the hospital while still living in an ER hallway?” portion of the evening 😭 #MECFS #Fibromyalgia #ChronicIllness #HospitalTok #ERChronicles

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Apparently, pain management is now a DIY project 🙃 But of course, as a woman, hasn’t that always been the case? One surgery down, two more to go, and somehow I was discharged with detailed instructions about all the pain I should expect, but absolutely nothing to manage it with. And just for fun, I’m apparently not supposed to take my usual OTC pain reliever either. Love that for me ✨ #HospitalDischarge #PostOpRecovery #WomensHealthcare #MedicalMisogyny #HealthcareSystem

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Needing pain relief does NOT make someone a drug seeker. PERIOD. I’m so fucking tired of healthcare professionals shaming patients for needing pain medication. And here’s something I didn’t mention in my rant: even when I was receiving Dilaudid in the hospital, the pain relief wore off before I was eligible for my next dose. So I still had to lie there in pain and wait. Because apparently, we can’t risk giving someone too much pain medication, but leaving them suffering is acceptable? I’m not saying there shouldn’t be safeguards. I’m saying pain management should actually MANAGE PAIN. Pain relief is healthcare. Patients deserve to be listened to, treated with dignity, and have their pain taken seriously, not automatically labeled drug seekers. Compassion shouldn’t be conditional. And suffering shouldn’t be the price of avoiding addiction. #PatientAdvocacy #PainManagement #MedicalGaslighting #HealthcareAccountability #PatientsDeserveBetter