I share my experience as a chronically ill patient going to three ERs in one week. I got al the types of doctors, the mediocre one, the lazy one, and then the one who was phenomenal and made me feel heard and safe.
This was one of the hardest and scariest weeks of my life. I managed to also scare my husband fairly good as well.
I made a video not too long ago about how as a medical coder it has helped me advocate for myself more. I made it sound like I never get dismissed, but the reality is that it doesn’t always come down to us how we are treated. There are good, bad, and everything in between doctors all around us. All we can do is our best to advocate for ourselves and in the end it really is up to getting the right doctor on the right day. I hope my story helps someone out there. #medicaladvocacy #chronicillness #erdoctor #doctors #medicalemergency #advocate #disability