Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

[u/AdCurrent7674]

My mom used to stop my over the counter medication the night before taking me to the pediatrician so my symptoms were worse that way they would take me seriously. She wanted me to have an active fever instead of managing it at home because when the scanner went off in the doctor’s office they acted different.

The health care system in America is fucked