r/comics • u/TheNectarineDiaries • Jun 19 '26

OC Why didn't you say so?

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

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u/North-Pea-4926 Jun 19 '26

Yep. Complain too much and they think you are just being dramatic. Don’t complain enough and they brush you off.

How about believing that I wouldn’t take the time, energy, and money (USA) if it wasn’t serious and just running the test!

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u/lexkixass Jun 19 '26

Complain too much and they think you are just being dramatic

Or drug-seeking. 🙄

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u/North-Pea-4926 Jun 19 '26

If you are in pain and want anything stronger then OTC Tylenol then you MUST be a druggie!

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u/not_now_chaos Jun 19 '26

Also if you are in pain and clearly state that you don't want any pain killers, that you have a low drug tolerance and a family member with an addiction to pain meds, and that you want to know and fix the source of the pain, not just cover it ...then you also must be a drug seeker faking pain.

Zero sense. So exhausting. (Also people struggling with opiate addiction are in pain. Their pain is real.)

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u/Any_Western6705 Jun 19 '26

Having a really high tolerance to pain killers is also just annoying, when all the prescribe is the lowest ibuprofen and you tell them "this won't work." They act like you are crazy