I was 28 years old. I had nightmares weekly for more than a year. I've (mostly) been able to get health care since I lived elsewhere. But this is too much, especially coming on the heels of UCSD's gaslighting & weaponizing of this trauma to try to discredit my arm injury. 3/
I finally have been diagnosed with cubital tunnel syndrome, after diagnosing myself with it 6 weeks ago. I now need physical therapy. The gallbladder is in danger of becoming an emergency. The surgeon seemed okay but then I found a major mistake: pre-op instructions said I have diabetes. Nope! 4/
This is a mistake that could be fatal or disabling! Is it a judgement made based on my weight or BMI? Probably! I previously under-ate so I'd be 30 lbs thinner than I am now. I was so committed to it because I was treated well by doctors when thinner & felt my life depended on that. 5/
My point, is that both times when I have been injured getting healthcare in San Diego, in April 2008 and last May, I was just under 200 pounds. Obese on the pointless BMI and apparently subhuman to medical professionals. 6/6 #medsky