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Beyond “Normal”: Reclaiming Power in Clinical Decision-Making
Read more: Beyond “Normal”: Reclaiming Power in Clinical Decision-MakingThe Wall of “Normal” We’ve all been there. You do the research, track your symptoms, and finally make it to a specialist. You ask for a specific test, perhaps a hormone panel or a specialized scan, only to hear, “I don’t think that’s necessary,” or, “Your labs are within the normal range.” It feels like…
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The Full-Time Job of the Chronic Patient
Read more: The Full-Time Job of the Chronic PatientThe Paperwork Trail Most people think of medical care as a series of appointments. But for those of us navigating complex shifts and chronic illness, care is actually a chaotic, invisible administrative job. It is a life of managing thick folders of paper, tracking down faxes that never arrived, and manually connecting the dots between…
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The Pituitary Red Herring & Renewed North Stars
Read more: The Pituitary Red Herring & Renewed North StarsThe Abnormality of Hope Less than a week after my surgery, I found myself back in the ER, this time because of a strange tingling sensation in my brain. But unlike before, I wasn’t alone. A friend had just flown in from Texas, and while I advocated for myself with a voice I had only…
