Women Are Sharing How They've Been Dismissed In ERs Despite Serious Pain And Medical Conditions
May 29, 2025
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“One of my best friend’s partners is an ER nurse and told him (and me by extension) that women who look like me (piercings and blue hair) are usually dismissed as faking things like seizures and are assumed to be drug seeking. I have diagnosed epilepsy…
Hailey Bieber’s dress was so fitted that her team had to tell her, “You cannot sit or, like, move in a weird way until you get inside..If you rip the dress inside, that’s fine. But if you rip it before, there is, like, nothing we can do.”
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People Are Sharing The Kinds Of Pain You Can't Truly Understand Until You’ve Endured It, And It's Heartbreaking
April 27, 2025
“I know they are, but they’ve failed me my whole life. I’ve talked to them, I’ve tried to show them how much the things they did hurt me, but it never worked. I still hope they will change and I will have the child-parent relationship I’ve…
From Attention-Seeking To Period Pain — 15 Terrifying Times Patients Were Misdiagnosed By Dismissive Doctors
April 11, 2025
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“I was misdiagnosed twice by a dermatologist for a bruise-like rash that showed up on my leg one day. The first time, they told me they couldn’t biopsy it and that it was a condition called ‘dark spots’ and it would go away in six…
OK, I definitely want a bay window in my future home! And a nice Dyson vacuum. And basically everything else. If you’re a homeowner, what did you splurge on that was totally worth it? Let me know in the comments, or you can anonymously submit using this form!
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Here's How To Know If The Stomach Pain You're Feeling Is Something More Serious
April 2, 2025
If your stomach pain doesn’t exactly match the descriptions above ― or you don’t think it’s severe enough to warrant a trip to the emergency room right away ― then there are some things you can try at home first to see if it helps.
For starters, Raufman suggested…
