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Re: Dealing with medical professionals?
Another thing at work is that I'm severely mentally ill and disabled, which a lot of people don't know how to deal with. By taking a leadership role, I'm able to educate them better and make them feel more at ease.
I still greatly appreciate and have good relationships with my healthcare team. I like them! This is just my way of not letting myself act like a doormat and giving myself rational expectations of their behavior.
--Rogan
Re: Dealing with medical professionals?
(Anonymous) 2015-02-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)Sorry, I didn't mean to suggest you or anybody else were an asshole, just from my own sociocultural upbringing, the exchange theory sounds so cutthroat and it's hard to get used to.
Well, now that I know it's generally well accepted among medical professionals, I can probably feel comfortable about not getting shut down while attempting a more proactive role in my treatment.
You also mentioned informing all members of my healthcare team which I've also been having a bit of trouble with. D: I should probably work on seeing if at least the neurology clinic has all of my records related to the disorder.
Especially considering one of the major episodes occurred with me being an incredibly unreliable narrator in my own story. Tonic clonic seizures have a habit of fucking with your memory, and I know the admitting ER staff have a pretty complete record of wtf was going on when I came in on a gurney. If nothing else, it will probably help establish more of the pattern of my disorder.
And honestly, thank you very much, for all of this. Sometimes it's hard to realize that even experienced professionals come up against stuff they don't deal with all the time, and my case is kind of unusual for sure.
And I will definitely try to be more involved with asking questions and trying to provide pertinent information. I'm always a little worried about oversharing, because I'm afraid it'll make me seem like the disorder is the overshadowing factor in my life. (Which it isn't. It's a weird and fucked up side quest for sure, but I had loads of shit to get done on my main route.)
Re: Dealing with medical professionals?
Especially if you have memory trouble, getting everyone on the right page is a good idea. I, for instance, talked with my shrink before disclosing my eating disorder progress to my doctor. She was able to write up a letter saying, yes, this was something I'd dealt with, which kinda helped remind him. (It also helped that he's a nice doctor, and I always feel like he listens to me.) And this way, if I had some major relapse sign (I dunno, something showing in my bloodwork, for example) he has my therapist's information.
And yeah, I know it's hard to get used to. I was kinda the same way. I try to think of it as being leading and following, rather than mercenary.
--Rogan