. The tests don’t reveal anything. Yet again, they tell me to stop wearing my contacts—which I’ve already done. “Take these drops immediately if you get inflammation again,” the doctor says.That’s the answer? I’ve got some mysterious eye problem that requires drops that I’ve already used before? Living in daily pain, unable to go to class during flare-ups, and sitting in my house with sunglasses on is my new normal?My aunt with eye cancer suggests a major hospital with specialists a city away.
I begin to morph, to grow inward, to worry. I try not to make myself a victim. Am I hypochondriac? I wonder. Am I just a delicate little flower?I am tired. I am a tired girl. I am an in-pain person. I am different now. As if I have a choice in most of this. As if I have the time or money or energy to fill my days with yoga and juices and swims and stress-free, vegan lunches. I learn then that everyone wants to be your doctor, but they don’t usually want to sit down and talk to you face-to-face about your past, your symptoms, or what you’ve tried before.
My final diagnosis comes in 2017, almost a decade after the pain began. I’m at a fancy hospital, paying hundreds of dollars to get a fucking answer. I remember what the doctors said years ago, that they thought I had ankylosing spondylitis but had no proof of it.
lisamariebasile lillydancyger Absolutely amazing article - many thanks for sharing 👏🏻👏🏻. I am currently collecting data on chronic pain patients time to diagnosis to help publicize the YEARS it is taking. All help appreciated - see more in
annabroges lisamariebasile lillydancyger Such an incredible piece annabroges
lillydancyger Thanks, Self! You all rock for sharing my story. Hopefully other patients will feel less alone. ❤️
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