Michah,

I am so sorry that you were treated like that but am very happy to see that you stood up for yourself. I work for a hospital in the states (administration) and the things I have seen have made me jaded about physicians. My daughter has a chronic bladder disease which requires frequent visits to the emergency department (mostly for pain control) and even though we go the hospital where I work, frequently she is still treated like a drug seeker. She has had this condition since she was 14 years old and is now 25. She absolutely refuses to go to the hospital without me. While I understand that....It is sooo hard.

I think seeing what I have seen with her has made me fearful of getting the help that I need (stigma)

I wish I was brave like you to tell them the truth. Sometimes I wonder why they even went into the medical field if they are so uncompassionate ($$$$).

I hope you are well and thank you for inspiring me to try to be a little more vocal!