@opal @IgnorantHussy @lordfroy the thing with the endo really was powerfully enraging because it made me feel inhuman
"we're going to switch you to this other AA"
"the one i have works fine? the dose is low and it's highly specific"
"it can cause liver problems"
"so can the one you're prescribing me. also this dose seems... high"
"it will work just as well, changing should be easy"
"it will fuck with my libido and sexual function a lot. those are things i care about"
"we'll mess with the dose if needed [at the next appointment, months in the future]"
just, talking to a wall. it's justified with the notion that your physical health comes before your mental peace with what you take, but fuck, these are not disconnected things. what happens is people ignore you. if you didn't take that personally you' realise that taking their desires into account would have led to good-enough care, instead of no care