16 years of being sick and tired. Dismissed again.
Dog photo because I she makes me happy despite it all.
I have been in and out of the doctor’s office for years, trying to figure out what is going on with me. Started feeling like maybe I’m a hypochondriac. Decided to give it one more try.
Looked over my blood results and noticed I had 2 positive ANA results (1:320, speckled). Pulled all the results I could find into Claude, asked it to review by cross-referencing with peer-reviewed medical studies. It found that my symptoms were indicative of UCTD.
Read up on it, checking every assertion, asked ChatGPT to recheck findings. Collated it all, checked and rechecked the document showing ALL medical results and symptoms and 4 differential diagnosis including UCTD, built up the courage to make the appointment…
And got told to take my 10mg Lexapro at night because that was probably interfering with my sleep, causing the fatigue. Got told it’s not a good idea to Google fatigue as there is so many causes for it.
I am so frustrated and angry at myself for not pushing back with the other symptoms. But I was humiliated in the moment.
Just another silly little woman.
Thank you for reading my rant. Hope my dog made you smile.