Doctor Dismisses Hormones of a Woman with Cerebral Palsy
After feeling dead-butt tired for more than three weeks and after the sad death of actress Natasha Richardson following a minor bump to the head, I figured it was time to go to the doctor to make sure this tiredness is nothing serious.
I decided to go to the local clinic. Not the ideal choice, but getting an appointment with my family doctor can take a week. Besides, I haven’t seen him since he told me that bones don’t hurt; that the deep, stabbing pain I was experiencing then was due to my cerebral palsy, not due to the medication Fosamax for osteoporosis. (Funny how the pain completely disappeared as soon as I stopped taking the medication!) And, getting into the Access Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital could take several weeks, if not months. The only choice was the walk-in clinic with whatever doctor is on call.
Darrell and I wait in the exam room, with the door wide open. There’s no way to close it with both of large wheelchairs in the room. Thankfully, a personal procedure wasn’t required…
The doctor comes in and begins asking questions, looking to Darrell for the answers; not even trying to understand my speech. He quickly decides to send me for blood work. Yes, that was my main goal.
While he is completing the form, I ask him what he is testing for. Thyroid, liver, and blood sugar. Great.
I then ask, “Are you testing my hormones too?â€
He asks, “Why hormones,“ while giving me and my chair a long, hard glance
I fire back, “Why NOT hormones,†trying to suppress the urge to smack him.
“Well, because of your condition, you aren’t sexually active.†What?! Then he looks at Darrell and asks, “Are you girlfriend-boyfriend?â€
Darrell promptly tells him that we are married. His eyes spin around in his head, then notes “married to a man who also has cp†on my chart.
What does it matter what I do in the bedroom? I still have frickin’ hormones, I am 42 and changes are happening. Test my hormonal levels, damn it!
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