Oh, Bonnie, that's heartbreaking! Grrrrrr. Whenever someone has to fight to be heard, fight to be tested, and fight to be diagnosed correctly, it's just plain wrong. Especially in this country, where patients are encouraged to be their own advocates and where information is plentiful for those who work to find it. Being an RN and a patient at the same time, it certainly must cause double the frustration and double the anger for you. Your energy should be saved for fighting the cancer, not fighting the doctors.
I am assuming that you have good care now, and that people are listening? I'll be very interested to check out your website and book, and I know others will to. If we can help you in any way with our experts or research tools at EmpowHer, I certainly hope you'll use us as a resource. Our founder, Michelle, had an experience very much like yours, and that's the whole reason she started the site and became dedicated to the cause of women's health. She just got tired of swimming upstream in order just to be heard.
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Oh, Bonnie, that's heartbreaking! Grrrrrr. Whenever someone has to fight to be heard, fight to be tested, and fight to be diagnosed correctly, it's just plain wrong. Especially in this country, where patients are encouraged to be their own advocates and where information is plentiful for those who work to find it. Being an RN and a patient at the same time, it certainly must cause double the frustration and double the anger for you. Your energy should be saved for fighting the cancer, not fighting the doctors.
I am assuming that you have good care now, and that people are listening? I'll be very interested to check out your website and book, and I know others will to. If we can help you in any way with our experts or research tools at EmpowHer, I certainly hope you'll use us as a resource. Our founder, Michelle, had an experience very much like yours, and that's the whole reason she started the site and became dedicated to the cause of women's health. She just got tired of swimming upstream in order just to be heard.
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