8:31pm August 3, 2015

Gender and Disability at the Doctor

andreashettle:

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It’s around twelve-thirty and I am getting dressed up for a doctor’s appointment.

Like most disabled people, I am a little terrified by the prospect of going to the doctor. I have less to risk than some, because I’m not currently on any medication that could be discontinued. But any doctor who comes off with the impression I am malingering, or attention seeking, is free to write it down in my records and perhaps get me killed five or ten years down the line. And of course, any doctor can do a bad job today and miss something vital.

It is very important for disabled people to make a good impression on their doctors.

Unlike many disabled people, I am also transgender.

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