• JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 hour ago

    What do you do in the medical care system now?

    Currently in the waiting room for dermatology appointment because my post-op breast cancer scars aren’t healing properly.

    And any day now my prescription driving glasses should be ready to pickup at the eye care building.

    And the psychiatrist & I have been at an impasse since 2022 because she refuses to prescribe me vyvanse although it’s the only medication I’ve ever taken that makes me feel normal.

    So unmedicated, I get hospitalized occasionally to prevent killing myself.

    Meanwhile physical therapists have come in clutch helping me through my excruciating lordosis & medial epicondylitis & bone spurs/ bursitis in my shoulders.

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      1 hour ago

      Sounds like you are playing life on hard mode. Hang in there. I’ve had periods of life when it’s been difficult but it got a lot better. Sometimes random events happen, you meet someone, and things feel better.

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      1 hour ago

      Uhh glad you got in the VA system but I think you don’t just need a new psychiatrist, you need a new country. Which of course is easier said than done.

      • JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        32 minutes ago

        Believe me I’ve thought of going to Mexico to get Vyvanse but I need to be sure the source is reputable & safe. I have no idea how to navigate all that madness so in the meantime continue life on hard mode.