#me last week calling my doctors office: hiiii i'm on an immunosuppressant and i have covid antivirals pls

[stupid-lemon-eater]

if i can say one thing for the pile of bullshit life has served me, at least i can get medical attention very quickly

#always fun calling people and being like heyyy and them being like oH GOD #mid lockdowns calling the osteo office like hii i need an appointment #the receptionist: np you just need a medical reason to do that do you have one? #me: yeah i have fibro that i normally manage with massage and we're in lockdown and i'm about to lose it #receptionist [slightly strained]: yep that'll do it! #me last week calling my doctors office: hiiii i'm on an immunosuppressant and i have covid antivirals pls #the receptionist and the doctor: YEP HERE YOU GO #emailing my rheumatologist like hiiii should i keep taking my immunosuppresant while i have covid/take the antivirals #rheumatologist calling me back like I'M ON A BREAK BUT NOPE DON'T DO THAT #me calling the gp again this morning: hiiii i've been coughing up blood uhh what do #them [very strained]: ah. go get more bloods and a chest xray and i'll see you tomorrow morning. #oh also when i saw the neurologist and was like ehhh idk if he's gonna call what i'm experiencing migraines tho #only for him to tell me my regular headaches are Also Migraines #also also when i called the fibro mgmt course people and they asked me for a list of my health conditions #and i had to keep interrupting the rest of the convo to add ones i'd forgotten (i got accepted into the course) #also this morning i was making jokes abt the whole coughing up blood thing and people got like Concerned™ #and i was like nooo make jokes with me and as i was thinking that #i remembered one of my psychs telling me that i make jokes whenever i'm upset/scared about something #and i laugh louder the more upset/scared i am by it #and then promptly decided that's enough introspection for one day #my life