A video on social media got quite a reaction, which exposed a bigger problem.
has been trending on Twitter. What exactly are patients “not faking”? “Not faking” belief that our current healthcare system is somehow working well? Nah, no one should really believe that.
As Yoda might say, open floodgates this video did. First off was this response from @Imani_Barbarin who included theAnd thus the new hashtag was born, which then quickly accumulated lots and lots of short stories of medical diagnoses being delayed because patients were not taken seriously enough. For example, here is what @Ashtronova was apparently told by a doctor:
Such delays in diagnosis can not only prolong suffering and confusion but also put patients at serious risk for missing treatment opportunities. It wasn’t clear from @TVWatchtower’s tweet what delays in her diagnoses may have cost her:Yeah, just being told to eat bananas may be helpful if you are asking for something to accompany your ice cream. But for bleeding, severe weight loss, and chronic constipation? A bowel perforation is a major, major life-threatening medical emergency.
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