Not being taken seriously by medical staff... again.

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Super long but I just need to get it out and there's absolutley no one in my life I can talk to about this. Excuse any and all spelling & grammar issues.

Okay so background. I got my wisdom teeth surgery almost a week ago and because of my underlying GI conditions, recovery has been hard and slow. I'm severely underweight and have always struggled to gain weight to the point of hospitalization mulitple times and permamnt damage to my body. I took 5 days off doing nothing, on complete soft and liquid diet. I haven't been able to eat much during recovery, barely surpasing a thousand calories a day. Finally, I had to go back to work and school and work and somehow I still am pushing myself too far too fast. I tried eating a slightly more solid food last night and am backtracking fast.

Today I've been feeling particularly bad-- fever, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, lack of sleep. Had to leave the class I TA for to throw up. I know my body and I knew I need to get checked out. I slip out of work to go to my univierities health and wellness center, at bare minimum wanting to get my vitals. When I go in the person behind the desk says the nurse isn't in and won't be until MONDAY. And she knows nothing and can't help me. I end up walking her through how to get my vitals which was incredinly sobering.

I go to call the dental offfice where I got the surgery to ask if I should be concerned and mention I struggle to eat and I'm worried about malnourishment and its impact on my recovery. Lady doesn't hear a word I say, telling me to just eat and i'll be fine, I try to tell her I can't 'just eat' but she just keeps saying "eat soft foods and youll be fine" and I give up tryin.

Part of why I'm so upset is because I'm worried I'll need more care and I won't know who to talk to or how to get it and I'm upset that i'm not being listened to or taken seriously. And i'm upset and scared that I'm going to have another massive flare up and have to put my life on pause again for this stupid body.

Posted Oct 30, 2025, 4:01 PM UTC

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