What happened to Rosemary Kennedy is one of the most horrifying secrets tied to American Politics in the last century.
In case anyone isn’t sure what this is about, Rosemary Kennedy was the victim of a nonconsensual botched lobotomy.
“That doctor saved the whole population of Nigeria. Every single one of us owe her. Every one. Nigeria is the most populous black nation on earth. Lagos is one of the most populous cities on earth. What the Nigerian government did needs to be applauded and what Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh as well as the nurse who ended up losing her life and her unborn child needs to be applauded. We did not EVER need WHO or any foreign nation to help us. The Federal Republic of Nigeria curbed Ebola on her own. Full stop. The Ministry of health in Lagos and Fashola did an outstanding job. I know that because every single Lagosian i spoke to told me how quick measures were made, from not resuming school till October to checking temperature even before entering a bank. The Nigerian Government did not….did NOT play. We did not send fear mongering news through media to increase fear instead there were important information sent out to her citizens. I do not EVER want to read that any foreign entity helped my government in curbing Ebola. We did it on our own and we did it great.”
I hate when people complain about “oh health forms are stupid they want my biological sex instead of my gender!!!!” or “they only have male or female!!!”
There’s a reason for that, you dumb fucks, and they’re referring to biological sex
Different health risks are present in different sexes, and whatever gender is in your head does not change the fact that if you were born female, you have a higher risk for certain cancers and osteoporosis, and if you were born male you have a higher risk for heart disease and often a shorter lifespan than a female.
In other words, your biological sex is an important factor in health and health insurance, and your special snowflake status doesn’t change that.
No. There gets a point where nice doesn’t work. There’s too many stupid ass angsty teens on here that are gonna get themselves seriously hurt or sick because they wanna be a special fucking snowflake. Lemme tell you a thing. Doctors don’t give a flying fuck what you identify as. All they want to know is do you have two X chromosomes or an XY? Because cancer and lupus and certain medicines don’t give a flying fuck what pronouns you use. This is about your fucking LIFE. stop being angsty for TWELVE SECONDS because when you’re in an ambulance or going into cardiac arrest or whatever the situation may be, it’s ESSENTIAL that you get your head out of your ass long enough to tell them your BIOLOGICAL SEX that you were BORN WITH. It literally may save your life.
hi im one of those doctor types you idiots keep using as an excuse to yell at trans people
every single thing you’ve said is incorrect, and you do not know what you are talking about
I may need to know what organs a patient does or does not have, their hormonal status and history of exposure, and even their karyotype. Ideas like “biological sex” can often imply a lot of this. In medicine, that isn’t good enough. We have to be able to catch exceptions, side-effects, sequelae, and anomalies that might affect only one in a million patients. Exceptions to any one or more elements of the “biological sex” paradigm are much, much, much, much more common than that.
You genuinely do not know a patient’s chromosomes until you’ve run an expensive test, and even then, who knows! they could be a mosaic. Whether this information is important, and when, and why, depends. It all completely depends. A gender/sex/whatever marker on a form is not and never will be important. No matter how you cut it, is and always will be a miniscule source of information. Frankly, by disclosing a trans background on this form, the OP has made it more diagnostically useful to a clinician than that form has ever been before - we trans people are statistically very uncommon and tend to encounter distinct hardships and challenges that are highly relevant to our medical needs. Even then, it would still be no substitute for actually interviewing the patient.
So that’s the other thing you House addicts don’t have a clue about. Good doctors do “give a flying fuck” about how the patient identifies, because a patient’s background is absolutely key to their health. Knowing a patient’s basic demographics can help me think about what may be more or less likely in terms of their care needs.
More importantly, it helps me treat my patient with respect. This is both the decent thing to do and an absolute minimum requirement for being able to get anything done. You sneering choads couldn’t cure a side of beef.
also lmao @ people thinking that questions on health insurance forms are for the benefit of doctors. those are questions that are being given to the health insurance provider in order to determine how much you have to pay them, and for how much they’re willing to cover you.
that’s why the next question is “what is the highest level of education you’ve completed,” a question i’ve never had a doctor ask or heard of a doctor asking. health insurance companies build profiles of demographic groups and extrapolate off of that how much they’ll pay if you’re in the hospital. it doesn’t have to do with your health necessarily. it’s how much of a risk you are.
so “male or female” isn’t just an attempt to figure out whether or not yr at more risk for certain diseases or others (which, like doctor person above said, isn’t really a great way to determine that) — its a categorization that allows companies to make assumptions about you based not at all around anything even approaching this r limited view of “biological sex” but on assumptions & stereotypes we have about gender. like how girls can a lot of times get lower car insurance rates than guys. its that. are you a boy? well u r probably going to take more risks. r u a girl? well ur probably gonna have babies and we’ll have to insure the dang babies.
so op refusing to answer that either/or question means that they’re resisting easy categorization and stereotyping —- to me it looks like they’re saying, look, you don’t get to make assumptions about the sort of care i’ll need or the risks i’ll take or my future life decisions based on whether or not i choose one of these or the other.
liKE!!!! health insurance agencies, their primary goal is not collecting Life Saving Data. or their secondary goal. or their tertiary goal. besides all the other bullshit assumptions re: healthcare that go into the idea that this person is somehow ~endangering their life~ by not giving an answer, there’s the fact that to the best of my knowledge, the only place where the medical professionals treating you and the people giving you health insurance meet is in the billing department.
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I’m only asking for you to click that “reblog” button.
And, in doing so, spread awareness about Schizoaffective Disorder, and help to reduce the myths and misconceptions.
There is so little awareness about Schizoaffective Disorder, which makes it really difficult for those of us suffering from it, to receive understanding within society. Common reactions can range from complete ignorance, to assumptions that the disorder unequivocally equates to the notion that we are violent, or dangerous. There are a lot of very common misconceptions, that could be blotted out, with only a little bit of awareness.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
Schizoaffective Disorder, is a serious psychiatric condition, in which individuals suffer from both psychotic, and affective (mood) issues. It is diagnosed, when symptoms of Schizophrenia, collide with symptoms of a mood disorder, such as Bipolar Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder. It is difficult to diagnose, as it can closely resemble other disorders, such as Schizophrenia, or Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features. There are many technicalities in the DSM-IV that differentiate these disorders, making the disorder something that requires professional observation, treatment, and maybe most importantly, time, to diagnose accurately.
What can the symptoms of Schizoaffective Disorder include? (Source: The Mayo Clinic)
- Strange or unusual thoughts or perceptions
- Paranoid thoughts and ideas
- Delusions - having false, fixed beliefs
- Hallucinations - eg./ hearing voices
- Unclear or confused thoughts (disorganised thinking)
- Periods of depression
- Periods of manic moods/sudden increases in energy
- Irritability or poor temper control
- Suicidal thoughts, and/or thoughts of homicide
- A speaking style that people sometimes can’t follow or understand
- Behaviour at the extreme end of the spectrum, for example behaving in a bizarre way
- Problems with attention and memory
- Lack of concern about hygeine and physical appearance
- Changes in energy and appetite
- Sleep disturbances
What are the treatments for Schizoaffective Disorder?
- Anti-psychotic medications
- Mood-stabilizing medications
- Anti-depressants (usually in conjunction with at least one of the above)
- Psychotherapy and counselling
- Family therapy
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
Are all people with Schizoaffective Disorder really dangerous?
No, this is a stereotypical myth. Researchers have discussed that there is almost no conceivable way of figuring out whether environmental factors, or personality traits, account for the crime and violence that may occur in individuals with a mental illness.
What to do if you think a loved one may be suffering with Schizoaffective Disorder?
- Make sure that they have the contact details of suicide helplines, and mental health helplines in their possession
- Make sure you have the number of a mental health outreach team on your cell phone, in case things progress rapidly and your loved one needs immediate help
- Talk to them about how they are feeling, and suggest that it might be time to have a chat to your Doctor
- Reassure them, that you only want to make their life better
- Get a referral to a knowledgable and reputable Psychiatrist, and make sure that they receive the help that they need
- Don’t be angry or upset around them, if you feel that way, save that for your own time, and if you are struggling with what is going on for them, consider seeing a counsellor to help you deal with how you feel about what is going on
So, what is with the ribbon?
I have realised that there is no real official ribbon for Schizoaffective Disorder, well, at least not one I can find! So, I made one online. The grey, is representative of the Schizophrenia awareness ribbon, and symbolises the psychotic symptoms associated with Schizoaffective Disorder. The green lining, is representative of the affective (mood) components of Schizoaffective Disorder, as green is currently displayed upon the Bipolar Disorder awareness ribbon. Bipolar Disorder can involve manic episodes/depressive episodes/mixed episodes, so it is relevant to the Schizoaffective ribbon. This Schizoaffective Disorder ribbon represents that collision of psychotic and affective (mood) symptoms, which are so relevant in this disorder.
The ribbon is transparent, so it won’t compromise your blog’s aesthetic goodness! Please pass this on. Love, hope, and strength to you.
God, guys, this is so important. I’m tearing up. This is my disorder! Someone actually cared enough to raise awareness for my disorder!
I hate when people complain about “oh health forms are stupid they want my biological sex instead of my gender!!!!” or “they only have male or female!!!”
There’s a reason for that, you dumb fucks, and they’re referring to biological sex
Different health risks are present in different sexes, and whatever gender is in your head does not change the fact that if you were born female, you have a higher risk for certain cancers and osteoporosis, and if you were born male you have a higher risk for heart disease and often a shorter lifespan than a female.
In other words, your biological sex is an important factor in health and health insurance, and your special snowflake status doesn’t change that.
No. There gets a point where nice doesn’t work. There’s too many stupid ass angsty teens on here that are gonna get themselves seriously hurt or sick because they wanna be a special fucking snowflake. Lemme tell you a thing. Doctors don’t give a flying fuck what you identify as. All they want to know is do you have two X chromosomes or an XY? Because cancer and lupus and certain medicines don’t give a flying fuck what pronouns you use. This is about your fucking LIFE. stop being angsty for TWELVE SECONDS because when you’re in an ambulance or going into cardiac arrest or whatever the situation may be, it’s ESSENTIAL that you get your head out of your ass long enough to tell them your BIOLOGICAL SEX that you were BORN WITH. It literally may save your life.
hi im one of those doctors you idiots keep using as an excuse to yell at trans people
every single thing you’ve said is incorrect, and you do not know what you are talking about
I may need to know what organs a patient does or does not have, their hormonal status and history of exposure, and even their karyotype. Ideas like “biological sex” can often imply a lot of this. In medicine, that isn’t good enough. We have to be able to catch exceptions, side-effects, sequelae, and anomalies that might affect only one in a million patients. Exceptions to any one or more elements of the “biological sex” paradigm are much, much, much, much more common than that.
You genuinely do not know a patient’s chromosomes until you’ve run an expensive test, and even then, who knows! they could be a mosaic. Whether this information is important, and when, and why, depends. It all completely depends. A gender/sex/whatever marker on a form is not and never will be important. No matter how you cut it, is and always will be a miniscule source of information. Frankly, by disclosing a trans background on this form, the OP has made it more diagnostically useful to a clinician than that form has ever been before - we trans people are statistically very uncommon and tend to encounter distinct hardships and challenges that are highly relevant to our medical needs. Even then, it would still be no substitute for actually interviewing the patient.
So that’s the other thing you House addicts don’t have a clue about. Good doctors do “give a flying fuck” about how the patient identifies, because a patient’s background is absolutely key to their health. Knowing a patient’s basic demographics can help me think about what may be more or less likely in terms of their care needs.
More importantly, it helps me treat my patient with respect. This is both the decent thing to do and an absolute minimum requirement for being able to get damn near anything done. You sneering choads couldn’t cure a side of beef.
Are you trans and interested in improving medical care standards?
I’m writing a policy for the clinic I work at that basically intends to cover a few things with regards to transgender patients and I was wondering if any of my trans followers of any identity would like to reblog/comment/send me asks telling me:
1. what kinds of things would help you feel comfortable and safe in a waiting room setting? What about the exam room setting?
2. what things make you feel uncomfortable or unsafe in a waiting room setting? What about an exam room setting?
3. how important is it to you to have all personnel use your proper name (rather than birth/legal name) and pronouns?
3.1. If you are not “out” or don’t publicly use your pronouns/name or present/publicly transition, are there any things you can think of which would lessen anxiety? (Such as being offered the chance to request an intake examiner of a certain gender without necessarily having to disclose your own?)
4. Have you ever had any poor, uncomfortable, hostile, or triggering encounters in a clinic setting?
4.1. In particular, are there any that you believe could have been prevented with proper staff training?
4.2. Are there any situations in which you believe you received lower quality healthcare than a cis person would have received? For example, has a healthcare provider ever foregone any essential or routine physical exams upon identifying you as a trans patient?
4.3. Has a provider ever acted inappropriately whether in speech or in body language? Have they ever asked offensive or prying questions regarding sexual history/health, overall health, or genital/reproductive health?
4.35. Has your health provider ever wasted appointment time asking you questions relating to your sex organs, gender identity, transition/intent to transition, or other topics when you were seeking medical care unrelated to those topics?
4.4. Has your provider ever neglected to ask routine questions regarding sexual history/health, overall health, or genital/reproductive health? Have they ever rushed through your exam leaving you inadequate time to voice your health concerns?
5. Have you ever overheard or been directly subjected to verbal abuse, gossip, transphobic/cissexist comments, casual use of slurs not directed at a patient, or other inappropriate conversation of any kind between any staff on-site (whether or not it was directed at you)
I might ask some more later but here’s part 1! Anon asks should be on and i will not publish any of these whatsoever. If you’d like to answer via email, email me at medicalsettingsurvey@gmail.com! Reblogs are greatly appreciated!
My father recently lost his job, we lost our house and now on top of this he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lymph nodes.
He is a professional machinist and has been working as one for over 30 years, only to then have his work stolen from him by his own mother and sister. We’ve been scraping by since then and now that he lost his job we have absolutely nothing to live off of.
He is such a strong person and until yesterday I have never once seen him cry. We’re absolutely devastated - he has cancer and we have no way to help him.
He has always refused to take money from other people and he has spent his life helping people in need, and now we are the ones who need help.
My mother’s best friend has made a gofundme to try and help us pay our bills (we currently have no income whatsoever) and get him the treatment he so desperately needs.
If you can’t donate then (please, please, please) signal boost this. I’ll also share with him any supportive asks I receive regarding this..
I love my father so much and I am so afraid to lose him right now.
Update: Apparently some people are having issues with gofundme so I’ve added a donate button to my sidebar!! Thank you guys so much!
Update #2: The doctor alerted us that they’ve likely found cancer in his sinuses as well. Please please please signal boost this I’m really scared right now.
Update #3: He has cancer in his sinuses, lymph nodes and we just found out he has it in his bone marrow as well… Please please please signal boost this, the notes have slowed down to a near standstill and It’s really worrying me.. Even if you can’t donate, please reblog. We need help.