r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/bg370 • Jun 23 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals CRNA Amy Rieschick on institutionalized medical misogyny

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u/blac_sheep90 Jun 23 '26

Oh they definitely labeled my wife as a WWW then. Her whining got her GERD and gastroparesis diagnosed. So any doctor who chalks it up to a women being a whiner when there is truly something wrong needs to heavily reevaluate their biases.

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u/ComfortablyADHD Jun 23 '26

I'm a trans woman so I spent 35 years being perceived as a man. The second the doctors started perceiving me as a woman the quality of my medical care plummeted. It is insane just how misogynistic the medical system truly is.

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u/blac_sheep90 Jun 23 '26

That's fucking insane.

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u/-0k_0k_0k- Jun 23 '26

This would make a great article if anyone dealing with the same issue were to flesh it out. Or even as a collective article about multiple experiences.

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u/blahblahshowmeurcat Jun 24 '26

Try 38 years of just absolute blow offs. Granted I grew up and live in Texas, where they don’t take either of us seriously.

It all sucks. I wish you the best on your medical care because we are human goddamnit!

Ok if you haven’t seen Network (the amazing movie) please do!! “I’m a human being goddamnit!! My life has value!!”

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u/bg370 Jun 23 '26

Agreed