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Feeling Dismissed? How to Spot ‘Medical Gaslighting’ and What to Do About It. [nytimes.com]

 

By Christina Caron, Illustration: Lucy Jones, The New York Times, July 29, 2022

Christina, who lives in Portland, Me., said she felt ignored by doctors for years. When she was 50 pounds heavier, her providers sometimes blamed her body size when she discussed her health concerns.

One instance occurred weeks after she had fallen off her bike. “My elbow was still hurting,” said Christina, 39, who asked that her last name be withheld when discussing her medical history. “I went to my regular primary care doctor and she just sort of hand-waved it off as ‘Well, you’re overweight and it’s putting stress on your joints.’”

Eventually, Christina visited an urgent care center where providers performed an X-ray and found she had chipped a bone in her arm.

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