I could not agree more about the state of healthcare in the U.S. For exactly the reason you mentioned, it took just over fifteen years for me to get a diagnosis for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. I can only wonder how much nerve and organ damage could have been prevented if only my doctors had pursued the cause of my symptoms instead of just giving me random drugs to keep me quiet about them.
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How long it took to get diagnosed - lupus, Lyme, vestibular migraine, it's all attributed to being psychosomatic, especially fibromyalgia - "it's all in your head" - think positive, will yourself to be healthy, and yeah, right, you will be. I'm so sorry you can't seem to catch a break with these medical unprofessionals. Heartbrreaking. You are quite a survivor!
Thank you, Carol. :-) Yes, I lived with the "it's all in your head" for more than fifteen years. If one more doctor had said that to me I would probably have punched them.