Doctors are people, too... and most people are dumb.

Hey, friends and fellow sufferers, just a short pre-Thanksgiving rant to draw your ire.

I went through the neurology gauntlet a few months back and was referred to a second neurologist. Had a second MRI last week, went over the results with the neurologist on Monday. According to him, 95% certainty that I don't have MS, and I was told I should be grateful. Convo went like this:

N: Your brain looks great. You should be grateful.

Me: Honestly, I was hoping it was MS since there are actual treatments for that.

N: Well, neurologically there's nothing wrong with you, and those would be big problems to have, y'know, stuff that could actually kill you.

Me: Shit, Doc, I had more hope when they thought I had cancer.

N: (stupid puzzled look)

Me: See cuz I'm young and most cancer has good odds and most neurological stuff has treatments. My current diagnosis (CFS/ME+POTS) is pretty much "you"ll just feel like you're dying everyday for the rest of your life and there's nothing we can do about it," so yeah, I'd take something that could kill me but has a fix over that.

N: (breaks eye contact, visibly uncomfortable) ...well, I guess just continue treatment with your rheumatologist. No follow up needed.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Eat too much, drink too much, laugh too much - because even if you don't you'll likely still feel like shit the next day. Thanks for tuning in.