He Said I Needed to “Blunt” My Emotions
A case study of ageism and sexism in the doctor’s office
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6 min readJan 24
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Background
I’ve been tolerating chronic neck pain for about a year now; sometimes suffering, but mostly tolerating it because my pain threshold is relatively high. I’ve done all the things: chiropractor, physical therapy, x-ray, primary physician, MRI, orthopedic surgeon…
