• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      No, but it’s the same hospital.

      If you’re curious why I’m going there, I wrote about it in Casual Conversation- https://lemmy.world/post/12194311

      Long story short: I haven’t been able to eat any solid food for over six months and no one knows why.

      (Please no medical advice, I am begging you. The general you, not you specifically.)

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            Nothing is more frustrating than people giving unsolicited medical advice. I’ve IBD and I mentioned on a post about people buying cheap frozen food why some people do it. I explained that I literally can’t do prep, cook and watch the stuff cooking due to the symptoms when having a flare up. Wouldn’t you know I got the typical reply that I should learn to cook (I know how) and eat healthily and seek medical advice (I’ve a specialist nurse I can contact at any time and it’s difficult to eat anything when in constant pain and I feel nauseous after eating) so I feel you dude with not wanting to hear it at all no matter how well meaning some people are.

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              And they really are well-meaning, I know that, but it’s so tiring to say “yes, we’ve been over that. It’s not that. I don’t fit those symptoms.” or whatever over and over.

              I hope you find a solution for your IBD that helps you, I’m sure that’s really awful.

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      The Mayo Clinic specializes in a lot of niche stuff which means people often have to fly from all over the country to visit this specific hospital in Minnesota

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        I know. I count myself lucky live less than an hour away from it. My grandma has actually gotten flown in on mayo one before for an emergency (speaking of expensive bills).

        My original comment was a joke because the top post was talking about the surgeon general going to one of their emergency rooms and op was talking about planning to go there by which they meant mayo clinic but it could also be read as them meaning the ER.

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        Like mayonnaise?

        Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.