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ABY BUT IN ALLCAPS<p>Girl math is when she reports her pain as a 4 when it's actually an 8 but she knows you won't believe her.</p><p>Boy math is when she tells you her pain is an 8 but you record it as a 4 on her medical records.</p><p>(h/t to ShiningNathan on tiktok)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/GirlMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GirlMath</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GirlMaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GirlMaths</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BoyMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoyMath</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BoyMaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoyMaths</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MedicalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MedicalSexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalSexism</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Aboriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aboriginal</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DecoloniseMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecoloniseMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DecoloniseHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DecoloniseHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fibromyalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fibromyalgia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChronicPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicPain</span></a></p>
Joan of Cat (she/her) 😼<p>I went to Urgent Care today.</p><p>Me: "This is what's wrong."</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Doctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doctor</span></a>: "Well you're a <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a>, so it's probably nothing."</p><p>Me: "Do you want to look, or should I let the nurse know you were too lazy and <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sexist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexist</span></a> to even check?"</p><p>Doctor: <em>sighs and checks</em> "Yeah, OK, it's pretty bad. I'll get you a referral to a specialist who can help."</p><p>Me: "Yeah, thanks."</p><p>At least my <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> was affirmed via <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a>. <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Transjoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transjoy</span></a>? 🙃</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/medicalSexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicalSexism</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a></p>