I was diagnosed a year ago, as an adult, and they wrote it onto my medical record as 'childhood autism' and i had to ask them to change it. at the beginning of the year i had a nasty accident where i fell and landed on my spine and i didnt want to call an ambulance and go to the hospital by myself so i just didnt go even though i was in lots of pain- i figured it would heal and if it didnt then i would go see a doctor. a couple of months after that the pain had reduced a bit but wasnt getting any better anymore and was making it hard to go about my day to day life, so i made an appointment. the first doctor i saw told me it was backache from not exercising enough and booked me in with a physical therapist which was not helpful. i went back again to a different doctor and asked if i could get an xray and he booked it but was so condescending to me the whole time and wrote things that i didnt even say in his notes, and also put "???????' after something i said instead of telling me how i could clarify further. He booked a scan for the upper part of my spine even though i said it was in the lower and i went and had it thinking maybe it would still see some of the damage but it has come back clear and i am still in so much pain i dont know what to do and i feel like this is going to make them take me even less seriously.
Im not looking for medical advice i am wondering if anyone has any tips for how to stand up for myself. i feel like as soon as i walk in they just see an autistic fat woman and assume im being dramatic and that my weight is the issue even though I literally fell down the stairs.
