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I worry that my doctors won't believe me.

Every time. Every appointment. Every doctor. Even the ones with whom I have a good relationship.

Why? Because once, when I was sick and needed them the most, my doctors did not believe me. I dress nicely when I go to doctor's appointments.

I am as polite and respectable as I can be.

I use correct terminology.

I am thorough when I report my history.

Why? Because once, when I was sick and needed them the most, my doctors did not believe me.

parent: I think she fakes it to get days off

me, pediatric neurologist & migraineur extraordinaire: what does she do when she gets a headache?

p: lays down in a dark, quiet room

me: &

p: throws up

me: &

p: cries herself to sleep

me:

p:

me:

p: she gets a whole day off Yes, children can get migraines. Yes, they really can be that bad. No, they aren't faking it. No, a migraine day does not count as a day off.

xoxo,

that brain doctor who's had migraine with aura since she was 11