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The reasons behind this are multifactorial including deep-seated beliefs that women should have a higher tolerance for pain.
Unfortunately, there exists a bias against women in the treatment of pain in the healthcare setting. It has been noted across the spectrum of both acute and chronic pain conditions that pain in women is often under-treated, especially in minorities. The reasons behind this are multifactorial including deep-seated beliefs that women should have a higher tolerance for pain and the popular perception of the histrionic woman who is overstating her pain.
This poem is an attempt to give voice to a (woman) patient in excruciating pain after surgery trying to get some relief. I work in the healthcare system and I am not endorsing indiscriminate use of opioids, but pain needs to be treated regardless of gender and ethnicity.
Do I have any prior history? Of using pain medication, do you see The drug testing that I was made to do At admission, was negative too I am in pain excruciating And I have been patiently waiting For you to eventually in my room appear So I may ask for pain medication, though I fear I am going to get a measly acetaminophen That, I believe, is not meant For pain as severe as I feel now If it was not bad, I would not have allowed Myself to take pain-killers of any kind Right now the pain is making me lose my mind * I understand many pain medications are addictive, I do I’ve had surgery, my pain makes mobilization difficult too I grimace, say my pain is at a number ten But I feel like my reply does not register even I am not questioning the expertise of my medical team But my pain is trivialized, it does seem It broke my heart yesterday When I overheard someone say That I was a “pain-medication-seeking” patient That is certainly not my intent If there is any way to relieve my pain With medication or otherwise, I would take that again You know I am not progressing as I should be Because I am in severe pain constantly * Exhaustion is taking over me, and I hope I find…
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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