Yeh doctor hain ya motivational speaker? Mera autoimmune pain koi joke nahi hai!

I’m so tired, yaar. Last week I went to my GP again because my body is just not cooperating—joint pain, fatigue, that heavy feeling in my legs. I even showed him my latest thyroid reports. He looked at me and said, “Madam, aap stress mein hain. Ghar ka kaam, bachche, office—ye sab chhodiye.” Like I can just pause my life? I told him I’ve been on levothyroxine for years, and my TSH is fine now, but the aching never stops. He just shrugged and said, “Autoimmunity hai toh halka pain rahega. Aap relax karo.”

Meri saas bhi kehti hai, “Beta, tum itna sochti ho, tabhi bimari hai.” But it’s not in my head. Yesterday I started trying turmeric and ginger tea twice a day—dekhte hain kuch fark padta hai ya nahi.

But honestly, does anyone else feel like doctors just brush off our pain? Specially when we’re women? Like we’re just hysterical?

Kya karna chahiye? Should I change my doctor or just accept that this is my life now?