I'm angry at the whole medical world.
I'm angry that a medical doctor would tell someone "because of your gender issues, I'm not sure I can give you good care - I personally would choose not to give good care to someone like you" when the care she is seeking has NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH GENDER, SEX, ETC. Essentially the statement could have been rephrased, "I'm a bigot who is fine seeing you suffer. I am going to show my disapproval to you and humiliate you. I'm going to deny you medical care, and tell you that I give people like you inferior care. That'll show you."
It's a darn good thing I wasn't there. I'd probably be in jail if I was there.
I'm ticked that my wife is dealing with this garbage. It's hard enough to find a doctor who is skilled in their profession, particularly for complex medical conditions.
I don't wish harm on anyone (even if I can have a temper!). Not even this doctor. But part of me wonders how this doctor would like it if someone he loved was put through this kind of suffering and abuse. Another part of me wonders if a person like that even knows the meaning of love.
I know this guy broke the law here. I know it's a relatively easy thing to prove in this case. But neither me or my wife have the strength or energy to fight the bigot. We're both sick of fighting. I'd probably still do it, if it wouldn't put my wife through a bunch more right now. But she doesn't need that.
I want to see my wife's health improve. She needs compassionate, knowledgeable, and skilled care. This doctor didn't just deny her treatment and make her go to another doctor (not that even that would be acceptable). He's made her terrified of going to a different doctor too. I'm terrified that the next doctor to do this might be the last doctor she ever sees.
Argh.
I want to punch someone or cry or both. And I want my wife well. She's an amazing person.
