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I've been having to deal with one large, anonymous bureaucracies that take forever, my apartment building's leasing company, and now after getting a claim for $1000 for medical testing that should have cost substantially less, I'm going to have to start dealing with another, this one affiliated with the federal government. Bleech. Oh yeah, did I mention, this bill was drawn up in the middle of this month and it's for medical testing that took place in late March. That's over two and a half months ago. Not to mention that said blood testing resulted in me going on a lesser dosage of thyroid medicine, which now has me craving sweets a little too frequently, which means-yay!- more of same medical testing. I am so freaking angry.
Added to that, I've decided that I don't like my endocrinologist (the issuer of said tests) because she places so much emphasis on weight. She approved way more than she really should of the fact that I'd lost two pounds. Gaining and losing two pounds is -duh!- so not unexpected in a menstruating woman. I recently finished The Beauty Myth. I really ought to have read it before. I'd recommend to to everyone who reads this livejournal, men and women alike. It reminded me of a sociocultural pattern I ought to remember from my mother's bookshelf and life: how much of women's medical treatment has historically revolved around ideas of female beauty and ugliness rather than true physical, emotional and mental health.
Reading The Beauty Myth, I stumbled into so many nuggets of truth. Fantastic book. In many ways, it's probably even more useful for men to read so that they understand the behavior of the women in their lives.
Added to that, I've decided that I don't like my endocrinologist (the issuer of said tests) because she places so much emphasis on weight. She approved way more than she really should of the fact that I'd lost two pounds. Gaining and losing two pounds is -duh!- so not unexpected in a menstruating woman. I recently finished The Beauty Myth. I really ought to have read it before. I'd recommend to to everyone who reads this livejournal, men and women alike. It reminded me of a sociocultural pattern I ought to remember from my mother's bookshelf and life: how much of women's medical treatment has historically revolved around ideas of female beauty and ugliness rather than true physical, emotional and mental health.
Reading The Beauty Myth, I stumbled into so many nuggets of truth. Fantastic book. In many ways, it's probably even more useful for men to read so that they understand the behavior of the women in their lives.
