It's a birth defect

[cjsmith]

My X chromosome is acting up again. I'm hunched in a nearly-foetal position, perched on the edge of my chair here at work, waiting for the painkillers to kick in.

Yet again the amazement rolls over me: medical science has so far done nothing about this problem. They don't fully understand its cause, they don't have a cure, they can't even usually mask the symptoms (ok I admit I haven't tried narcotics). If men as a group had anywhere near this much trouble from one syndrome, it would be Medical Enemy Number One. There'd be bazillion dollar grants to try to cure it. Until a cure was found, a man desiring corrective surgery to remove the whole offending area would be supported and empathized with and probably have the whole thing paid for by insurance. (Viagra is covered by many medical plans! That's about as medically necessary as a toupee! That's the type of service GUYS get, while I pay all my OTC painkiller costs AND my birth control pills out of pocket.)

Why are women so hated?

Comments

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Sorry you are feeling so poorly. Many gentle ::hugs:: to you. I hope your cramps subside. I do believe that the only thing that actually works for severe mentstrual cramps are prescription and/or mostly illegal drugs. Not that I would know.

I agree that if this sort of debilitating pain regularly affected men there would have been more research into the issue. I also get crabby about health plans that don't cover bc pills, but cover Viagra. Hell, when I was on my parents' health plan I had to pay out of pocket for my BC pills even though they were being prescribed to treat my ovarian cysts. Fuming mad it made me.

Hope you feel better soon

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yeah, fuming mad is about right. I am amazed more women aren't getting violent about it. I suppose I'd most want to kick ass when I'm hurting, and that's when I'm least physically inclined to do it.