I’ve lived with fibromyalgia now for 20 years, some days I feel like I can conquer the world. Other days my brain is in a fog & my body aches from head to toe. In Norway they don’t consider me in “risk group” because I have it.

Something that infuriates me. How can a rheumatoid arthritis illness not be taken seriously? I have days that I function just like anybody else & other days where I’m on the couch & struggle to take the dog out.

I’m not depressed my body isn’t what it used to be. I have muscle pain & fatigue that just makes me feel irritable & annoyed. Having fibromyalgia isn’t anything I’d wish on anyone, fatigue & body pain that comes on suddenly & you have No idea how long it’ll last.

Yet the Norwegian government doesn’t consider me in a risk group because I have it. But then I’m considered a “vegetable” because I also have a slight mental illness. Something that barely affects me as I have not been “sick” for 10 years.

But the medical profession is 20 years behind in Norway, as is shown by the amount of male therapists to women therapists. There’s hardly any women in that part of the profession. I don’t want nor like male doctors or therapists.

If you don’t have ovaries I want nothing to do with you. Male doctors have very limited understanding of the female body & mind. Hence, including fibromyalgia. I did a very good male doctor diagnose my fibromyalgia after nearly 2 months of tests. I have been in medical studies that proved that fibromyalgia & irritable bowel syndrome are linked.

In Norway they’re still in 2002 when it comes to mental health & fibromyalgia. Just the other day on NRK they were male doctors arguing that the mental health of teenagers wasn’t that “bad.” Are they in the 1950’s?? Maybe that’s it!

I want to start off by saying I like living in Norway if I look beyond the lazy police departments & crappy primary care physicians. Norway is pretty okay..

But we’ve now lived here nearly 7 years BUT I’ve had 4 PCP’s since moving back & that’s not good odds. I’m now on my 4th “doctor” I deliberately put in quotes because she’s Fresh out of medical school.

Since we no longer have anyone entering our home, that was fixed with a new lock in July. She kept me waiting for 35 minutes yesterday because she *thought* I was having a manic episode.

First of all I know of no manic patients who would sit calmly in the waiting room for half an hour. They’d be lashing out at other patients & causing quite the commotion & also showing threatening behavior.

None. That I exhibited before I saw my “doctor” but she gaslight me as soon as I came into her office. By lying to my face, when you look Right & then lie you meant what you said. She lied for pretty much the whole 30 minutes.

Not a flattering fit considering it was only the second time I saw her. She *claimed* she was on my *side* et cetera. That’s simply called Damage Control. What ruined the relationship I was hoping to establish is that she would look Right & lie & lie & lie.

That’s Not OkAY. Doctors should not gaslight their patients & should not lie to them. The hyppocratic oath doesn’t seem to be in use in Norway. First Do No Harm.