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I acquired a bit of "softcore" brain damage a few months ago, but since it didnt visibly cripple me I've had no support in recovering. Nurses and GPs never found anything odd in bloodworks, and only recently suggested using antidepressants, even though general mood is no longer an issue yet a number of my senses and bodily functions are still fucked. They refuse to take me seriously when I say I cant feel hunger anymore (among other things) because hormones and things look fine, they just dont want to consider that maybe my brain has stopped receiving those signals (among others) properly. I've had no luck in getting an MRI referral to waive costs, and dont have the money to just get one because I'd lost my income and burned through all my savings in those first 3 months of instability and coping. I went to two different GPs early on but they didnt take me seriously then either, so there was nothing to prevent me from ruining my life and having to pick the pieces back up if I survived.
I kept getting sick as well in more recent times, thoughout the last month or so, and it was not until the 2nd hospitalisation a few days ago that they actually told me my sodium levels were low. They had found the same issue earlier, the last time I was admitted, nearly 2 weeks prior, yet didnt feel the need to disclose said issue so that I could work out the cause and correct it. So even more preventable braincell death happened from repeated hyponatremia/water intoxication, which has undone some of the recovery I've made from the original incident.
Even while I was in for phyiscal illness, they fucking bring in a psychiatrist, who got visibly confused when I was describing my sensory and behavioural changes from several months ago and in recent times. Do men ever get dismissed as mentally ill when being admitted for observable physical illness? I swear, free healthcare is nice and all until the docs just bullshit you around for bonus paychecks at the cost of your health.
