What skills or lessons have you learned recently?
Lesson-wise, don’t trust everything a doctor tells you. Challenge them. Make them justify their answer. Stop blindly accepting what they say is gospel. Remember, you’re the one with the illness, you know what normal is, don’t accept the new normal without advocating for yourself.
Skills-wise, I’ve re-learned how to access a portocath by myself. Gives me the ability to all my own home care myself, whether it be IV antibiotics, or my IVIg. Since I was a nurse in a previous life, it allows me to get involved with every aspect of my healthcare.
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