Spinal surgery recovery should not feel like a constant fight to be believed.
This story shows how medical gaslighting can happen even when the evidence is right there.
If you have ever been dismissed for pain after back surgery, this will hit hard.
A body cast after a major spinal procedure sounds like the end of the hardest part.
But the pain did not let up.
And a high pain threshold can create the wrong kind of confidence in the room.
When you keep insisting something is wrong, people start treating you like the problem.
This video breaks down what it feels like when a peer questions your reality instead of your symptoms.
Then it turns into the moment that changes everything.
Three months after surgery, an X-ray finally showed the truth.
A pedicle screw had been severed.
If you are dealing with persistent pain, this helps you name what is happening and push for the right imaging and follow-up.
What is the clearest sign you have seen that a provider was not taking your pain seriously?
Otolaryngologist Alan P. Feren discusses his article "How system strain contributes to medical gaslighting in health care."
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