• Yozul@beehaw.org
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    16 hours ago

    Man, tell that to my kidneys. I swear every time I get a blood test at the doctor they send me to the emergency room to get another potassium IV no matter how many of their stupid pills I take. That shit burns going into your veins, too. I don’t even have any symptoms. They just all see 2.5 whatevers per whatever of potassium on their stupid number sheet and think I must be dying. I get bad cramps in my legs every night for days after the IV too. I swear doctors just like torturing me.

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      15 hours ago

      You are aware you’re able to reject treatment up until you drop unconscious and they believe they have to save your life, right? As long as you’re awake and not suicidal you can literally just walk away.

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        4 hours ago

        Yeah, they say that. Then they say if you refuse they won’t treat your other conditions because you’re non-compliant. Technically it’s true, but functionally they have you trapped if you have any other issues, which I do.