Calgary Journal
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14th December 2021
Voices: Why medical professionals don’t always take women’s pain seriously
Waking up at 6:30 a.m. was not normal for my 18-year-old self, but my body clearly had other plans.
The pain coursing through my abdomen was like nothing I had ever experienced before, where nothing I did seemed to help. Sitting, standing, laying down; none of these positions eased the agony I was forcing myself to endure.
My worried family drove me straight to the emergency room, having come to the hesitant conclusion that I was suffering from appendicitis. Going into the ER, I was hopeful th