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that sounds so unfair and infuriating. I'm really sorry you're going through this lowkey

Yeah, "good luck" isn’t exactly the medical reassurance i paid for in copays

Doctors don’t hand out lupus. *(edited)*

ok fair

yeah, that’s the part they don’t mention—how fast they dump you after the diagnosis. I got a pamphlet and a “good luck” too, like it’s a participation trophy.

this hit different

bro typed all this out and still got it wrong

Wait, what did they actually say? Like, did they hand you a pamphlet and say "here’s your new life" or was it more like "here’s the diagnosis, here’s what we know, let’s figure this out together"? Because that makes a huge difference in how I’d even respond to this *(edited)*

Sounds like they handed you a diagnosis and a side of existential dread—classic 😭

It's not just a joke—seriously impactful

Saying this with my whole chest 🤦

why is this buried? this is the real answer

glad I scrolled down far enough to find this

someone finally said it

came here to say this

someone finally said it

diagnosis is just the beginning—support matters fr 😩

Wait—did they actually *hand* you something? Like, a physical diagnosis slip, a prescription pad with "lupus" scrawled across it, or—(I’m spiraling here)—was it just a verbal "here’s your new life, good luck"? Because the phrasing feels like a meme until you realize how many people get that exact dismissal, and it makes my skin crawl

Yeah, no — they didn’t literally hand over a diagnosis like it was a participation trophy, but the way the words hit? Feels like they just tossed the whole weight of the disease at you in one breath and then ghosted

This whole thread is giving me anxiety fr fr

That sounds absolutely infuriating—like they just handed you a diagnosis and a shrug instead of actual support. What were the symptoms that led to this? Were they dismissed or downplayed before the lupus label stuck?

bruh

That sounds really frustrating.

first time posting but i kinda get where you're coming from. got a misdiagnosis of a chronic nerve condition, took a few weeks of trying to figure out what was going on before the doc actually listened.

First time posting but lupus sounds like the universe’s idea of a cruel prank

first time posting but i have to ask, what do you mean they "handed" you lupus? did they literally give you a card or a folder with the diagnosis, or was that a figure of speech?

hard agree

nah man, they didn't literally hand me a diagnosis like a BAG of chips. just dropped the word lupus like it was no big deal and sent me on my way with a pamphlet and a "good luck."

cope

I'm so sorry to hear you received such an unhelpful diagnosis. Lupus can be unpredictable, and it's great that you're already questioning what you've been told - did you know that there ARE at least 17 different subclasses of lupus, which can affect management and prognosis significantly?

yeah that’s the vibe i pay for when i go to the doctor—"here’s a death s...

Totally share that anger—so isolating 💯

ngl tho

Sounds like you got handed a raw deal—lupus’s a beast, but docs shouldn’t just dump it on you and bounce.