Medical coding won’t let them
Treat random symptoms
They need a diagnosis to treat
Whatever is quick and easy
So, I have a collection of diagnosis
My medical chart is a muddy pool
Without any helpful treatments
Full of dismissal and contradictions
Suggesting I’m faking or imagining
If I visit them for a new symptom
They might give me a new diagnosis
But I don’t want another one
Another reason for their rejection
Another way to doubt what I say
There is no cure for a medical mystery
I’ve learned to live with my symptoms.
Elizebeth Turnquist 
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