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I just needed a place to rant and I was not sure what I should classify it under. I got very upset over an email I received from the academic support office at my medical school. I went to them very early on, during orientation to talk about my case. Luckily I have mild to moderate IC and with medications it is mostly manageable. Though I definitely get terrible breakthrough pain which requires narcotics to manage. I thought I was being very reasonable and asked only to have unrestricted access to the bathroom. Most of the classes in medical school do not have required attendance so I figured I did not need an excuse if their were sometimes days I missed. Anyway the director I talked to seemed to think that my request was reasonable and easily accomodatable. Today I get an email saying my doctor's letter was approved by the testing accomodations board. But then it goes onto to say that I will still have to follow all the bathroom regulations during testing and I will have to talk to each of my course directors about this issue. What in the world was the point of going to the office in the first place?
It was so I did not have to go individual by individual and so I could get UNrestricted access. I could not even believe what I was reading. I am sooooo angry right now and I am crying angry tears and feel like I am going to explode. You would think a medical school would understand a medical issue. I wrote back trying not to be too angry or accusatory but expressing my disappointment at this result.
I think this response os just adding to my frustration because I have been having a miserable frequency flare ever since coming down to school so for 3.5 weeks now I have had to use the bathroom every 1/2 hour, so during all the lectures, between the lectures, and up all night. I can barely sleep an uninterrupted hour. AHHHHHHH.......
I just needed a place to rant and I was not sure what I should classify it under. I got very upset over an email I received from the academic support office at my medical school. I went to them very early on, during orientation to talk about my case. Luckily I have mild to moderate IC and with medications it is mostly manageable. Though I definitely get terrible breakthrough pain which requires narcotics to manage. I thought I was being very reasonable and asked only to have unrestricted access to the bathroom. Most of the classes in medical school do not have required attendance so I figured I did not need an excuse if their were sometimes days I missed. Anyway the director I talked to seemed to think that my request was reasonable and easily accomodatable. Today I get an email saying my doctor's letter was approved by the testing accomodations board. But then it goes onto to say that I will still have to follow all the bathroom regulations during testing and I will have to talk to each of my course directors about this issue. What in the world was the point of going to the office in the first place?
It was so I did not have to go individual by individual and so I could get UNrestricted access. I could not even believe what I was reading. I am sooooo angry right now and I am crying angry tears and feel like I am going to explode. You would think a medical school would understand a medical issue. I wrote back trying not to be too angry or accusatory but expressing my disappointment at this result. I think this response os just adding to my frustration because I have been having a miserable frequency flare ever since coming down to school so for 3.5 weeks now I have had to use the bathroom every 1/2 hour, so during all the lectures, between the lectures, and up all night. I can barely sleep an uninterrupted hour. AHHHHHHH.......
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