So I had my annual physical exam (a few years ago with good health insurance I made a commitment to an annual physical. Why not? I’m getting “up there”). I spoke to Dr. James Clancy, about my menstrual cramps from hell. He confirmed that cramps can get stronger as you get older and he described two ways to go. I can either take stronger doses of ibuprofen from the SECOND I feel my period starting til the end of it, or I can go on birth control pills. I just looked at him as he described the benefits I could derive from starting birth control pills. When he finished I said, “I don’t want to take birth control pills, not because I don’t want to take more medication but because I don’t want any more irony in my life.” He just looked at me.
The Problem with “You Don’t Look Your Age”
People of color DO visibly age. You haven’t been looking for the right things.
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