Having two medical nightmares does not make for a good night's sleep. Then Rajah wanted breakfast in the worst way. I love him though! #MedicalPTSD #CatsOfMastodon

I might have covid. I'm getting tested later this afternoon. Please pray for me. This is going to be triggering. #MedicalPTSD

I'm eating dinner around 5:30 so I can walk more. I'm trying to keep my mind busy so my PTS doesn't overwhelm me. #MedicalTrauma #MedicalPTSD

I have a lot on my mind and praying I get sleep tonight. #MedicalPTSD

So, despite my best efforts to get on top of it, I got pretty badly trauma triggered yesterday.

This is the second time I have noticed nasty body pain the day after.

Anybody else noticed a big physiological fallout after a meltdown? - aside from feeling spent, tired, and emotionally raw (which I expect).

#chronicPain #chronicIllness #medicalPTSD

Listening and singing along (badly) to rock music to get ready for a doctor's appointment

#MedicalPTSD #StressRelief #MedicareForAll #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #HealthInsuranceIsAScam

Attending a training today on #medicalPTSD #medicalTrauma with Dr. Sacha McBain, leading expert on this topic at the University of Arkansas, who shared a #quote I hadn't seen before:

#psychology #mentalHealth #PTSD #chronicIllness

When I first started studying #medicalPTSD in ~2018 in inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD #CrohnsDisease #UlcerativeColitis) I was shocked more hadn't been done. PTSD from medical experiences is a critical aspect of patient care.

So what did we find?

~25% of pts w IBD report medical PTSD from illness/treatment

Hospitalizations are a big source of #IBDPTSD

Logically IBDPTSD is associated w poorer outcomes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8344426/

If you do similar #MedicalTrauma work would love to connect!

@kaitclark @perspektivbrocken @sanjaysrivastava hi please add me as well. Interests are #heathpsychology, #braingut connection, #medicalPTSD

Thanks!