I have been in pain since 2010 and diagnosed with chronic illnesses since 2010 and man oh man have I spent a lot of time in medical offices and managing chronic illness. Learning first-hand at 17 that doctors can be wrong (like, really wrong) has meant that I listen to and believe my body above what doctors tell me about it. And in the years since the surgery that proved I was right about my body, I've been proven right time and time again. Which also means that I have collected a list of what to do when a doctor isn't listening to you, and I'm sharing it here in the hopes that it will help some of you going through this.