Abstract
The medical school journey is one that many are familiar with. However, there lacks familiarity amongst medical students and healthcare professionals about the stories of those who navigate this journey while struggling with chronic health issues. This article will detail a personal story about navigating medical school with chronic illness. In reflecting on simultaneously navigating a medical school and personal health journey, the struggles and successes experienced as well as the lessons learned will be highlighted. The importance of acknowledging, embracing, and sharing these stories will be emphasized through this reflection and a review of similar stories published in medical literature.
Highlights
At the time of writing, I am a second-year medical student
As I am writing this, I am in the process of finding ways to restore balance between my academics and good health by planning my work to make space for at least eight hours of sleep and 30-minutes of exercise each day to minimize my pain levels and the stress associated with both my health and academics
Fibromyalgia has significantly influenced my passion for medicine
Summary
At the time of writing, I am a second-year medical student. I have lived with fibromyalgia for just under three years it has never been more relevant in its impact on my personal life as it is now. Living with fibromyalgia has not made medical school easy and the opposite holds true as well. I have come to appreciate my fibromyalgia as more than something holding me back.
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