They Treat Your Labs, Not Your Life

You walked into the doctor’s office exhausted. Bloated. Brain fogged. Maybe your periods got weird. Maybe your skin broke out for no reason. Maybe your hair started falling out in the shower.

You told them all of that.

They ran some labs.

And then they looked you in the eye and said:

“Everything looks fine.”

But you didn’t feel fine.

You still don’t.

You Are More Than a Lab Range

Healthcare today doesn’t ask, “How do you feel?”

It asks, “Do your numbers meet criteria?”

That’s why so many people walk around misdiagnosed, dismissed, or completely invisible in plain sight.

Because unless your levels hit a magic threshold, you’re told to go home, hydrate, and maybe “try yoga.”

They’re treating your labs.

Not your life.

“Normal” Doesn’t Mean Optimal

Let’s get something straight:

• “Normal” just means “statistically average”

• It doesn’t mean your body is functioning well

• It doesn’t mean your symptoms are in your head

• It definitely doesn’t mean you’re crazy

A thyroid level at the bottom of the normal range can still leave you foggy, cold, and miserable.

An “in-range” iron level can still make your hair fall out.

A standard A1C doesn’t mean your blood sugar isn’t crashing after lunch.

You don’t need a disease to deserve support.

You need someone who looks at the full picture.

Advocate Anyway

If you’ve been told “it’s all in your head,” let this be the post that reminds you:

• You’re allowed to ask for more testing

• You’re allowed to challenge a diagnosis

• You’re allowed to track your symptoms and bring your own data

• You’re allowed to say, “This doesn’t feel right to me” and mean it

This is your body. Your labs might look fine—but your life is telling you otherwise.

And that matters.

You Deserve Better Than Baseline

You weren’t made to survive in symptoms.

You weren’t made to accept half-answers.

You weren’t made to be handed a printout that says “normal” while your whole body is screaming something different.

Listen to your life.

Track your patterns.

Trust your knowing.

Because the truth is, healing doesn’t start with a lab.

It starts with you.