impotsiblelife:

Getting a diagnosis takes a long time, and that causes real problems for chronically ill patients. It can be harder to get accommodations at school and work without a doctor’s note. Getting disability benefits can be much harder or impossible depending upon where you live. Family and friends may not believe that you’re sick. An official diagnosis shouldn’t be this important, but since it is, the medical system needs to find a way to shorten the average wait times for diagnoses.