Sezny Watkins

By Your Side Patient Advocacy, LLC
Sezny

Sezny Watkins

By Your Side Patient Advocacy, LLC
Advocate Location
Cleveland , OH 44195
Specialty
Medical Guidance
TeleAdvocacy Available
Offers FREE Initial Consultation
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How I Can Help
I offer the following services throughout Cuyahoga County:

-Prepare for appointments by determining goals, coming up with a prioritized list of questions, and making a plan.
-Attend visits including doctor’s appointments, emergency room visits, or surgery recovery to help ensure your voice is heard and to take notes for later reference.
-Help plan next steps after a doctor’s appointment or hospital visit.
-Research doctors who could meet your needs, including for second opinions.
-Find financial resources such as hospital programs and available grants.
Important Information About Me
  • I offer a FREE Initial Consultation
  • I offer TeleAdvocacy Service
  • I am insured
  • My geographical area of practice is Cuyahoga County - I do not provide TeleAdvocacy services outside of this area
Why I Became A Professional Health Care Advocate
I have been struggling with my health and learning the nuances of navigating the medical system for most of my adult life. I am chronically ill and a cancer survivor. Throughout the processes of getting diagnoses and treatments, I have seen some wonderful doctors – doctors who listen to my experience, respect my autonomy, and do everything they can to help me. I have also seen some doctors who are utterly dismissive. Through lived experience and terrifying necessity, I have learned the skills of medical advocacy.

I have been where you are. I know what it is to feel overwhelmed by a new diagnosis, to not be heard by a doctor I was counting on for relief, or to feel so lost in the system that I simply don’t know what to do next. Now I am turning those experiences into an opportunity to help. You don’t have to go through this alone.
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Formal Education
Oberlin College, B.S. Computer Science, 2022
Additional Skills
I have lived experience with the following conditions and symptoms:

- Breast Cancer
- Young Adult Cancer
- Surgical Menopause
- Surgery including Thyroidectomy, Oopherectomy, Mastectomy, and Gender Affirming
- LGBTQ+ Care
- Transgender Healthcare
- Discrimination
- Thyroid Nodules
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) / Mold Toxicity
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Mental Health
- Depression
- Anxiety: Social and Generalized
- Fibromyalgia
- Disability
- Chronic Health Conditions
- fatigue
- brain fog
- memory difficulties
- concentration difficulties
- dizziness or vertigo
- trouble assimilating new knowledge
- decreased word finding
- shortness of breath
- post-exertional malaise
- complex or multiple conditions
- genetics / predisposition to conditions
Professional Affiliations
I have learned to be a Patient Advocate through lived experience with my own medical conditions, and those of my family and friends.