30 Women Share Medical Horror Stories Where They Had To Endure Pain For No Good Reason, And It’s Scary How Common The Situation Is

As an anesthesiologist, you do not have to endure pain. In fact, pain management is a quality factor for hospitals. It is a shame in this era to let anyone to feel this kind of discomfort and pain.

A doctor told me, when he was doing a procedure, that there are no nerves in that area. He really believed that.

I had a panic attack during a gynocological procedure, after being told to "take Tylenol half an hour before you come in". I went in with the mindset that it wasn't going to hurt too much because I chose to have the procedure done. The procedure was not done, could not be done. Thankfully, my gyno agreed to bypass the biopsy after that and we moved forward with a hysterectomy.

had polyps cut from my throat as a kid. They numbed my tongue, but nothing else. Literally tied to a chair. I still cried and tried to escape as if i was been in a process of a slow kill. Doctor complained to my parents that i'm a wild uncontrolled child. Almost 30 years later i still shiver remembering the experience. Can't imagine similar procedure in more sensitive body parts, brrrr

I yelped due to unexpected sharp pain during a routine procedure. Didn't scream, just yelped. The doctor leaned over me and told me to stop being a baby. I grabbed his tie so fast, yanked his face into mine, watched his face go red, and wouldn't let go. Took 2 orderlies to disentangle him. You will respect me, MF!

It is ridiculous even nowadays. I have severe pain from endometriosis that gives me like really bad period cramps, some worse than when i got my cervix hit or i broke my arm. My ex GP (a woman) refused to give me any painkillers because "one paracetamol should be fine" (sometimes not even tramadol helps). My FIL went to the same doctor because he had pain in his hip; bad but enough that he could walk, drive and talk fine unlike me. She gave him such strong drugs that he couldnt drive for 3 days. F**k her. After the paracetamol thing I never went back

Subhuman, aye. Chemo port was inserted by Cancer Hospital, under anesthesia. Two years later: local VA sat me in chair, lanced me open... tried to pull it out. Wiggling, yanking, probing in chest. Tissue had grown around the port because they were "too booked" for months to get me in for removal. Male doctor was basically daring me to make a sound. Smirking. VA has a terrible track record for women, including cervical biopsies without anesthesia. Again, the smirking.

Most pain studies are done on men and then they calculate down the dosis. Which makes us "not even worth the time for scientific research" , therefore I vote subhuman.

Mayn religions teach that women actually DESERVE to feel pain. maybe that is part of the problem?

Women are tougher than men, but still treated as subhumans.

It's great advocating for yourself, but then he walked out and you were denied healthcare. This is what concerns me, that people who want jurisdiction over their own bodies are punished for daring to speak out!

I don’t care if he walked out. I’m much more curious if she was able to get an appropriate treatment. Is any doctor willing to be ethical about this or it’s just malpractice across the board?

I would have walked out on him once he told me no paid meds. F**k off D**k!!

I did the same thing, only I said how about I put a cig out on your penis. I got pain meds.

Sue his f*ckin a**!

Cone biopsy of the cervix after the birth of my first child, my doctor said exactly the same thing. I cried through the procedure, and had horrible cramping afterward, was offered no pain meds and told during that "it didnt actually hurt, I just thought it hurt." This is just another example of the casual misogyny that we are just accustomed to living with. When will we get equal treatment in healthcare? As it stands we are losing ground looking at you Texas.

Why do they think the cervix has no nerve endings!?

I had this exact thing happen. I actually "swam" away from him on the table, pulling away, screaming. He looked at me like I had gone mad and was arrogantly stunned when I said that HURT and OMG! I had 2 more polyps he wanted to take out and I told him to go Eff himself, got dressed and left. Bleeding like mad (I actually stopped in the bathroom to take off my tank top, and used it as a "napkin" till I got home. He seriously didn't see what the issue was, and it hurt worse that there were 2 females there in the room - one handing him the instruments and one was a Physician assistant. Neither said a word. When I went to a female GYN to have this finished, she actually wanted to report him for doing this, saying it was barbaric. Uh, yeah

Yeah, same, but in the military. Old Navy doctor armed with what looked like a long handled grapefruit spoon. His idea was to apparently scrape out the cancerous cells. I'm crawling off the back of the table after TWENTY MINUTES of him scraping and scraping. He says "I have to stop because you just aren't cooperating". 0.0 Was given NO aftercare instructions. Didn't know the continual weeping smelly discharge was the cancer, still there and still growing. Went to Air Force hospital a YEAR later, they gave me anesthetic to take a test biopsy (same tools but only 2 scrapes). That dr did the necessary surgery to remove the cancer. I was then told to not think about having kids "for a while". Good thing I was rendered infertile, as women who had that procedure either miscarry or die without extreme intervention.

And as a man, how in the f**k would he know! Ugh I just hate gaslighters like that.

This happened to me as well. It's like getting shot in the crotch with a gun.

I had a cervical biopsy done in 2009 with lidocaine. Doctor said he shot me up good, I felt everything. I told him next time there isn't going to be a next time. I later found out lidocaine is like saline solution to me; doesn't numb nothing!!

This literally happened to me on Monday. It was awful. I'm still in pain. I wish I'd known.

I had a 29mm ovarian cyst rupture during a transvaginal ultrasound and screamed. The Doc yelled at me, "What is wrong with you!" I yelled back, "A f*****g cyst burst in my f*****g abdominal cavity, asshole, and now it feels like f*****g labor!!" Why they can understand that blood from injury causes enormous pain in the abdominal cavity but fluid from a cyst wouldn't? Blood is a fluid. It doesn't have special pain inducing qualities, it's just a fluid. Good lord the short sightedness - ya know - maybe they should f*****g ask.... a woman... or a couple thousand.

Really? I had cervical and uterine biopsies, a pap and placed an IUD at the same time. No pain. It wasn't comfortable. I felt more dazed than anything. I got to my car and had to sit there for a minute. It was a lot. Not painful though. Had to have actual cervical surgery a month later. For the most part. I was fine. Took some pain pills once a few days after.

THIS! My first IUD insertion was painful AF. I remember literally seeing stars when I was on the table and almost passing out. I didn't have my car back then, so I had to walk to the bus stop (hunched over and cramping) and then wait at the bus stop. I was hunched over in so much pain the whole time. Fast forward 5 years. I go in to get my IUD replaced. The doc said I could keep it in longer if I wanted to. I said I didn't feel comfortable doing that since I was told when I got it that it had to be out in 5 years. The doc was quite rough when down there. Idk if it was because I chose to go through with it or what but my goodness, I was in so much pain. Getting it out was so painful, however, her putting a new one in was the kicker. I literally almost broke off my fiancé's hand. I tried not to kick but I seriously started crawling back and away from her and screamed in agony. My fiancé said it scared him when I screamed like that because he had never heard me scream like that before.

When I got an IUD the doctor told me that I had to stay laying down for 5 minutes cause most women pass out

I didn't want an IUD, I just wanted the hormonal implant in my arm replaced but the doctor at the clinic bullied me into the procedure. First he said he'd just have a look and see if I was suitable, next thing I know he's shoving it inside me without warning or local aesthetic. The male nurse at my side yelled bc I had grabbed his shirt and pulled out some chest hair. Two female nurses came bursting in, apparently they could hear me screaming in the waiting room. I had to be carried out to my friends car and couldn't walk for 3 days afterward due to the pain. In the end I had 5 years of pain and discomfort before anyone would remove the fking thing.

I got mine earlier this year, my doctor was an older male. He told me that it'd be mildly uncomfortable for a second but that it'd be over afterwards. Well, I was in pain for days and it was pretty awful. I let out a small noise of pain and flinched. He then had the audacity to tell me that giving birth is much worse. Yeah, well, guess what, that's what I got the IUD for. Also, pretty interesting, I have a hunch he did not have to endure either.

Idk why they even created these sadistic torture devices! They are cruelly coercing girls and women to SHOVE A FOREIGN OBJECT UP INTO THEIR VAGINA THROUGH THE CERVIX AND PLANT IT IN SIDE THE UTERUS. What about any of that makes sense or sounds like a good idea? What f**king creep came up with the plan to straight up LIE about what females can and cannot physically feel inside of their own bodies?

That’s horrible! It is a painful medical procedure! I had it performed during surgery for cysts and endometriosis. As it turned out the disease destroyed my Fallopian tubes resulting in permanent infertility. Also why I keep getting cysts on ovaries. But it took a long time for my new doctors to even agree I have endometriosis even though I was already diagnosed and had previous surgery! It’s insane what women are put through in every aspect of our lives.

I had this procedure too, with 3 male student looking at my cervix the whole time! The doc was female and nice but he “congratulations you just experienced birthing pains” was really messed up! Especially down the line I haven’t been able to get pregnant and will probably never be!

After my colposcopies and surgery, I have a LOT of scar tissue in and around my cervix. My Pap tests (which I kinda need as a cervical cancer survivor!) involve breaking the scar tissue to get a sample. And of course, blood on the slide invalidates the test, so I might have to go back for another one after a few weeks. Sigh.

Since the CDC’s opioid guidelines came out I’ve known multiple women sent home on the day of their hysterectomies with only Advil. I can’t even imagine having multiple organs removed and given the same medicine they give people for a headache.

Complaining to a hospital's admin is a thorough waste of time. It's a shame your husband didn't advocate for you.