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Someone Asked People To Share Their Absolute Worst Doctor Experiences, And These 30 Are Wild
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Going to the doctor's doesn't always turn out what we think it will be. Misdiagnosing, gaslighting, and poor communication are just some problems patients have to deal with. In fact, in 2022, 60% of Americans said they had recently had a bad experience with a healthcare provider.
Just a few days ago, a woman on Twitter (X) asked other people to share their worst encounters with a doctor. The thread quickly filled up with stories from the doctor's office featuring some questionable medical professionals. We know doctors are people too, but some of these docs truly deserve to be shamed.
Bored Panda reached out to the woman who started this thread, Candace D., and she kindly agreed to tell us more about what prompted her to ask others to share their worst doctor experiences. Read our short conversation with her below!
More info: X (Twitter)
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Janet Graham 8 months ago
Male doctors often say or do inappropriate things with teenage girl patients.
Dawnieangel76 8 months ago
My male PCP would knock that guy out without a second thought if he heard that.
Candace D., who started this thread on X (Twitter), is a chronic illness advocate who shares her own health journey online. "As a chronically ill person, I've had a lot of bad experiences with medical professionals and I know a lot of other people have too, chronically ill or not," Candace told Bored Panda.
"So it's an interesting topic. I wasn't prepared for just how sad and deep the topic would be though. It was honestly really hard to read all those responses."
Still, Candace has had her fair share of negative experiences with the medical community. "Medical gaslighting and dismissive treatment delayed me being properly diagnosed with EDS, MCAS, POTS, etc., which also delayed treatment, and I know there are so many others like me," she shares.
"If I could change one thing about how the medical system treats chronically ill patients, I would just say—PLEASE BELIEVE US. An amazing start is just listening to us and having compassion for us. No one wants to be sick," the woman reiterates.
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iBlank 8 months ago
muscle is fibrous tissue. This is a workout program I can get behind
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Mabelbabel 8 months ago
I used to be on a hospital committee that organised the annual services of remembrance for the babies miscarried or stillborn in the hospital. One year, every single reading was biblical verse, and the school choir (who sang every year for us) were told to sing only hymns. We had some complaints from parents that it was too faith based and it excluded parents who weren't Christian. I found a few lovely poems that I said could be read the next time, and we needed to be more cognisant of all the parents faiths (and those with no faith). The senior midwife on the panel said no, those babies wouldn't be going to heaven, so there was no point in their parents coming to the service. I complained, and was told that she had the right to express her religious beliefs. This was a midwife who would be the first person to deal with bereaved parents, and she believed that if it was a Muslim baby, or Jewish baby, she was insinuating their baby was going to hell.
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David 8 months ago
this not only would be easy big win, but that doc could, and should lose their license
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Sarah Belt 8 months ago
And get denied for the second as being "not medically necessary"
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KatSaidWhat 8 months ago
It's not often I would be behind the ambulance chasers... but this time I am.
Janet Graham 8 months ago
That is worth a lawsuit and a complaint to everyone from the BBB to the AMA and beyond. That is as bad as removing the wrong thing!
After reading this list, you might think that everyone in the U.S. hates their doctor. But that isn't the truth. In fact, 70% of Americans are satisfied with their primary care doctor. But few feel that American healthcare is personalized: 53% say they believe that the system treats them more like a number than a person.
Many people also expect doctors to have a holistic approach. That's why 70% of American adults who come in for a checkup want their doctor to ask them about their mental health. This signals a shift from our understanding that a primary care doctor can only help with physical ailments.
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Tobias Reaper 8 months ago
this is why people dont seek help for mental health issues. Its ok to not be ok to anyone who needs to see this the world is a better place with you in it
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I had a Dr advise me to pray with regards to my insomnia. I filed a complaint.
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
My dad's doctor told him that the excruciating headaches he was having were "just stress" and did nothing. Four days later, dad died of a brain aneurism.
Dragons Exist 8 months ago
I almost feel like he read a book called "How To Worsen Someone's Depression Instantly, For Beginners"
Little Bit 8 months ago
When I was depressed nd needed help from the doctor, the receptionist told me in no uncertain terms that they "don't give appointments for depression."
Aussi Panda 8 months ago
It’s none of the receptionist’s business why you are seeing the doctor!
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Mabelbabel 8 months ago
"Doctors don't want you to know this one trick-smile more, and your depression will be cured!"
Laura Jones 8 months ago
yes quite common once when my depression spiraled I self harmed and was told quite brutally by the nurse I had two daughters what on earth was I doing and to behave myself
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trixiefly11 8 months ago
I've always felt more comfortable with female doctors. I have had male doctors and i am fine with talking to them and all care outside of anything that requires physical touch or seeing my body.
Princess Possum 8 months ago
A female nurse has ALWAYS been in the room with my gyn and me. I thought that was standard.
Bookworm 8 months ago
This doesn't sound like gyn, just regular pediatrician visit
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I hope you turned him in! That is why they are supposed to have a female in the room with you at all times. What a creep
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Moana Manana 8 months ago
In my little town the older FEMALE nurses say: you didn't scream that loud when you were making the baby, now don't be that loud while delivering it... Made me furious and scream louder...
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago
I would have told those nurses right where to go. Like really? How TF do you know how loud I may have screamed in the baby making process? Were you there? Nope, so stfu. I do know that excessive yelling/screaming can use up a lot of energy/effort, that would be better to use during the delivery. These nurses are not making anything easier or better for their patients by talking to them in this manner. Hopefully they all will be retired soon.
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Alexia 8 months ago
A friend's experience: she was giving birth and the doctor told her "Stop screaming, you liked to f**k, didn't you??" The same doctor at an earlier consult: "get you c**t on the table, I don't have all day"
SillyPandaBunny 8 months ago
Wow, my delivery team kept reminding me it was ok to scream if I wanted to.
Doctors make mistakes; they are human, after all. But the costs of their mistakes can often have catastrophic consequences. In the U.S., 250k people pass away each year because ER doctors misdiagnose them. Researchers estimate that a whopping 7.4 million people might get a wrong diagnosis at the emergency room.
But experts don't put the blame on the doctors. One of the study's authors explains that we have to take a look at the medical training, technology, and support that could help doctors avoid these mistakes.
Dr. Susan M. Peterson, another author of the study, explained that pointing out mistakes helps doctors improve. Like what happened with detecting heart attacks: public health campaigns, better diagnostic testing, and cardiologists and ER doctors working together resulted in more diagnoses.
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Bookworm 8 months ago
My thought exactly; there's so many levels of 'terrible human' here you could write an essay.
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Depressy spaghetti 8 months ago
What is this future husband might want kids nonsense doctors use? If my husband wants kids soo bad he can get pregnant or we adopt.
Cathleen Cummings 8 months ago
I hope you complained, and maybe even sued! What a complete b*****d.
Mabelbabel 8 months ago
Well obviously, a woman's bodily autonomy is far less important than the plans of a man you haven't even met yet. /s
#8
Debby Keir 8 months ago
I had cervical cancer when 27 and married - discovered after my smear 6 weeks post giving birth. Was told by the gynaecologist that I shouldn't have slept around so much....
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago
Wow 😲, I hope you made some type of formal complaint. It is possible to get cervical cancer without ever having s*x before. Yes, most cases are caused by HPV, which is an STD but that doesn't necessarily equate to sleeping with many different partners. I'm hoping this is a former gynecologist.
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Angela Corvaia 8 months ago
I was VERY YOUNG, probably 20 and a virgin. My gyno told me I had a 'very pretty p*ssy'. Unbelievable.
somnomania (she/her, queer) 8 months ago
unsure what the breasts have to do with being at that appointment, but i've only ever seen an obgyn for an endometrial ablation
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 8 months ago
In my experience, male gyns have been a LOT better than women. And the best one was the 70 something years old dude who made me the most comfortable and most painless I have ever experienced!
Pharmtechgurl 8 months ago
13 YO first gyno visit for a yeast infection and dr says to me "you have great hips for having children". Seriously?
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Marnie 8 months ago
I want an epilogue. When did they finally realize the problem and was it successfully removed? Did the Mom and Doctor go to jail?
Like with many of the examples you'll read on this list, many patients don't think their doctors listen to them. Their concerns get dismissed or entirely overlooked. A 2021 UK survey found that one in four patients felt like they weren't treated with respect by their physician. Another one in four claimed not being listened to.
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Glenn Cuneo 8 months ago
On my birthday my a doctor told me "Yes, you have cancer. Oh! I notice it's your birthday, happy birthday"-- got up and left the room.
Rita Radney 8 months ago
Had a dr tell me nothings,wrong,she’s there to treat sick people! I nearly,died a week later
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Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I couldn't breathe through my nose due to injury incurred during service in the Army and it had become so bad I couldn't sleep. So I went to the VA and spent 30 minutes getting yelled at for being fat and then given allergy meds. I tried allergy meds for 2 years. Then I went to UCH and I needed surgery. Now I can breathe and sleep. Also I've lost 118lbs, 20-30 more to go. I plan on yelling at my Dr next time they blame ANYTHING on my weight.
Kat Alison 8 months ago
No matter WHAT your symptoms are, doctors will ALWAYS tell you to lose weight. Sore throat? Broken leg? Doesn’t matter.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
OMG. I hope you reported her. Number 1 it's not HER table it's the hospitals OR table and yes they have weight limits and should be able to find a facility to help you. There is absolutely no excuse for her behavior.
Tom De Paul 8 months ago
Sick bay at the Zoo. (I'm not kidding. The morbidly obese get their MRIs there too.)
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Stephanie Did It 8 months ago (edited)
My first dentist did the same when I was sixteen. Drilled out four molars, one in each quadrant. He said he couldn't numb all four areas, so he wasn't numbing any of them. I'd been conditioned to believe that dentists were SUPPOSED to hurt (early 1970s) so I endured it while tears poured out. After he finished drilling, he stepped back, saw the tears, and started laughing at me. I'm almost 70 and still terrified of dentists. By the way, he was a relative of mine.
Dawnieangel76 8 months ago
I drive 2 hours to my dentist because he is NOT stingy with numbing me up, and will immediately stop if I make the tiniest noise of distress to numb me up more. They let me make payments if I need to, and always manage to squeeze me in for an emergency. If he dies, I'm learning Necromancy.
For women and people of color, misdiagnoses and medical gaslighting are even more frequent occurrences. Research shows that women and racial and ethnic minorities are 20%-30% more likely than a white man to receive an incorrect diagnosis. In a 2024 survey, 65.3% of women expressed concern about receiving unsatisfactory or poor-quality care.
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Debby Keir 8 months ago
Ahh, but have you ever had them nip a bit of skin as they ARE closing it - EEEEEEK.
Donna Sempek 8 months ago
By residency they should know how a speculum is inserted and removed.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
Oh d**n I just clamped my thighs together and cringed. Somehow several years ago a Dr. At my GYN office scratched me with one.
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Jennifer Clayton 8 months ago (edited)
Do you know how hard it is to file malpractice on a dentist? I had one pull several teeth because they said my insurance didn't cover root canals or crowns. I'm on social security. I called all the malpractice attorneys in my large city. None of them take dental cases. I was referred to the one person who does, a former dentist who's now an attorney and is 200 miles away. He's so booked up he can only take catastrophic cases, which mine was not considered.
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Novadoe (She/They) 8 months ago
As someone recovering from just getting her wisdom teeth removed, wow. That's a big nope. I hope they managed to get something done about that
Janet Graham 8 months ago
I went to an oral surgeon who was an MD and a DDS. He didn't numb me out enough and didn't believe me when I told him it hurt. What a butcher! Then, he kept resting his junk on the armrest so I had nowhere to grab!
somnomania (she/her, queer) 8 months ago
dang, i know dentists LOVE pulling teeth (source: i need two root canals in molars and am having a hard time finding anyone who does them and takes my insurance, and my primary dentist has told me repeatedly that the easier option is to have them pulled, because any dentist can do that. i'm not quite 38 years old.) but that's no reason to do the wrong one!
Women experience neglect in the ER, too. One study showed how women who had severe stomach pain had to spend 33% more time in the waiting room than men did. And even if women do manage to get into the doctor's office, their heart disease often gets diagnosed as anxiety, ovarian cysts as regular period pain, and autoimmune diseases get interpreted as depression.
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katiekat0214 8 months ago
Report immediately to the hospital, to the AMA, go on social media. Name and shame.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
Trying to think of a polite way to put what e want to say and can't sooooo..... @_®]}∆§π√°€|~¢&#!!!!!
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Nichole Harris 8 months ago
In fact it is and it's usually written into those consent forms you sign... Especially at a teaching hospital
Load More Replies... Donna Sempek 8 months ago
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tracy black 8 months ago
had the same thing happen to me in nashville i was pushing out a 12lb 15 oz baby without pain killers and she told me to stop screaming cause labor pains were in my head they didnt hurt ( later found out she was child free )
Kat Alison 8 months ago
I’m childfree….and the idea of giving birth after being denied painkillers is one reason why.
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somnomania (she/her, queer) 8 months ago
slap her, bite her nose off, make her be in active labor
Lynda Loyacono 8 months ago
My mind is scrambled by the multitude of comments regarding childbirth and absolutely evil doctors and nurses. And people wonder why I avoid doctors like the plague. I have researched medical ratings here in Texas and Austin has the lowest rating in the state. I read that Baylor, Scott & White have actually had women institutionalized due to pain they are experiencing while pregnant or from other reproductive issues. What century are we in???
A lot of it goes back to the history of medicine, where any major health complaint from a woman was chalked up to be hysteria. Even today, there's still a bias in the medical community where doctors may think that it's a hormonal imbalance or the woman is just making things up.
"Female hysteria was once a common medical diagnosis for women, applied whenever women displayed 'inappropriate' emotions such as anxiety, anger and even sexual desire," Stephanie Trentacoste McNally, MD, explained.
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Debby Keir 8 months ago
TIL - postmarital s*x WON'T GIVE YOU UTI's. Must be true - doctor said it.
Kat Alison 8 months ago
Fvck these medical people who think their job includes giving lectures on “morals.” Just do your medical job and leave your imaginary sky daddy out of it!
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Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
The husband stitch. I have it. My now ex husband didn't ask for it. It ruined my marriage because it took a year before I could enjoy s*x again. It's a very common thing and it's disgusting.
Laura Mitchell 8 months ago
I'm a retired labor and delivery nurse. I was helping with a delivery, and when the OB was repairing the episiotomy, the husband said, "Put in an extra stitch for me, doc." The doctor, without missing a beat, said, "Why? Are you that small?" Mic drop.
Definitely a Human 8 months ago
I've heard of this before: would it even do anything? Like surely the skin wouldn't grow together just because it's held together for a few weeks?
Gracie Mae 8 months ago
Not an excuse, but apparently that used to be a running joke with (male) gynos, as late as the late 1980s. I heard it at least twice after my births.
Stephanie Did It 8 months ago
Yep, I gave birth in 1977 and my ob/gyn announced, "tell your husband I said he should have no complaints!"
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Christine M Quigley 8 months ago
Oh yeah- I had my ex tell the doctor for my episiotomy- 'Put a couple of extra stitches in there for me'. Insisted on having s*x 2 weeks after giving birth to my daughter. Total narcissist.
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somnomania (she/her, queer) 8 months ago
i know there are always exceptions but what i'm getting from this post is that most men shouldn't be doctors, and many women also should not go into medicine if they're going to have garbage ethics like this.
Gracie Mae 8 months ago
wow...i used to want to get implants--thankfully I never did, and what do you know--when I hit my 30s, they just blew up! (and not due to putting on excess weight)
Until 1993, women and minorities weren't allowed to participate in clinical trials in the U.S. That resulted in the medical community not knowing whether the studied variables affected them the same way they affected white men. And we see the consequences of that today: we have a limited understanding of how women, especially women of color, experience disease and what treatments they need.
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Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago (edited)
Wow!! My Belgian Malinois can only tolerate one kind of dog food and it took me months through trial and error to find it.
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When I was in my 30's I was prescribed penicillin. The pharmacist asked if I was allergic? I said I didn't know. He said I would know by now if I was. One ambulance trip to the hospital proved him wrong
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
d**n. that sucks, but at least you proved him wrong
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Shannon Murdock 8 months ago
I’m allergic to penicillin and amoxicillin. Does this fool know there are people allergic to water? What a tool.
Kelly H. Wilder 8 months ago
Um, well, about that...I am only allergic to three things, and they all happen to be antibiotics. (PCN, Azithromycin, and Cephalexin)
Kat Alison 8 months ago
That’s dangerous! People can die from allergic reactions to antibiotics.
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Destini Mattocks 8 months ago
Avascular Necrosis, or bone tissue death due to interruption of blood supply to the area.
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Huddo's sister 8 months ago
Our doctor once insisted my little brother didn't have a broken leg, but wouldn't do xrays because 'he doesn't weight bear anyway' (he was in a wheelchair). We changed doctors straight after that. His leg was broken.
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Kalikima 8 months ago (edited)
Hey! Me too! And a doctor didn't even figure it out, my ex mother in law did. Doctor was shocked that he never thought of it, it was a perfect fit. Same doctor told me I'd never have kids. 2 pregnancies and one healthy 8 year old later, I proved him wrong.
Lez Be Honest 4 months ago
My dermatologist, of all people, figured it out for me.
Load More Replies... somnomania (she/her, queer) 8 months ago
my partner started gaining weight for no apparent reason when they started puberty, and the doctor told them they just needed to get off the couch and exercise. they have pcos, surprise!
Anna Drever 8 months ago (edited)
Not remotely the same thing but many many years ago I was at an emergency doc (not my regular), can’t remember what for, and I mentioned I had glandular fever (had been tested and confirmed previously) and he decided I didn’t have glandular fever and ordered another test. It also confirmed that yes indeed I had glandular fever.
And women do tend to have different experiences. With medications, for example, women are twice as likely to have adverse effects because the meds have only been tested on men. Women who receive hip implants are also 29% more likely to experience implant failure because of differences in anatomy and inadequate testing. Until 1999, we even didn't know that women present different symptoms of a heart attack than men.
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Kira Okah 8 months ago
You can certainly get stomach ulcers at 14, had family who has had so. I am confused as to why that has been taken as the indicator that the doctor was bad. Yes she should have checked more, but stomach ulcers at 14 does happen.
Ace 8 months ago (edited)
Contrary to older perceived wisdom which associated them with stress, stomach ulcers are actually caused by a specific strain of bacteria. Took a researcher to test this out on himself, then cure the ulcer by taking antibiotics, for this idea to be taken seriously.
Load More Replies... 🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 8 months ago
I did have an ulcer at 14 from high stress, so it's not impossible. Ulcers don't care about age.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
My brother kept getting what the doctor said was gastro, especially after eating a lot of Nutrigrain cereal. Years later he found out he is coeliac.
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Nilsen 8 months ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome
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Donna Sempek 8 months ago
My first pap had a group of nursing students present. I’m 75 and a retired nurse. That’s how we learn.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I had a rare eye condition when I was a kid and needed surgery on it. My mum agreed to having other doctors come and look. There were 10-20 doctors who came through the exam room, each taking a turn to use the lenses to look in my eye. It was not pleasant, though not as delicate as the OP's situation.
Nichole Harris 8 months ago
Well, as a medical community we're grateful for allowing that.... As a woman I wanna shake you...... How freaking violating! ❤️
Tom De Paul 8 months ago
There seem to be a lot of complaints that doctors aren't competent enough in dealing with women's issues. And you want to take away a learning opportunity. Oh good!
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Experts say there are certain steps we need to take to rectify the problem. For starters, having more women in leadership positions for medical and clinical research. Changes need to be made in medical education: students should learn how sex differences affect medical care. And, of course, more inclusive research that includes women of low socioeconomic status, older women, and those living in rural areas.
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Linda Graber 8 months ago
I’m a 64 year old woman that has not had a vaginal exam for decades because of this. No explanation before just suddenly reamed.
Sandra Morison 8 months ago
why do you need a pelvic exam just because you had a period? That is so unnecessary...its a very natural process on the whole. Got to be US docs getting money
BookFanatic 8 months ago
My first was at 18. Since I was a virgin, he opted to go up the back door because "we know the front hasn't seen as much action." Still trying to figure out what he was trying to accomplish...
Sophia Pandia de Delphia 8 months ago (edited)
I had a friend given a rectal exam at her first on/gyn exam at 20 yrs old. She didn't have any symptoms to check there either. The most research I can find says some doctors prefer to and most don't. Although, all my ob/gyns narrate what's about to happen and none have even mentioned it.
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago (edited)
I had my appendix nearly burst when I was 16. We lived out in SW Colorado at the time and even driving to the local hospital took 30 minutes. Anyway, I was minutes away from it bursting, surgery went fine, and I'm in the recovery room. Doctor comes in - neither my mom nor I recognize him - and proceeds to shove his fingers in my vâgina, then anûs. It was over in 30 - he was gone by the time either of us reacted. Mom ran out to find the doctor, but he'd disappeared. We tried to sue, but since it was our word against a doctor, we were dismissed. It's took me a couple of decades to recognize that I'd been ráped.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
WTH. Why did your mother take you there at that age and only your first cycle????
GalPalAl 8 months ago
Similar experience. First time visit with female obgyn. Asked her to tell me what to expect from the exam. Went into the pink and gave me advanced warning. Did not tell me she going in the stink to follow and I nearly jumped of the table from shock. Would have been nice to know ahead of time.
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Nichole Harris 8 months ago
This is actually awesome.... Your doc was concerned, made an effort for you to feel safe...... That's cool
Mark Hastings 8 months ago
I have 4 trips to an ER in 3 years for ripping stomach pain. I had to wait 2 to 4 hours in the waiting room each time. The third time after a 4 hour wait, I finally saw a doctor. He asked me what d***s I took because I was having withdrawals. Told him I didn't use d***s; he called me a liar. Some blood was drawn and 15 minutes later another doctor came in and sent me for x-rays and an ultrasound. Found out I was suffering from inflammation of the chest cavity. Went through the same thing the 4th time. It took a massive change in my diet to fix the problem.
Donna Sempek 8 months ago
Any abnormal findings need to be addressed. At least he asked you in private.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
When you take your kid in for their 12 yo physical and have parents leave the room and ask kids if they are having s*x or want birth control. I had a lady call wanting to talk to the Mgr because she was so pissed off. I didn't know until then that they do that now. I would be pissed off myself by having no warning about it.
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KnightOwl 8 months ago
Yeah I've had this happen too. I went to the hospital after months of stomach and bowel issues, I literally had blood pouring from my bowels which prompted the hospital visit. The nurse yelled at me very aggressively to sit still because my constant movement due to pain, was affecting the test results (blood pressure and heart rate) the bowel specialist came in and looked me up and down and decided I was fat and therefore all my problems were down to an unhealthy diet and being fat. I was so bloated I literally looked 9 months pregnant but he refused to believe it was bloating and not just fat. He then left me in a waiting room for 10hrs with no pain relief. I was curled up on the floor crying in pain when he finally came to see me at which point he informed me that there was nothing wrong with me and I could go home. I dont drive and had no idea how I'd get home (i hadn't brought any cash.) I ended up collapsing outside the hospital and bring rushed to A&E where i actually got help.
What about you, Pandas? Have you ever had a doctor's visit turn into a nightmare? Share your unpleasant stories with us in the comments! And while you're thinking of one, be sure to check out our other posts about doctors saying inappropriate things and the worst advice patients have ever been given by a doctor.
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Nichole Harris 8 months ago
Quite easily considering a hairline fracture might not look like anything more than an error in the film
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kzys59pcrp 8 months ago
I tried going off my antidepressant when I was pregnant with my second child but I couldn’t do it. He was born with a birth defect. The bones in his skull were fused. He had surgery at 6months and has been great since
Nea 8 months ago
I was so worried until the last part. Nice to know he is well :)
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I spoke to my psychiatrist before I started trying to get pregnant and she was easily able to look up which class the antidepressants were. Some you absolutely can't use (though you can taper off using them safely in the early stages) and some that are fine. Mine were both in the middle class, so there has been no direct connection between them and birth defects, but there hasn't been a huge amount of research on them either, so it was up to me whether to go off them or not.
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M O'Connell 8 months ago
Specialists often look for problems within their specialty. Some refer to other specialties, some should do that but don't.
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KnightOwl 8 months ago (edited)
I can't believe the number of bad things I've read here about horrible experiences with labour nurses and doctors. I'm from the UK where most women give birth using midwives and it's incredibly rare to ever hear anyone say anything negative about them. Midwives are amazing and incredibly supportive and non judgemental. People here often form incredibly close bonds with their midwives and it's not uncommon for them to remain friends after the birth.
Debby Keir 8 months ago
When I gave birth to my first child, was put in a side room just off the 'father's waiting room' and given an enema - no toilet, no bell, and midwife didn't return - I sh*t all over the bed and got 'told off'.
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Clown fish 8 months ago
I had a labour nurse shout why are you crying at me after I gave birth
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KrazyChiMama 8 months ago
They do need to find out where the internal bleeding is coming from. One of the tests for this does involve a digital (finger insertion) rectal exam for occult blood. Patients DO have the right to refuse this and there are other tests that we are able to do. Whether or not your insurance will cover/approve them if you refuse the physical exam is another story.
Nichole Harris 8 months ago
True.... But I believe this issue stems from his apparently well known fixation..... It's a kink
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KrazyChiMama 8 months ago
I call bs on this one…there’s no way an X-ray tech is going to hold a patient up with his foot while shooting a plain film…they’re not allowed in the room unless shielded by lead as they would get too much badge exposure
Sophia Pandia de Delphia 8 months ago
Exactly. You can't even get to the button to shoot the film from the actual location of the x-ray. Can one see a burst cyst on x-ray? When I had one, they did a CT scan and no x-ray. Disclaimer: Speaking from experiences for the past 20 years in Texas (God bless the women of Texas), USA.
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Bi.Felicia 8 months ago
This one is BS. I'm currently working towards my bachelor's in radiography and I can't see a doctor ordering an X-ray for a cyst. An abdominal or pelvic ultrasound would likely be ordered initially and possibly a CT scan/MRI. If she did have an X-ray she wouldn't have needed to stand for it, as it would be an abdominal view with the patient laying on the table. Typically only chest X-rays and some spinal X-rays, have the patient standing, if safe to do so. Crazy how an X-ray with someone else's foot in the middle of it, was able to diagnose this person with such a significant cyst burst, that left them so weak because of all the internal bleeding. Women already have a difficult time getting proper medical care, no need to make things worse for others by lying.
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Sophia Pandia de Delphia 8 months ago (edited)
On 1st read, I took his statement to mean he got to see all of the surgery on OP. However, tone isn't conveyed by the statement alone, so he probably was pervy if OP says so
Bored Retsuko 8 months ago
Speak for yourself, most NDs won't think this is Ok.
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Lowrider 56 8 months ago
That happened to one of my ex-girlfriends. I didn't know that a person's intestines could get twisted like that.
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Michael Largey 8 months ago
When I was a child, my dentist made two mistakes at once. He thought (a) he could take my loose tooth out with a single yank and (b) he didn't have to tell me about it in advance. I don't know when he died, but when he did I'm sure he still had my bite marks on this fingers.
Kalikima 8 months ago
When I was 11 my mom took me to the dentist, and she had to wait in the waiting room with my baby brother. That's the last thing *I* remember. My mom tells me about 15 minutes after I went back there, I came out screaming and crying, ran out into the parking lot and refused to go back in there. I didn't see the dentist again until I was 18, and up until the day I got them all yanked out, I needed nitrous for anything, even a cleaning. I'm 43 now, and I still don't remember what happened back there, but I'm still terrified of the dentist. When I take my son, they treat him in front of me. I picked a place that does that especially.
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Nikole 8 months ago
My pediatrician (I was maybe 5) once said to me that he wanted to check how I was “developing down there”, and that my mom should probably leave the room because a parent can make kids nervous. She OF COURSE stayed and he ended up just looking down the front of my jeans and declared everything was fine. I still fúcking remember that. My best friend had the same pediatrician and he would always ask her how many boys she’d kissed. Fúcker. Good thing both of us had strong moms.
KnightOwl 8 months ago
I hope your parents put in formal complaints and changed your doctor.
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Bored Sailor 8 months ago
This one sounds like the Dr. was heading in to an educational discussion without mom so she could be honest. Dirty parts, hands whatever can be very bad, didn't accuse her of having dirty s*x or any sinner stuff.
Bookworm 8 months ago
Yeah, I mean tone can add a lot, but just from what's written, that sounds like the doctor asking about things that can contribute to getting a UTI.
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Emie N. 8 months ago (edited)
Um yeah obviously. Don't just say that to anyone. Not everyone will find that funny or be amused about getting your butt smacked without consent. You'd be okay with being smacked?
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Huddo's sister 8 months ago
When I had an ovarian cyst and had to have an internal ultrasound, they didn't say it would 'take my virginity' but they did make sure I knew it might cause bleeding if my hymen wasn't broken already.
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KnightOwl 8 months ago
This happened to me too, I ended up being hospitalised for 4 days with a massive abcess that was growing down my neck and cutting off my airways. I had to have it drained 3 seperate times and tons of IV antibiotics. They told me they were extremely close to incubating me on multiple occasions as they were worried about the amount of swelling and pressure on my airways.
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Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
That is the worst part of having a kidney stone. It hurts so bad you go to the ER and they are doing their due diligence making sure you are not there to get a d**g fix, but the wait to have them administer the pain reliever is excruciating it'll make a grown man cry.
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Depressy spaghetti 8 months ago
I also hope she kicked him multiple times in the knees.
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Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
It's also normal to explain to the patient what a procedure is for.
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Tracy Lanier 8 months ago
Therapist here. You never touch a client. There is a closeness already, because of the therapeutic relationship, and touching can easily turn into something more. No safe, and likely the beginning of grooming.
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Ann Tiques 8 months ago
After childbirth if the vaginal opening tears, the Dr can add an extra stitch to make the vaginal entrance smaller and “tighter” for an improved sexual experience for the husband. It’s about changing a woman’s body unnecessarily for a man’s pleasure.
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SouthernGal 8 months ago
Date of last period is almost always asked, not just for teens but adults as well. There are various medical reasons that this info is important.
Blaze Onyx 8 months ago
At least for me (I still go to peds), they always ask when your last period was, but I'm not sure what OPs complaint was so it could have been entirely unnecessary. But for me, this is entirely normal.
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Bored Sailor 8 months ago
Oh nerves suck, my stenosis has torn up the nerves between my C5, 6 &7. Surgery helped but the pain will never go away. Planning on surgery to replace C3 next week before it does to much damage, right now it is bruising the cord. The first time it took a few years to figure out it was a nerve problem, but not through not testing or trying. This time since it was only year the MRI picked this one up quicker.
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Huddo's sister 8 months ago
Do all jobs require a doctor's exam in the US? I can only think of a few jobs that might need it here, like my dad had to get his sight and hearing checked before his crossing guard job.
Carrie B 8 months ago
No. I'm 53 and I've never had an exam for a job. Some do, but it's mostly to check that you're physically able to do the job. My husband has to do a yearly exam to get certified to drive his company vehicles.
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Debby Keir 8 months ago
Well, if I had a rare condition, I'd much rather they bother to 'google it' than not. You can pick out which website you look at for information and there are a lot of reputable medical sites and research papers to be found (plus specific charities that are a wealth of advice) I'd worry if they just posted a query on Facebook.
Bored Sailor 8 months ago
Not to mention there are sites that are for Doctors only.
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Upstaged75 8 months ago
This one is BS. Mayo Clinic is one of the best hospital systems in the world. They're doing cutting edge research and help thousands of people every day.
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MarTa 8 months ago (edited)
The below is a quote from a study, one of many made in recent years. I believe his doctor is nuts, since his unhealthy recommendation's positive effects do not apply to Chrons disease. The Effects of Smoking on Crohn's Disease. Crohn's disease is one type of IBD. Ulcerative colitis is the other type. Smoking has very different effects on each of these diseases. In ulcerative colitis, cigarette smoking seems to offer some protection against symptom flare-ups (although that's not a reason to start smoking because it has so many other health risks). The opposite is true for Crohn's disease.
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Charles McChristy 8 months ago
Oh, no! You have a skin condition and he wanted to look at your skin!
M O'Connell 8 months ago
Some doctors just prefer that everyone wear a gown regardless of the procedure. Mine does.
Coral 8 months ago
And patients should know it isn't always necessary and they can ask questions and decline things they aren't comfortable with.
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KnightOwl 8 months ago
That just sounds like small talk, asking about relationships, kids, jobs and the weather are all pretty standard small talk subjects. May seem a little strange during an exam but I'm sure a lot of people appreciate a bit of small talk to distract them from what's happening and any anxiety they have.
Jesha 8 months ago
I used to have an awesome doctor and once we were talking about people we knew from our church and she told me that this very nice older lady had passed. Right when she was peeking into my batch. Another time she said 'oh man you have BEAUTIFUL cervical coloring it's so HEALTHY!' and I told her I hear that all the time and laughed so hard she had to readjust the speculum. God I miss Dr. Rakowski.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
Wouldn't they need to know that as part of the patient's history? AS in are you sexually active? If they ask them on a date as a follow up question then it gets awkward.
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Anthony Elmore 8 months ago
Almost. It is preferred that you give at least a short explanation before turning our balls into a light fixture.
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Crystal M 8 months ago
Sorry, this is common here in the good ole US of A. I was recently in the ED for 60 hours for a cardiac arrythmia!!
Charles McChristy 8 months ago
That is not common in ANY ER I've been to. US born and bred. The most I've ever waited was 45 minutes to an hour. In my young adult years it was the only place I could go since I didn't have health insurance, so I've been to many.
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Ace 8 months ago
Sounds odd to me too - no major arteries in the chest wall and how would it then rupture a year later? Does remind me of the pain of having a drain put in under local, though - they hadn't realised how much pressure had built up in the chest cavity so when they eventually got through the whole room, doctors and all, was sprayed with blood. (I had lots of other injuries, including a drain in the other side lung cavity, and other internal damage, so the collapsed left lung hadn't been noticed for a couple of days).
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surely someone would notice sooner than a year especially if an artery was perforated
Lara Verne 8 months ago
BS. Artery bleeding is severe and needs urgent care. If he perforated your artery, they would find out about it before intervention ended.
Spittnimage 8 months ago
Not an artery then would've been dead in minutes. Lungs flooded with blood would've drowned.
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Richi Weiss 8 months ago
That's not bad in my book. As long as he knows how to cure/handle it..
Michael Largey 8 months ago
Describing the severity of a condition is part of the doctor's job.
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Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
Brought my teenage daughter in for a checkup. Asked the young female doctor about getting my daughter the HPV vaccine, which can prevent a type of STD and cervical cancer. She refused to give it because "It encourages girls to have pre-marital s*x." WTF??
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
It's part of the regular vaccine schedule for high school students in Australia, has been since about 2006. Thankfully most people were well educated about why to get it.
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Parmeisan 8 months ago
I had a reaction to penicillin several years back and my kidneys shut down. I was in the hospital for more than two weeks, with a shunt in my neck so they could do dialysis to keep me alive. My nephrologist (kidney expert) has since given me a clean bill of health, said my kidneys are fully healed up, but 1) I shouldn't take any kind of medication that's hard on the kidneys if I can help it, so lots of over-the-counter stuff for migraines etc is off-limits for me, and 2) I need to avoid the entire class of "beta lactam" antibiotics because they might k**l me. Twice, TWICE now I have had a doctor prescribe me an antibiotic and then swear that it wasn't a beta lactam antibiotic, only for the pharmacist to tell me that it was. One was probably an honest (but terrifyingly stupid) mistake; the other had had the gall to ask me what I knew about beta lactams and then apparently decided that my answer was lacking and he could completely disregard my concerns.
PunchinelloTX 8 months ago (edited)
Men get weird stuff, too. Twenty-five years ago, I had a male doctor ask me why I wasn’t married. Not wanting to do the whole coming-out to my Christian GP thing at the time, I just shrugged and waited for my gastric reflux prescription. He winked at me and said, “ought not to have any trouble gettin’ a girl with the size of those feet.” True story—he’s an old man in jail now for overprescribing certain meds.
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
Let's see - my childhood dentist gave me four identical filling (same molars, both sides of upper and lower set). Only one had a cavity - because I hadn't had any numbing done, he kept doing another tooth, then another tooth and another, to test out my pain threshold. (In his words, I "fascinated him.") It took years for even my parents to believe it happened, after all, a dentist wouldn't do that, right? Even later dentists don't believe me, so I've stopped mentioning it. Next, we have my current health predicament caused by an experimental brain surgery, which we later found out I didn't even qualify for, but the surgeon needed the numbers so he could publish a paper. I've got a Teflon pad separating my 8th cranial nerve and the blood vessel there to supposedly treat an impingement. However, my MRI showed no such impingement and we learned the surgeon basically flipped a coin to decide which side to operate on. I don't like going to the doctor now - I wonder why?
Little Bit 8 months ago
I have quite a few. Firstly the doctors who repeatedly fobbed off my grandmother, my dad, and my father in law when they tried to get their cancer concerns taken seriously, and then by the time their cancers were finally diagnosed it was too late. Several years ago I had been feeling ill for weeks. Among other things I kept feeling dizzy, being sick, I had a screaming headache that wouldn't go away and my whole body was in sheer agony. There wasn't a single part of me that wasn't in pain and I barely had the strength to move. Thinking that I had the flu, I tried every OTC medication available but nothing worked. I made an appointment with my GP. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it took every last ounce of my strength to get to the surgery. I explained everything to the doctor and all she said was, "Well what do you want me to do about it?" I replied "Erm, your job?" I would have put a complaint in if I
Little Bit 8 months ago
Hadn't been feeling so ill. I saw another doctor who diagnosed a bad infection which eventually cleared up with antibiotics.
Load More Replies... Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
Mine isn't as bad as some of others' horror stories but still made me feel like garbage. I'd been to my (absolutely genuinely wonderful) dentist to have 13 teeth removed (all wisdom + nine others) under twilight sedation. Was told my b.p didn't come down as mcuh as it should have and to get it checked. Ok, no worries. Went to Dr a couple days later, walked in, and before even saying ''Hello'', or anything civil, she snapped at me, ''Oh, you're VERY overweight.'' No kidding Sherlock! I hadn't even said why I was there. Explained, she was too lazy to walk out of the room to get a larger cuff (yes I'm first toadmit I'm FAT) and tried THIRTEEN TIMES. My arm was practically blue when she gave it up (it ached for several days afterward and I had stripes, like bloodless sliver cuts, for over a year) When she finally got a reading, all hell broke loose because she said it was 220/110. Whatever you reckon, Doc. So she did a diabetes test (negative) and carried on about how I was going to -c-
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
have a stroke/heart attack any minute and I needed to lose weight (yeah I'd love to drop 20kg in an instant!!) I felt completely fine, by the way. Physically anyway. Anyway I ended up walking out in tears because I was scared and upset. I had to go back the next day and just as I was telling the receptionist, ''ANY Dr but HER!'' while sobbing, she was right behind me >.< Anyway, went back next day, b.p was nowhere near what she'd claimed, and the new Dr I saw was disgusted with how I'd been treated.
Justbecause 8 months ago
I have so many, I spend way to much time at the drs! I dont have chronic pain i have a opiate a*******n. Midwife gave me opiates despite my records saying I have an allergy, wearing an allergy band and me saying I have an allergy, she told me it was a different med. Had her for my second birth to and she laughed at my birth plan when it said I didn't want morphine or painkillers, said I would change my mind. Told I dont have chronic pain, its all in my head. Told my pain related vomiting was in fact because I was pregnant and I should have the morning after pill (I wasn't pregnant, i just thow up with to much pain) Told I couldn't have broken my back because I was walking (I had broken my back). Told my chest pain couldn't be my heart because i was to young, despite having had heart failure 8 days before. Are they headaches or migraines i dont know every Dr says something different.
talliloo 8 months ago
have had my share of horrible experiences with doctors and nurses. however, i will share the best thing a doctor has asked me prior to serious surgery: what is the most important thing that i wanted the doctor and nurses to know? my answer was that i am not a whiner/cryer when it comes to pain. i am usually calm but can be in excruciating pain so it is not always believed. high pain tolerance...maybe. bless him and his staff-recovery and physical therapy was a beast but he kept me at a level that allowed me to get back on my feet.
GalPalAl 8 months ago
Went to primary Dr. who had me see Sr. doctor in office for some unknown reason. I am aware that I am overweight. This m**o looked at me and said pre-diabetic. Not true. He looked like the crypt keeper and held my tongue from saying pre-death to him.
Charles McChristy 8 months ago
Did everyone stand up and clap after that?
Load More Replies... Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
Brought my teenage daughter in for a checkup. Asked the young female doctor about getting my daughter the HPV vaccine, which can prevent a type of STD and cervical cancer. She refused to give it because "It encourages girls to have pre-marital s*x." WTF??
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
It's part of the regular vaccine schedule for high school students in Australia, has been since about 2006. Thankfully most people were well educated about why to get it.
Load More Replies... Parmeisan 8 months ago
I had a reaction to penicillin several years back and my kidneys shut down. I was in the hospital for more than two weeks, with a shunt in my neck so they could do dialysis to keep me alive. My nephrologist (kidney expert) has since given me a clean bill of health, said my kidneys are fully healed up, but 1) I shouldn't take any kind of medication that's hard on the kidneys if I can help it, so lots of over-the-counter stuff for migraines etc is off-limits for me, and 2) I need to avoid the entire class of "beta lactam" antibiotics because they might k**l me. Twice, TWICE now I have had a doctor prescribe me an antibiotic and then swear that it wasn't a beta lactam antibiotic, only for the pharmacist to tell me that it was. One was probably an honest (but terrifyingly stupid) mistake; the other had had the gall to ask me what I knew about beta lactams and then apparently decided that my answer was lacking and he could completely disregard my concerns.
PunchinelloTX 8 months ago (edited)
Men get weird stuff, too. Twenty-five years ago, I had a male doctor ask me why I wasn’t married. Not wanting to do the whole coming-out to my Christian GP thing at the time, I just shrugged and waited for my gastric reflux prescription. He winked at me and said, “ought not to have any trouble gettin’ a girl with the size of those feet.” True story—he’s an old man in jail now for overprescribing certain meds.
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
Let's see - my childhood dentist gave me four identical filling (same molars, both sides of upper and lower set). Only one had a cavity - because I hadn't had any numbing done, he kept doing another tooth, then another tooth and another, to test out my pain threshold. (In his words, I "fascinated him.") It took years for even my parents to believe it happened, after all, a dentist wouldn't do that, right? Even later dentists don't believe me, so I've stopped mentioning it. Next, we have my current health predicament caused by an experimental brain surgery, which we later found out I didn't even qualify for, but the surgeon needed the numbers so he could publish a paper. I've got a Teflon pad separating my 8th cranial nerve and the blood vessel there to supposedly treat an impingement. However, my MRI showed no such impingement and we learned the surgeon basically flipped a coin to decide which side to operate on. I don't like going to the doctor now - I wonder why?
Little Bit 8 months ago
I have quite a few. Firstly the doctors who repeatedly fobbed off my grandmother, my dad, and my father in law when they tried to get their cancer concerns taken seriously, and then by the time their cancers were finally diagnosed it was too late. Several years ago I had been feeling ill for weeks. Among other things I kept feeling dizzy, being sick, I had a screaming headache that wouldn't go away and my whole body was in sheer agony. There wasn't a single part of me that wasn't in pain and I barely had the strength to move. Thinking that I had the flu, I tried every OTC medication available but nothing worked. I made an appointment with my GP. I'm not exaggerating when I say that it took every last ounce of my strength to get to the surgery. I explained everything to the doctor and all she said was, "Well what do you want me to do about it?" I replied "Erm, your job?" I would have put a complaint in if I
Little Bit 8 months ago
Hadn't been feeling so ill. I saw another doctor who diagnosed a bad infection which eventually cleared up with antibiotics.
Load More Replies... Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
Mine isn't as bad as some of others' horror stories but still made me feel like garbage. I'd been to my (absolutely genuinely wonderful) dentist to have 13 teeth removed (all wisdom + nine others) under twilight sedation. Was told my b.p didn't come down as mcuh as it should have and to get it checked. Ok, no worries. Went to Dr a couple days later, walked in, and before even saying ''Hello'', or anything civil, she snapped at me, ''Oh, you're VERY overweight.'' No kidding Sherlock! I hadn't even said why I was there. Explained, she was too lazy to walk out of the room to get a larger cuff (yes I'm first toadmit I'm FAT) and tried THIRTEEN TIMES. My arm was practically blue when she gave it up (it ached for several days afterward and I had stripes, like bloodless sliver cuts, for over a year) When she finally got a reading, all hell broke loose because she said it was 220/110. Whatever you reckon, Doc. So she did a diabetes test (negative) and carried on about how I was going to -c-
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
have a stroke/heart attack any minute and I needed to lose weight (yeah I'd love to drop 20kg in an instant!!) I felt completely fine, by the way. Physically anyway. Anyway I ended up walking out in tears because I was scared and upset. I had to go back the next day and just as I was telling the receptionist, ''ANY Dr but HER!'' while sobbing, she was right behind me >.< Anyway, went back next day, b.p was nowhere near what she'd claimed, and the new Dr I saw was disgusted with how I'd been treated.
Justbecause 8 months ago
I have so many, I spend way to much time at the drs! I dont have chronic pain i have a opiate a*******n. Midwife gave me opiates despite my records saying I have an allergy, wearing an allergy band and me saying I have an allergy, she told me it was a different med. Had her for my second birth to and she laughed at my birth plan when it said I didn't want morphine or painkillers, said I would change my mind. Told I dont have chronic pain, its all in my head. Told my pain related vomiting was in fact because I was pregnant and I should have the morning after pill (I wasn't pregnant, i just thow up with to much pain) Told I couldn't have broken my back because I was walking (I had broken my back). Told my chest pain couldn't be my heart because i was to young, despite having had heart failure 8 days before. Are they headaches or migraines i dont know every Dr says something different.
talliloo 8 months ago
have had my share of horrible experiences with doctors and nurses. however, i will share the best thing a doctor has asked me prior to serious surgery: what is the most important thing that i wanted the doctor and nurses to know? my answer was that i am not a whiner/cryer when it comes to pain. i am usually calm but can be in excruciating pain so it is not always believed. high pain tolerance...maybe. bless him and his staff-recovery and physical therapy was a beast but he kept me at a level that allowed me to get back on my feet.
GalPalAl 8 months ago
Went to primary Dr. who had me see Sr. doctor in office for some unknown reason. I am aware that I am overweight. This m**o looked at me and said pre-diabetic. Not true. He looked like the crypt keeper and held my tongue from saying pre-death to him.
Charles McChristy 8 months ago
Did everyone stand up and clap after that?
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