Today, I went to the doctor for the second time, because I've had a cough for about six weeks. In my first appointment, the nurse said it was just allergies and condescendingly gave me a brochure with a recipe for salt water. Turns out it's pneumonia. FML
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Today, I went to the doctor after being sick for weeks. I found out that I had bronchitis that then progressed to pneumonia. My girlfriend is hearing impaired, and when I can finally get words to come out when I speak, she can't understand them. I'm not sure who I feel more sorry for. FML
Today, after nearly a week of awful pain in my right lung, I finally went to see a doctor about it. When I mentioned my history of lung problems and suggested it could be pneumonia, he told me to "leave the diagnosing to the professionals" and ended up claiming I have acid reflux. FML
Today, I'd finally had enough of feeling awful and went to urgent care. As it turns out, the reason my throat was sore was because I have a sinus infection. The doctor explained my nose is producing pus, and that's what I'm swallowing and coughing up. Yuck. I also have pink eye on top of that. FML
Today, I got fed up with my neighbor who has been coughing, night and day, for six months. I rang at her door to tell her about several remedies I know of to help, so I could sleep. I thus found out she has lung cancer. FML
Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML
Today, after blacking out from fever, I found out that the reason I've been feeling so sick is that I've somehow come down with pneumonia, strep, and the common cold all at the same time. FML
Today, I went to the doctor to see why my walking pneumonia wasn't getting any better. It had. I've just somehow managed to also contract mono... while sitting home, alone. FML
Today, after years of having seasonal allergies and months of having my throat close up, my mom agreed to see a doctor, only to insult me in front of the doctor, saying I just find new ways to make their lives harder and I'm probably making it all up. FML
Today, it's been several weeks, I went to the doctor for an ear infection and I still don't feel too good. It was then that I realized the doctor forgot to prescribe me medication for said infection. That explains a few things. FML
Today, I fractured two ribs from coughing. My doctor told me to stop coughing, or I would fracture them more. I have bronchitis. FML
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Basically_ 6
Did she not listen to your lungs at your last appointment? lung sounds are definitely useful clues.
klutz44 28
I had the exact same thing happen to me!! I sat there, hacking up a lung with a 102 fever while they told me it was "just allergies". Yep, pneumonia. That was 5 years ago and it still makes me so mad!
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marko1596 24
Your doctor may be an asshole, OP, but keep in mind they probably get a lot of patients that overreact over simple problems
mattrd_fml 31
Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that they gave you a recipe for salt water? cuz it's real hard to make you know... lol
Kayli717 6
That happened to me too over the summer! I went in three times and they said I was over reacting and then I went to the hospital and they had to X-ray my chest and I had pneumonia and bronchitis.
Haleyrose242 6
A few months ago my mom took me into the hospital because my head hurt so bad that I was uncontrollably vomitting. They told her it was just a migraine and not to worry. 2 days later I was in a coma with a severe brain infection lol
blackonblight 33
It may not have been pneumonia at the time you went to begin with. Pneumonia often develops as a result of other illnesses, at least that's what I was told. I've had it twice due to a bad cold combining with allergies.
Shine242 17
Omg the same thing happened to me!!! No lie! I've been coughing since July and they kept saying it was 'asthma or allergies' I went to a different Doctor last month and she said I had walking pneumonia. I feel for you.
JebMcdeber 11
Something similar happened to my mom. 4 hospital visits and several trips to her PCP and the most she got was cough syrup. They didn't do a culture until she started coughing blood. Turned out she had a pretty serious case of gram negative pneumonia and it took her most of a year to recover. US hospitals are mostly concerned with getting you back on the street, where it's someone else's problem. And to those blaming the nurse, well, she was probably a shit-head, but it's not like she made the diagnosis, they have doctors for that. The worst she could have done was go up to the doc and say "Yeah, she's got a cough, want to discharge her?" (likely) and the MD says "Yeah, I'm busy" (very likely).
Vegetarian27 24
How does one require a recipe for salt water? There are only 2 ingredients...
harrypotterfan22 21
Similar thing happened to me, only they thought I had mono the first time I went in.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
I hope you felt alright soon after and that quack lost her job.