Today, I saw my doc about the painful swelling I've had in my arm all week. He seemed totally out of it, and ended up telling me it's all in my head, despite the swelling. When I respectfully suggested it might be a blood issue, he just said, "Nah". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after months of random vomiting with no apparent cause, I finally got some tests done. The doctor says there's nothing wrong with me and that it's all just in my head. Great. FML
Today, I went to the doctor with some serious physical symptoms that amount to being effectively disabled. She didn’t even ask any questions or examine me before telling me it was all purely psychological. I barely managed to convince her to at least order some blood tests, as a formality. FML
Today, I went to a pain specialist to get help with my chronic pain. He did not diagnose anything or discuss causes. He then said, "Good luck with that" as I left. Of course, I still got billed. FML
Today, my doctor called with my test results, which seem to tell him that there's absolutely nothing wrong with me. I'm still sitting here with an appendage that I'd swear was dispensing napalm, but now I have a $500 bill to go with it. FML
Today, I have been dealing with painful lymphedema and I'd finally got a doctor's appointment, but they called and cancelled last minute. Here's to another week being in pain… FML
Today, I went to see a doctor about some of the memory problems I've been having. After the appointment, I could barely remember a thing he told me. FML
Today, a doctor examined my wrist, which is completely swollen and painful. He diagnosed a case of tendonitis and asked me, "Do you use this hand for a particular sort of sport?" I just smiled like a twit. FML
Today, I visited my new doctor for the migraines I've been getting lately. Right from the start, I could have sworn the guy was on drugs. He just listened to my heartbeat, said, "Well Dave, it sounds like gallstones" and said they'll pass naturally. FML
Today, despite me getting my period every two weeks and bleeding heavily enough that I faint if I move too fast, my doctor told me that it's normal and to just "take it easy". FML
Today, I went to the hospital for crippling back pain that made it impossible to walk. The doctor was more interested in telling me off for not taking a pill that he admitted doesn't help acute pain. He then gave me an injection that wore off in an hour, and sent me home, telling me to take over the counter meds. FML
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kiran_fml 5
Time to change doctors.
hotPinklipstick 24
Seems like someone has been writing off his own prescriptions.
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benhd1 14
You're telling YOUR doctor what might be wrong with you? Honestly you were being annoying by putting all of this out there and it was a slip of the tongue because you were telling your grandmother how to suck eggs. YFI
benhd1 14
*YDI
DocBastard 40
The good doctors are the ones who LISTEN to their patients. If I listen carefully enough, 80% of my patients will tell me what their problem is before I say anything.
TheDrifter 24
Assuming they can speak when they reach you anyhow. I always get the funny doctor. Last time I was in was for a broken arm and fingers; the only thing he said before he called the orderly to set up an xray appointment was "Self inflicted?" It made me laugh.
marcranger 29
56, that's a legit question, if oddly phrased. A lot of ER doctors in and around the Colorado Rockies ask similar questions during ski season, since insurance companies want to know if you broke something in a collision with another person or if the injury was entirely your fault (i.e., self-inflicted).
Gothicbunnyx3 16
Sue the **** out of him.
midpocket 6
It's Gregory House, He exists, I knew it :D
NoKittyMyPotPie 3
Change doctors. This guy is a quack.
bananaburger 0
Ask him to show u his doctors license. I wouldnt trust him
TheDrifter 24
It's a huge problem up here too. The CBC was saying the other day that a lot of rural communities and Native reservations have Oxycontin addiction rates of over 80% with prescription rates under 5%.
twilightluvr101 4
Well......id get a second opinion if I was u!
twilightluvr101 4
*Were
SkrimQueen 4
Dude. You have a bad doctor. Just saying...
gesturinghand 0
Ching Ching copay.. He gets paid to help or not. Proof we need to screw doctors like we did teachers....... Vote yes to Obama care!
zenrael 21
Is there some way to report him and demand drug testing on him?