Doctors Don't take me Seriously

[Ronald Zeeman]

When I was younger my mom had to get her appendix out the day before Easter. She told me later that they almost sent her home thinking it was a bladder infection or something, because her symptoms weren't as bad as they are in a lot of other people with appendicitis. If she had gone home things would have gotten very ugly for sure, she said the when the surgeon removed the appendix it practically burst in their hand. I don't how she knew this if she was under general anesthetic the whole time, and I'm sure they would never let her know how close she was to the appendix rupturing before it was removed.

Doctors want you to think they never make mistakes even though they're human, because they'll get the pants sued off of them if they do. They once thought that babies didn't need love to survive as long as all other needs were being met. They even thought babies couldn't even feel pain. They used to treat patients in mental hospitals by injecting insulin into them until they went into a coma.

Of course, it's a lot worse in the US where they treat it like a business and people need thousands of dollars for surgery. For some reason giving everyone the health care they need is "wrong".

One of the main reasons we will never join our neighbours to the south.

 

[JayCee]

I have in several places .. Even saw a blurb on a you tube about NOT going to see a Doctor alone . Not saying ever single time ,have been figuring out . They seen to approach health , like a used car dealer . If you have a problem with your vehicle,you bought,or the body you inhabit 'in the case of MDs.'
( issue) , to get you in and out of their office as quick as possible . Their dollars are made in the number of billable hours with a patient , or any portion of a hour they or their staff interact with you , How many patients they can turnover . Makes you want to believe in witch doctors sometimes, I think .

 

[Crabcore]

I was sent home when my appendix was about to burst, when my gallbladder was full of stones and not working anymore (multiple times, after doctor's visits, er visits, etc) and I'm pretty sure my health problems are just here to stay.

I think the main goal is to just get you to leave. If you don't have really good insurance, your problems are 'all in your head', or so they say, even when things are seriously wrong.

 

[Tired]

Of course, it's a lot worse in the US where they treat it like a business and people need thousands of dollars for surgery. For some reason giving everyone the health care they need is "wrong".

In Serbia you have free health treatment, but you will be waiting for years on the queue for some operation and die before that. So yeah it's not much better when the medical treatment is free in that way, because then everyone uses (and abuses) it and you're still stuck being sick/ill. Plus every good doctor opens private clinics or runs abroad away from serbia, cause salaries here are crap, so in the end you have bad doctors treating you for free.

 

[scleod]

Do you know why they don't take us seriously?

Well I believe tree said it correctly. Being a women doctors unfortunately dont take us seriously.
Then being on the spectrum. Doctors are confused by the stoic nature of our pain. Most women in pain are whining and complaining making a fuss compared to those on the spectrum.

I went undiagnosed with a serious condition for 2 years cause from a head injury. The first specialist I saw t I told him what I thought I had which is what I ended up diagnosed with (he didnt like that to much ). Undiagnosed I ended up going from walking 20 000 steps a day to bed ridden walking with a walker losing function of my right limb. Not being able to talk. Talking gibberish or really slowly. Finally I've been treated for the condition it got out of hand. I sustained damage that we dont know if it is irreversible.

My point in saying that is. The only way I got treated was countless times in the ER and not exagerating atleast 100 doctors seeing me (over 2 years) many not listening to me and telling me "it is all in my head". I had to advocate for myself medically. Stand up for myself constantly due to mistreatment. Drive to different hospitals. But I would always tell them "I have autism so it is hard for me to express my level of pain especially because I have been living with such a high level of pain all the time". I always looked stoic and always sounded like I was describing everything very detached. In the hospital they took test after test and nothing would show. I kept getting "everything looks okay maybe you should just go see a psychologist". In the end I have a very serious medical condition that nearly killed me. You may think of it as "wasting tax dollars", that is how I felt to. But if I would have waited longer I wouldnt be alive. Trust your body. If you arent feeling right about something then follow that feeling. I knew what I had right from the start when I saw the first doctor and he didnt believe me out of arrogance. It took 2 years and it almost took my life. I look back and wish I would have actually been more aggressive with my approach but I didnt know how serious it was because my body got so used to the pain.

You stay strong. Dont ever feel bad for getting medical care. I am assuming you have free health care? That is what the medical professionals are there for. Follow up with a family doctor because they are the ones that can get the ball moving with specialists, tests and really get down to the bottom of things. That was the key to my success I switched family doctors. As soon as I did that my care is better.
Hopefully your journey soon finds the right doctor who can help you.