It’s rare I can speak on topics from tv… but I truly wish this video was only fictional! I can tell you from personal, direct experience it’s obnoxiously real!
Yeah it is! My uncle was *severely* dehydrated- we didn’t know it was winter still ❄️ the ER doc tells him as he’s convulsing ‘tell your family how much you drink a day, go ahead can’t you see how concerned they are?!’ 😡😤 we had already *told* him my uncle didn’t drink- like not at all! He just didn’t like
@@josettelecoquette8997 AND MY MOTHER DIED BCZ OF A DOCTOR EWHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING DISCHARGED HER WHILE SHE'S STILL UNWELL I CRIED SEEING MY MOM NOT TALKING BUT REFUSING TO LEAVE D HOSPITAL I HOPE THAT DOCTOR GOT D PUNISHMENT SHE SO DESERVE FROM GOD...
So true! You'd think that ERs would be stricter about writing opiate prescriptions, but almost everytime I've had to go to one (for legitimate reasons of course), they'd rather write me a prescription and shoo me out the door than run thorough diagnostic tests...
Sighs, this happened to me, I had to have a very old doctor who wasn't in the ER do a second ultrasound when I started sobbing because my pain was back. I'd been saying over and over I don't want drugs, I the pain to stop. The older doctor asked if they did the tests during the pain, I told him no, the first thing was always an iv for saline, and meds. Then sending me home. My gallbladder was only a few days from rupture, so he made sure I got surgery scheduled asap...
A few yrs ago, I was back in the ER throwing up & hurting. Previously, had been discharged from a week in the hospital. But a week I started throwing up again, couldn't even keep water down. I had been diagnosed with diabetic ketosis acidosis hence being in the stay in the hospital. So back in the ER, they had me waiting in the waiting room several hrs. I was on like my 3rd or forth barf bag. Finally, they called me up & said the ER dr was discharging me( without even seeing me) I told the nurses I was throwing up & hurting. So they went & got the dr. He came over frustrated with his hands on his hips saying my sugar was low enough. So I no longer had dka. So I asked why I still hurt & put it on my belly. He rolled his eyes & said we mise well get her scanned. I came out of there & was in another waiting room. Then nurses quickly came in & took me to an ER room. Dr. came in with his head lowered. He said I was septic in a quieter voice the arrogance was gone. They had been treating the dka & not an out of control uti. If I had not said anything I may have went home & died. Most of the time a diabetic gets dka it is because their sugar is very high like in the 700's. But I found out that a serious infection can also put one in dka. So always be your on advocate for your health!!! I apologize being so long this video was like a flashback.
Not too long. I'm a diabetic and you educated me about something I didn't know. I've been ignored before. Dismissed by my family doctor while having a heart attack. Went to ER, had emergency surgery and 2 stents
What a story! I’m glad you’re ok!! ALWAYS advocate for yourself!! The doctors and nurses do not care about you. It’s allllll a power trip. Glad you’ve healed and listened to yourself!!
My mil had colon cancer that was found at like stage 3 or 4. Because of that, my husband had been asking about colonoscopies since he turned 30 and was always told "ah, you're too young. We'll worry when you're 40" This year (age 38) he had some bleeding and I pushed him to see GI. GI wasn't in a huge rush, booking an appointment 2 months later. By then the bleeding had resolved, but then finally agreed to a colonoscopy. 5 cm mass. Stage 2 cancer. Thankfully they got it all out along with 2 feet of his colon and he's in remission, but if previous doctors hadn't been so dismissive, maybe it could have been removed without surgery. If I hadn't gone with him to help push for a colonoscopy, he might have left GI saying "I was bleeding but I'm fine now" and that might have been the end of it. If you have a concern, push back. The doctor isn't in your body. They can't feel your pain.
My Dad had colon cancer. The first thing we all did was colonostomy. Mentioned it to our GPs that he had it. No questions asked. Just scheduled them. We are in upstate NY, Albany. Don't know if that makes a difference. We also have 3 teaching hospitals in our area.
Had colon cancer myself. Started out with the bleeding as well but was told initially it was a hemorrhoid because the ER doctor just wanted to rush me through. Stage 3. But in my case my immune system was so suppressed that all they would do is surgery but no radiation or chemo. I also had to wear a colostomy bag for 2 years. That was the worst part. Luckily for me I'm in remission now but I have to go to an oncologist regularly for checkups. Wish your family the best and to keep on top of it.
They've started being a lot more liberal with colonoscopies. Me and 3 friends under 30 have had them for various reasons, and one did find and treat colon cancer very early and went into remission with a short round of chemo. People get it younger now.
Ive had many times where Drs. Assumed i was an addict until i lost the ability to walk then they finally checked my spine. Theres a lot wrong there, now im 25 weeks pregnant trying to relearn how to walk. Because I have an awesome physical therapist i can now walk from my bed to my bathroom (about 10 ft) still working on being able to walk back.
I was sweating so hard the first time I walked 10 ft last time I relearned how to walk (I've had to relearn twice. Both times without the help of PT thanks to insurance issues). I was so proud to make it from the couch to my son's room, using my wheelchair as a walker.
Oh my goodness, that's a lot without being pregnant and can't even imagine what it is like at 25 weeks and counting. Glad you have a wonderful support group. I had two back surgeries and a stroke. I get the 10 feet to the toilet. And still falling. Keep up the good work. And be patient with yourself. Slow and steady. Sending love and strength to you and your family and health team. ❤
I'm 17 and I've been told by many doctors that I'm just a hypochondriac but I'm not. One doctor actually decided to check me out and I learnt i have celiac, pcos, endometriosis, chronic appendicitis (well had chronic appendicitis), and multiple hernias from the stress of being constantly dismissed.
I hear you. Want a funny story for the day? When I was 22 years old I went overseas to visit family where I became very ill with diarrhea and a high fever. Doctors removed my appendix but weren't sure if this was the problem. Doctors back home kept dismissing my "plumbing" problems. 40 years later I've found I have IBS.
I'm 45, I have a specialist appointment tomorrow for my endomitriosis assessment. I've been going to doctors since I was 16 to get help with this, but not untill now has someone listened. I've even done surgery to confirm that I have chocolate cysts in my abdomen. They still wouldn't diagnose Endo. Same with POTS. I have regular heartrate spikes up to 153, while sitting. My heart rate is like a yo-yo and I pass out on occation. I got betablockers for it last friday. After 35 years of complaining about it. You're lucky you got to see the right doctor at just 17. I'm glad you don't have to suffer for deccades. I hope you feel better now that most of your issues are being treated.
I’m 17 and for years I complained about fainting spells and stomach aches and nobody listened to me until 2 years ago. They diagnosed me with gallstones and removed my gallbladder, AMPS (a rare chronic pain condition), and Orthostatic hypotension but I still have a crap ton of other health issues doctors don’t seem to be taking seriously. I was also told I was just a hypochondriac and once even accused of munchausens which really messed up my mental health. Why do a lot of doctors never listen to patients?
Folks understand doctors see many patients in a day and all they want to do is walk out of their office at the end of the day to do a prescription drug. I don't trust these modern doctors who are motivated by the 💲and fame. No real concern for your wellbeing. Another that makes me mad is all these fabricated diseases that are invented for pharmaceutical corporations
@@Karmaisabreezno this happens alot. I used to work in the ER. When They can't find something right away they assume it is malingering or drug addiction.
@@KarmaisabreezI would love it to exist only in fiction, imagine feeling like a broken individual, and discovering that it's just pretty statistical disability, and looking for years for medical professional that would not attribute your symptoms to anxiety and actually test you and confirm your suspicions.
I’m currently suffering side effects of this crap I went from walking fine to a cane to crutches to wheelchair since January. Two weeks ago I finally got a doctor to book tests
My grandpa is dead because his doctors wouldn’t run an MRI when he complained of excruciating back pain. He had leukemia (AML to be exact) and it was in remission but in march his back started hurting him again. In may they went to get it checked out and the doctors just assumed it was arthritis. They treated him like that for a few months until they realized no pain meds were helping him and did a biopsy instead of the MRI. (My Grandma had been told to schedule the MRI by the doctors). They opened his back where the pain was and found a metastasized tumor growing around the spine, causing the pain and difficulty walking because it was compressing the nerves. They cut away the tumor on the back but couldn’t cut the rest off without a more invasive surgery from the front. They said that that point they couldn’t do anything for him but put him on chemo (an extremely painful and hard treatment for those who don’t know) which wouldn’t cure him but maybe give him a few more miserable months, or put him on hospice and pain meds so he can go home and spend the next 3 to 7 weeks with his family. He thankfully got to see all his family before he died, not many get that. The hospital called 2 days after he died to schedule the MRI that would’ve given him a fighting chance to beat the cancer again as they would likely have found the tumor before it got too bad. The doctors treating him said they regretted not making the call to set that appointment themselves because they think he most likely would’ve been seen in a few weeks instead of being put off until after he died when my grandma called. I’ve never known a better/stronger man. I don’t know how he did it but he was in so much pain he couldn’t move or eat in the last few days of his life but he always smiled and never complained, trying to let everyone know he loved them and that he was at peace with his death- that he knew God was in control and that he’d go to see Him after he died I’m glad your doctor finally booked your tests for you and hope you get a treatment that will help you walk again and back to full activity. Like I said, when my grandma had to make the appointment it took forever for them to even call back, with a doctor booking things it’s a step in the right direction because people seem to take it more seriously. Good luck to you, I wish you a full and quick recovery
When we see movies and all we all feel like us is a dream place .where I live in India . I have free Medicare . Which is have more standards than us. And we don't have any opioid problems
Omg this totally happened to me!! I was treated like an addict and I never asked for any sort of medicine other than iv antibiotics. Come to find out I had a kidney infection that turned septic and I was in kidney failure. They released me with a uti and I passed out on their sidewalk and got sunburned before someone took me back inside. It was 108 degrees outside and I was shivering. My body core temp was 95. My blood pressure was 80/60. I am still traumatized and feel bad for the real addicts too for being treated so terribly. I heard the nurse swear I must have taken something after I walked out of the emergency room. But I hadn’t. It was horrible.
I’m curious as to why your body temperature would go down. Sepsis leads to fever, which would be an elevated body temperature. Your temp wouldn’t have gone down. Especially if you were in 108 temp for prolonged period of time because that also would have given you an elevated body temp.
I was an IV heroin addict for 20 years, mostly groin injecting so I had many hospital stays, twice for sepsis and many doctors are perfectly fine with you, it often depends on how you present yourself to them. I know better than most how many junkies can behave terribly to professionals,they can be hostile and unpleasant to everyone they meet and doctors are human just like the rest of us
It's a shame that most doctors are like her. My daughter went through this with doctors and they kept accusing her of wanting pain medication. That is until she was so sick and lost so much weight ,she collapsed one day and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. Well it turned out she was going into renal failure. Was told that if we had waited even an hour we would have lost her. And she was sepsis. Put in ICU. I get so mad to this day about how she was treated. About almost a year later she was still sick. I lost my daughter on June 30,2023. From renal failure. My heart is broken and so angry at these so call doctors that think they know more about your body than you do.
So sorry for your loss. Your daughter's care is typical and highly unacceptable. That needs to change. If they thought she was faking for meds, all they need to do a few simple blood tests. Have had two back surgeries and a stroke. If one needs meds, they need to get them. When I was in high school, my menstrual cycle was severe. I fell out of my chair in a pool of blood. Sent me to the closest ER which was five minutes away. Back in those days it was easier to be treated and given meds. A few numbskulls ruined it for everyone. Sending love and strength. ❤
A good doctor should never be dismissive. I am so very sorry you went through such a dreadful nightmare. May God Bless you, and your dear daughter Rest in Peace ❤
I’m not normally a paragraph person. But this one got me. Having endometriosis way back before it was ever really known, I was always pushed off as addict. The most infuriating thing in the world is to be in the Emergency Room, sweating, writhing in agony, barely conscious… just to be told, “we can’t give you anything for your pain, it’s hospital policy.” OR to go to my primary doctor complaining of constant pelvic pain, just to be told: “it’s normal to have pelvic pain, debilitating pain with your period is normal, everything you’re experiencing is normal.” No the hell it’s not. All of that was code for, “we don’t know what’s wrong with you, we can’t find anything, so you must be looking for pain meds.” I’m In my late 30s now. I have a lot of diagnoses that I am working on, that should’ve been taken seriously in my early 20s. But I was passed off as an addict, and I’ve never been one. At 32, I finally met a doctor that did take me seriously. I was put on nerve pain medication, not opioids. Thankfully. I’ve also been through physical therapy, pelvic floor therapy, had 2 surgeries and am doing much better. All it takes for a doctor to actually take you seriously. Unfortunately, they’re few and far between. And as much as I value and admire nurses for their work, they too passed me off as an addict. The health care field is riddled with people who are in it for the paycheck. Empathy is hard to come by. 💔
Had to take my wife to the ER in the middle of the night with severe abdominal pains. Waited for 3 hours for a doctor to even be available. Said doctor never even entered the room, he stayed at the nurses station sipping coffee and flirting. He sent a nurse in with a prescription for Tagamet. No examination, no interview, nothing. I took her from there to a larger hospital in the next county. They examined her, and in no time, had her admitted for emergency surgery. Her Gall bladder almost burst.
I have Ankylosing Spondylitis. I started having back pain when I was 14 and my doctor diagnosed it as everything from kidney infections (no urine dips) to athletic injuries and PMS. If I had been properly diagnosed I never would have had kids. My son is only 30 and just had major back surgery for the same disease! Getting adequate pain control used to be a nightmare.
Yeah me too 22 years of suffering and at least 8 different doctors I went from weighing 175 pounds to 236 pounds because all they do is give me steroids then say loose weight. I have degenerative disc disease, no curve in my neck causing added pressure on my spine, 4 bulging lumbar disc, sciatica and bilateral facet joint syndrome.
Was in liver failure from a blocked bile duct (gall stone got stuck) and was sent home two times by the E.R. docs and told me I was an alcoholic. Then was admitted because my labs were so terrible and was told I had hepatitis. It was the stone…. Once it was removed I was 100% back to normal minus the 2 bags of potassium I needed before leaving. Contracted Lyme disease, suffered and I mean SUFFERED from debilitating body pain for months before I asked for a Lyme test and was told it wasn’t Lyme, I didn’t have the symptoms. Well… it was Lyme and after 4-5 days on an antibiotic, all my body pain was gone! It still comes back from time to time and a random body part swells up, but not longer battling it. DONT LET MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS DISMISS YOU !!
I had a full up ^ and down serries of MRIs (2.5 hours straight) which validated my complaints of pain, muscle spasms, overall malaise or flu-like symptoms. Turns out I have facets disease and arthritis with bony growths, up and down my spine, neck, shoulders, wrists, fingers... basically every joint is arthritic accept for my ankles. Wow, lucky me. But we who are in chronic pain, even though its not visible are worthy of pain reducing drugs and treatments. We are not making shiz up!! 😢😮
@nancyarchibald9095, agreed. I recently had ct scan done for low back pain, found out I have spondylosis with impingement on l5-s1..... lucky me. 😂 seriously, you still soldier on, though the pain is horrible, your norm is a 1-4, distractin is 5-9, and pain 10 or above is get me an ambulance. 😮
I understand what you're going through I've had chronic pain for over 30 years from a major car accident and a 15 surgeries and all I want is for the pain to be gone and I wish doctors could feel what we are feeling
I sure understand. Thanks to the poor care I got I am now on oxygen because my doctor required an MRI while I had full-blown five lobe pneumonia I mean I had it so bad and you're not supposed to go in anesthesia or sedation etc while you are having any problems with your lungs especially as you get older or if you're a child. I just turned 53 but I have severe shattered spine they call it there's so many breaks and bone chips and bulging discs and a broken neck I just never severed the spinal cord severe impingement on my nerves etc but I'm still able to walk which I wasn't supposed to be able to do I was supposed to be in a wheelchair but I have fought it everyday and then this little 25-year-old jerk of a doctor decides I have to have that MRI or I don't get my Lyrica I was more terrified of not getting the Lyrica than anything else because it was the only thing that kept me from tremoring. Turned out that four and a half hour MRI cuz my brain to have a brain fart like the anesthesiologist thought would happen and it broke I no longer have an autonomic breathing system My lungs were damaged beyond repair and after two and a half hours of sleep when I finally drop into full rim because I'm so exhausted I can't stay awake I stopped breathing and I have to wake up again because my brain is broken because that's what happens If you have pneumonia and you get sedated. I had seen it beforehand and asked my doctor to please not make me have the MRI but he said I don't care If you don't have the MRI you don't get your meds. The damage is so severe I'm not on low dose I'm at a 5 PSI for sleeping and an 8 to 9 if I want to go do anything. I couldn't believe it I made through COVID but I was pretty sick I was in and out of the hospital several times but I made it only because I'm very strict about what I eat I survived leukemia by staying on a DNA base diet and so I figured to COVID if I did that maybe I'd be okay and sure enough I was okay I did end up with the somehow COVID turns something on in my system so now I fight the water build up in my legs never had it until COVID. The doctor who took over my care after this ah did this says I am very hard to kill when they look at my charts and they see all the things I've been through the horrible accidents and stuff that happened not my fault just I seem to be the person in the wrong place at the wrong time and then what this doctor did to me what he wrote in the charts saying I was seeking pain meds and stuff my biggest fear was the tremoring and the lyrica is not a pain man I live with pain every single day That's not a problem but being on the oxygen.
I was in the hospital for a suicide attempt, and one of the days a friend came and saw me was joking with me and got me to laugh a little, and then one of the nurses came over and told me that this was for people and actual medical crisis. Anyway, I picked up my shit and left the same day. I would rather feel depressed and shitty at home where I’m not being dismissed and discarded by nurses who are supposed to be there to help me. They also commented when I couldn’t eat all the food that they gave me.
I don't recall ever meeting a grumpy nurse, which is weird as they have a really crappy job to do. But nurses who can't be nice to patients, any patient, should get a different job.
@@dgk42October 2012, labor and delivery nurse that came in after my son was delivered by emergency c-section didn't like me at all. Never seen her before that day. Even my grandmother noticed she was rude. Luckily, I only had to deal with her for a few hours. Some nurses should reconsider their career choices if they can't be nice to all their patients. Yes, there are exceptions, like patients that are hard to deal with or rude to their care staff. All the other nurses and the doctor thay took care of me (after my doctor left the hospital), that I met during my 4 day stay were great.
When my dad was in icu dying there was one nurse that was so mean to him I wasn't there at the time I would have went off but one of my cousins cussed him out and got kicked out but my aunt went out in the hallway and just calmly told listen my brother is very sick and dying in there and we really don't want you to treat him like this in his last days he's already going through enough right now they said he was nice the rest of that shift but I never seen him come back but they may just not have told me it was him if he did because they know me lol
My wife went into the ER because she couldn't walk after giving birth. She tried standing up to use the restroom at home and collapsed immediately from pain. I took her to the ER, and they immediately assumed we were fishing and wouldn't give her anything. It took 4 hours for them to finally get x-rays and see that her lower vertebrae had collapsed. This war on drugs is messed up and yet necessary.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
War on drugs? Hahaha, it's been nothing but a failed war. They are the very ones that bring and/or allow the illicit drugs into this country. Then they take it away from those that actually need pain management. It's another inept government fight on another failed war!!! But hey, look at all the funding they get for it and all the government contracts their buddies get!
I was once in emergency from a food allergy, I was throwing up and shitting pure blood for days, and the stomach cramps were unbearable. They tried to take me off my pain meds (morphine), thinking less powerful meds would work just fine and that I was just enjoying the high. When they came back to check on me, the skin on my tummy was raw. They said "oh it looks like you've developed a rash", and I told them "no, that's from me scratching my skin off to take my mind off the pain". I got my morphine back pretty quick.
I’m so sorry that happened to you! Those doctors & nurses, a long with the administration need to be FIRED. They should be SUED for patient negligence. They also need to have their licenses taken away!!
Omg I had this reaction to eggs without the shitting blood but my doctor thinks I might of almost died of dehydration I was shitting straight water and couldn't eat anything and it felt like my stomach and bowels was exploding and because of other allergies and fear. I refused all pain meds but Tylenol and ibuprofen ( most of this is also done because I have autism) yea that was one hell of a week but I will always remember the taste of Pedialyte. How can something be sweet and salty and just disgusting
That’s crazy! I always feel judged when I tell people I have food allergies that don’t cause anaphylaxis. People act like you’re exaggerating when you’re bent over dying and bleeding.
I went in with a swollen intestine, crapping blood and vomiting nonstop. Pain was unbearable and they couldn't get an IV in me for 3 hours because my veins were too small. They gave me morphine but it didn't work, they had to give me dilaudid and kept me for three days. "You're fine" but I'm still having GI issues
I was 30 when I had my first back surgery. When I was first diagnosed with my back issues my first specialist told me to get a breast reduction to fix all of my back pain, and he refused to do anything else except send me to get cortisone injections into my spine every 3 months which where extremely painful (as I was awake the entire time) and costly. Then I let a world leading surgeon who said who could help me. I am 4 years into recovery for the severe impacting of my nerves that were trapped in my spine. Some doctors are not there to care for patients, it for the bottom line, money. I am so glad that I found my spinal surgeon when I did, as I was 29 at my wits end with pain, trying to teach and stress of no one taking my pain seriously.
I came into a discharge upon arriving to work. After my assessment she was nauseated, vomiting, low grade fever and still complaining of abdominal pain. It took myself and the caregiver (because the patient was paralyzed from waist down with a chronic foley) advocating for patient for additional testing and a rather heightened tension in the ER. It was revealed she had a blocked bowel with sepsis from UTI that was not found by off going doctor. sometimes it just takes listening to your patient and taking them at face value with no bias to treat the patient.
Not anymore that’s what y’all used to do trust me I know from experience I have been sick since I was 7 years old, the first time I was SA I became extremely sick. You think anybody helped me or believe me now I’ve been sick ever since which turned me into an addict which is my own fault. I’m in recovery now now you just let the doctors treat us like shit and tell us there’s nothing wrong with us and gaslight us. Nurses do nothing now no offense to you. I don’t know you but your fellow nurse suck. I’m struggling over here dying literally my body is disintegrating and every nurse I’ve seen has been nothing but mean to me Because I’m in recovery I can give a fuck less about yawls drugs. I just want help. And no one gives a shit so this video right here shows a lot of yall what’s it’s really like for 90% of America there are a FEW GOOD NURSES LEFT BUT NOT MANY
I was treated like this for years despite never asking for meds once. I just wanted to figure out what was wrong. I dealt with migraines, cardiac problems, seizures, kidney stones, severe dysmenorrhea frequent infections, and numerous other problems. It was Ehlers Danlos… and it nearly wound up killing me. So that’s great. Even worse is 9/10 times when doctors like this wind up killing someone, they aren’t held accountable unless you’re rich enough to afford extremely good lawyers. It’s angering.
I'm trying to get diagnosis for myself and my daughters for this. Years of pain and trying to find a doctor who would listen and help and being told I was "fine". If i I'd been properly diagnosed and treated for the myriad of issues I'm now learning I have (adhd, asd, factor v leiden, possible peds) I may not have chosen to have kids. Now I have 2 that are suffering the multiple genetic issues I unknowingly passed down to them, and my youngest has much more debilitating issues than I do - I hate it for her. And every time I take her to a dr for her gi issues or pain, their first question is 'when was her last menstrual cycle' after which they insist whatever the issue she complains of is due to her menstruating or ovulating, depending on our answer! It's infuriating.
@@tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794 I'm 40 and still waiting for a diagnosis and on the waiting list for a geneticist. I'm too scared to have kids without answers. But I may have left it too late and might miss out. Though I did freeze eggs. At least you will be a compassionate and understanding mum. My mum didn't really do a lot to help me, and wasn't very sympathetic. She felt that by ignoring it, it would go away.
@@KateLate____ my mom was the same. I am 44 and just got diagnosed with adhd and asd at 42. I just learned this year that I likely also have peds. I had a pulmonary embolism at 23 and still somehow did not get diagnosed with factor v leiden until I was pregnant with my first child at 30. The healthcare this country may be 'one of the best in the world' but it's still shyte if you are female.
My GP conceded that I probably do have EDS, but said that since there's no treatment there's no value in pursuing a formal diagnosis. Made me so angry - having it on my records would enable future healthcare providers to make more informed decisions about my care, at the very least.
I almost lost my legs because of doctors like that. My butt was going numb and I couldn't use the restroom. So I went to the er. They told me to take Tylenol. The next day my calves stopped working. I went to another hospital. Had emergency surgery 3 hrs later. I wanted to sue.
I was almost misdiagnosed from an ER due to a lazy doctor who gave me random meds without telling me what they were for and due to an amazing nurse who made sure no one was listening in told me she believed and told me to follow-up with my primary doctor. I did just that my doctor was pissed when all he read was that they made sure I had no ruptured appendix and gave me permission to throw the meds that did not work in the trash. Ordered me new tests and about 2 months later with proper tests and results learned I have Chron's Disease but, an ER doctor didn't want to do his job that evening and I waited that much longer to get the diagnosis I needed. I'm forever grateful for that nurse and my primary doctor. Both my guardian angels.
I had a blood clot in my leg that was about to explode and kill me they misdiagnosed it for 3 months until I went to another hospital and got the pills I needed He got suspended for not taking the extra step to see what was going on
I had a similar pain when I was in middle school. My back CONSTANTLY hurt and did so for months. My teachers referred to me as the "Little Old Man" because when asked about my day I could usually only bring up that my back hurt. Well I go to the doctor and BOOM horrible kidney infection. They put me on a regiment of antibiotics and I make every one of those teachers apologize to me for making fun of me for ACTUALLY having something wrong.
I work in healthcare, and this irks me to no end. In fact, any and all forms of prejudgement, condescension, and lack of humility are at epidemic levels in this field. It is a privilege to work with patients, although not too many people working in the field seem to view it that way. This particular situation is also why those who are suffering from chronic pain may be tempted to seek illegal and dangerous sources of pain relief.
So much truth in your comment. A little context to my story - No history of pain or long-term med use. I happen to be one of those people that has weird pain med requirements, regular pain meds don't work. Any pain med with "codone" works, Vicodin, Oxy, Norco for example. Tylenol at any strength has no effect, have had Tylenol 4's with no pain relief, have had morphine in IV, doesn't work unless it's a higher dose than normal. Any hospital or Dr i've seen, looks at me like a drug addict. I am 51 yrs old and have only needed pain meds maybe 8 times my whole life, rotator cuff, vasectomy, cut tendon on hand and drilled a 1/2 hole thru hand are 4 of the 8.
@2873lonewolf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm made of metal from a rocket blast that damaged my organs, spine and I WORK. My arm was ripped out of it's socket and i went right back to work with a full cast doing medical care for my fellow warriors. Why is it people with horrific injuries causing loss of limbs and paralysis can be athletes and work , but people in america are "disabled " for every ridiculous BS possible?
Ugh, I got one of those Drs irl. All eyerolls & rudeness - until he saw test results & said, "People die from this." THEN he finally acted like there was an emergency in the emergency room😑
My experience with ER’s and healthcare in general. Got prostate cancer and a number of complications because of docs like this…and nothing’s changed. Healthcare in the US is terrible.
Yes it is it broken and Covid just made it worse doctors are so condescending sometimes yes theres people looking for drugs but there’s also people who definitely in pain and even the pain management doctors won’t help you with every one looks over there back just waiting to lock up a dr it’s sad
@@dgk42 I appreciate your kindness. Unfortunately, here in the USA I had to endure a radical prostatectomy when I was 44 yrs. old. There was blood work that showed what was happening 3 years before…but the doc wasn’t paying attention or just didn’t care. My life has been hell since then. I also take responsibility, but I simply didn’t know what to look for and didn’t know that I was supposed to be looking for that. But the docs did…and they didn’t care.
This is so true. When you start having back pain at 17 with little to no reason. Doctors start thinking all you want is drugs. Ummm no I’d like to be pain free.
As someone who has chronic back pain it irritates the hell out of me to be treated as if I'm just looking for drugs. I'd love for the doctors to experience the pain I do and take Tylenol which does nothing for me, like they want me to.
Im right there with you. I am doing my best to put off getting a spinal fusion and take norco lyrica and flexeril daily. I also get kidney stones. Its fun being dismissed at the ER as drug seeking when I have an actual kidney stone that caused a kidney infection. Stupid asshats!
My back started to hurt almost all day everyday after I turned 20 and 3 different doctors told me to do some stretches that made it worse I eventually moved and started going to a new doctor and the checked the alignment of my shoulders and waist said it could be scoliosis and is sending me for an x-ray soon feels good to finally get listened to
BOTH of my brothers had workmates who had routine colonoscopies, both had severe pain, both went to ERs, both were dismissed with Tylenol, BOTH died of sepsis. Both had their bowels pierced during the procedure. Both told the ER docs they had a colonoscopy and docs to stupid to suspect perforation.
Nurses are often the only one looking after patients best interests. I nursed for 25yrs until my back collapsed on me from the bones wearing out from an old fracture and arthritis...
I’ve had this happen a couple times and this is exactly how the doctors talk. Once I had an abscess the size of a softball in my liver, had several doctors accuse me of trolling for pills. Only got help when I started to go into septic shock. Then had massive pulmonary embolism. I was hours from dying. Physician’s assistant told me I was going through drug or alcohol withdrawal. I said, “Huh?”
I've been reading some comments and I just wanted to say that... I am so sorry to hear that so many people are being dismissed and disrespected by doctors that are NOT doing their job! 😲
Isn't it better to be safe than sorry in these situations? Like I'd rather treat her and find out nothing is actually wrong than have a patient die from something completely preventable (given when they found out).
I spent 3 days screaming, vomiting uncontrollably on the floor begging for surgery. I am missing 90% of my small intestine, I've had multiple surgeries. I knew I was dying. On the third and final day at HCA Ocala FL the doctor, Niti Aggarwal looked at me and said "You know what I'm not going to deal with your bullshit today." I left as fast as i could crawl out and went directly to another ER. Two weeks in ICU, it was a High grade volvus bowel obstruction with mesentaric hernia. What's left of my intestine twisted and died over near where my gallbladder used to be. I nearly died and at best almost lost all of my intestine, they were pretty sure i was going to die in icu. The doctor told the state licensing board that i complained to that i demanded morphine in a pain pump so i deserved it. I'm allergic to morphine. The hospital and starmte continue to protect her.
OMG, this actually happened to me as a resident! I happened to be in the ER to see another, was asked to consult on "an addict with back pain", and found out she had osteomyelitis in her spine. Had she been ignored and not treated, she could have been paralyzed for life or just dead.
One time I came in the ER with horrible pain my upper stomach. They told me it’s most likely bad heart burn. I said I don’t know, I never get acid reflux or heart burn often, could they do some tests? The nurse came over irritated and handed me a sedative and pain killer and told me to just go home, it’s just heart burn and to stop drug seeking. I don’t even like sedatives like Valium or pain killers. Well I needed someone to pick me up because of the sedative and while I waited, the pain got worse and started near my left side like a stabbing pain. Turned out to be my appendix was infected and I needed to have surgery. The only reason they listened was because when my friend came to pick me up, he said I looked grey and so so unwell. He started telling people to check me out again and that just because I was autistic, it didn’t mean they could dismiss me.
Lower back pain without any sort of spinal muscular issue could be a kidney issue This used to happen to me repeatedly when I first went in for gallbladder issues and they wouldn't believe I had gallbladder issues because I was 23 at the time and I how to flat out had say I do not want any pain medications or symptom treatment find out what's wrong with me and that's when I promtly got an ultrasound and propper tests instead of lectures from doctors about how my coming in there is a waste of hospital resources and money
I went through this in 2017. 5 days after a simple outpatient surgery, I was having pain and went to the Dr. No blood work was done. The nurse practitioner prescribed me Tylenol. By the next Monday, I was in the hospital as I was starting to go septic. They denied doing anything wrong, but the nurse practitioner was never seen in the office again. How convenient.
This is how they treat patients coming in with pain and they don’t have an immediate reason. I’m going on my 80th surgery at 30 and I still get treated like a seeker when I go to the ER. And I know when something is really wrong I’ve never been wrong. I’ve been medically gaslit so bad I have PTSD about going to the ER and will put it off until what’s wrong has gone so far.
Went in for leg and back pain. PA thought i was coming in for meds because my symptoms were all over the place. And when the doc came ready to write me a prescription i loudly said didnt want pain meds. I didnt want to dull the pain. I wanted it to be fixed. Doc asked me what i meant i told them and they asked why i was so resistant to meds and i told her and the PA who was in the room that i hated the out of body side effects. It scares the shit out of me. Had them post surgery and its wrecked my mental health. PA had a look im never gonna forget. I went to some long PT and that fixed almost everything.
I had similar deal when getting a dental implant placed. I told the ortho that I had in the past been highly tolerant to meds used to knock out people and as he gets that look on his face, I then added, "So I need you to make sure you don't overdose me when you try to put me under." Later, he said, "You weren't kidding, were you?" And then later when he went to prescribe pain meds I told him I just wanted prescription Midol as I didn't want to run the risk of getting addicted to other stuff. Considering the whole Oxycontin deal, I'm glad I told him and other doctors that.
I have dug out an impaction from a neglected patient in a nursing home. The gratitude he expressed made every hard ping into the bedpan worth it!! Never assume and never regret!!😇
I have my own experiences and am reading through many of the comments of people who have been in a very similar or worse situation. I had to medically retire from nursing because I was being dismissed as a hypochondriac drug seeker. Now partially paralyzed from a spinal tumor. All I can say is have yourself an advocate that is willing to go all out for you. Get second third, or even fourth opinions if something if just not right. To all who have been there or are going through it now, I wish you all the very best! Whether good or bad, may you get properly diagnosed so you'll finally have a name for what's going on and a starting point for whatever the next steps are. There is great relief in a diagnosis, even if it isn't a good one. The not knowing for years puts an emotional toll on a person.
I have rheumatoid arthritis and every time I’ve had a back x-ray everybody’s told me it’s fine and it just must be the arthritis or perhaps fibromyalgia or my weight causing the “supposed” back pain. I kept saying that my back was in severe pain and it was hard to walk. Finally, somebody did an MRI and they found that I have degenerative discs and vertebrae, severe osteoporosis and my spinal cord is actually exposed in 2 places. That’s the day that they actually started believing I’m in actual pain.
This is my issue with doctors. I was born with Psoriasis, and by 14 I was starting to show signs of Psoriatic arthritis that often comes with it yet many doctors would say I was too young for arthritis, that I just puled this, or twisted that, take something over the counter and take it easy and the pain will go away! Nope never did! By the time someone DID take it serious I already had permanent joint damage. YAY ME! I even had one primary take one look at me and looking at my medical history they chose to do another test... for Rheumatoid arthritis, that while similar, is NOT THE SAME so when it came back negative they screwed up everything and my insurance no longer covered any of my doctor visits or the meds I was on. Why would they do this? Well they flat out told me its my weight... if I lose the weight Id not be seeking pain meds and wouldn't be in so much pain as I 'claimed'. Yeah I'm big, I know I am. I got big after covid hit and my last doctor took me off my meds as they are immune suppressants, and they worried if I caught covid Id be at a higher risk with a compromised immune system. But that meant everything keeping my arthritis in check was gone. The increased pain, the quarantine and isolation... yeah I bot a bit big. Heck in that time I lost use of all but my ring and pinky finger on my left hand from the joint damage it was causing, and my left knee hooooooooo boy can it be a struggle to stand. I get the weight isn't helping, but its not the cause of my pain like my doctor tried to play it off. Yeah I did report them, and got a new primary but my insurance STILL would not cover the referred doctors or medications. To this day I have not been able to get squat thanks to an idiot who didn't care what my medical records said, they cared about what they saw...
I've had this happen to me so many times, but 2 of the times i nearly died, and i still suffer from health problems today because of it. I suffer from mental health issues, so i was always told, "It's all in your head. you're not in real pain" or "u just want attention" or "you're just trying to get strong painkillers. ". The first time, i was told all this and left to suffer for 7 hours until my Appendix nearly raptured. The second time, i was told the same again. Only this time was much worse. I was left for 24 hours, and the only pain relief i had was gas and air. It was a nurse who found out what was wrong with me. I had been vomiting all the time, and for some reason, the nurse rechecked the x-ray they took in A&E 19 hours ago. Which the Dr had apparently looked at it and told me nothing showed The nurse took one look, and the next thing i know, i was told i had a bad twist in my bowel and needed surgery immediately. Thank god for that nurse cos gas and air were making things worse.
I went to my Dr. due to chronic lower back pain, it was an enlarged spleen. Spleen was enlarged due to Hairy Cell Leukemia. Has now been treated and I'm back to normal.
My sister has just gone through this. Finally after 11 weeks of being Iin severe stomach pain they are finally getting to the bottom of it. Severe colitis/ slow blood flow in the bowl area. The specialist said he was surprised they didn't have her on any pain medication. Once they did she was able to deal with the pain. If the new medication doesn't work then surgery to remove the top part of the Colin. They all treated her as if she was a seeker after pain medicine and left her deal with the pain and one time kept her in triage for 4 hrs telling her to be quiet and stop yelling. She threatened for them to send her to another hospital only to be told that if they did she would have to wait till they got her there and start the whole process over again. I couldn't believe what I was hearing over the phone. Unbelievable to be treated like that. Yes it really happens and those people need reported and delt with. Patients are in enough pain without being humiliated. I encouraged her to tell her specialist how she was treated. Glad a doctor finally listened to her.
And this is why even after ten years of sobriety I refuse to step foot into a hospital or see any provider. This may be a show but it’s very real and prevalent in the US at least.
Doctors are still like this. Ive needed vicodin once or twice but I experienced it after a tooth surgery and it made me so sick. I despise it. When I was offered it at the hospital its almost like they feel you out and judge your decision. I always ask for something lighter more often because I truly hate the feeling Vicodin or other similar medicine gives me. Reminds me of first trimester nausea. No thank you. But what if I was in true pain and didn’t mind taking it, I feel like they will also partly assume I was looking for it. Which isnt true in a lot of cases. Sure enough once I denied the pills, they actually become sort or warmer toward me… more sympathetic maybe… just doesnt feel right.
I am in pain every single day from my waist down before and after liver transplant Operation. My doctor's all made sure to keep me comfortable with pain meds which I lowered the dose from 10mg to 4 mg I went to the ER once because I left my meds in my truck and my husband went on a business trip with my truck. So while in the ER waiting to be seen looking all rough because I stayed up all night crying in pain and I was just waking up from a short nap The ER doctor who saw me dozing off and woke me up said me and wrote in my chart that I was "Stoned out of my tree" and "only there for my next high" She was shamed by other doctors who knew me as a "miracle survivor" and know that my pain is real and if I was to be there for a high I wouldn't have lowered my dose and wouldn't let the docs give me fentilyn or oxycodone but I did agree to a lower softer dose There are many good doctors and very few that think that our pain is made up I'm glad I got to know these doctors who I begged to keep me alive with minimal pain relief
This is a big problem still. My mother has stage 4 lung cancer that spread. Radiation, chemo, the whole 9. Shes also a retired RN. Getting medication for her pain was an absolute NIGHTMARE because this attitude is very, very prevalent. They flooded society with opiates, got tons of people hooked, then ripped the medication away and started treating those same people, AND PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT, like trash.
I suffer from horrible migraines, went to an urgent care- i got the doctor fired. She insisted I was using and started searching me for needle marks. She was being very forceful. I started to scream and the nurses ran in - saw that was going on and yelling at the doctor to stop, I’ve been to the same urgent care before for migraines so the nurses knew me. My head was spinning couldn’t keep my eyes open because the light was too bright. My migraines get so bad that they move into my eyeballs, my left eye is my bad eye and if I cough or sneeze with the migraine in the eye, I go blind. Do your job thoroughly- don’t always assume that your first thought is right. Don’t write off anyone who is there to be cared for. Do your job!
In 2009 I had my first pregnancy and I became so sick. I could not sleep, could not eat and lost 40lbs while pregnant. My heart rate was always in the 160s during the day. I was scheduled more appointments and ultrasounds, but my doctor and the nurses were saying nothing. The nurses would ask me over and over what recreational drugs I was using. 6months in I went to an office that had the 3D video of the ultrasound as a keepsake. That doctor walked in and told me to drive 2 hours to the nearest children’s hospital. My original doctor had me on a heart med that was not to be used in pregnancy. That drug caused the placenta to die.Up until that point all the staff wrote me off as a some lady doing drugs. I stayed in the children’s hospital for a while and then on bed rest for a month. Unfortunately I was released back home when I got close to my due date and ended up having the baby back at the original doctors hospital. I was treated horrible. I didn’t get to see my NICU baby for over 24 hours. I found him rolled over into the side of the incubator, no one caring for my little 4 lb baby. The nurse yelled at me for not dressing him and ignored all my questions. I fully believe they still believed I was a drug mom.
My dad was in constant pain for 2 years and the doctors kept dismissing him as drug seeking. Finally they did further testing and found 2 discs in his back were completely degenerated. They fixed it but he kept needing more surgeries and eventually became a serious Opioid addict and eventually passed a way at 47
My aunt died of sepsis. The ER doctor sent her home and blamed her for smoking cigarettes when her & my mom stated multiple times she had a stroke. Less than 24 hours she had a massive one. She was neglected to the point that she died from a 4 in bed sore (went from her bottom all the way through to her belly button) It was during COVID so the facility abused that & wouldn’t let us physically check on her. We were forced to take their word which were lies. We have learned A LOT from the mistakes of others.
My whole life i was accused of pill seeking even after lying and claiming to be allergic to all pain meds... im 44 and just got diagnosed with ehlers-danlos and POTS... finally a doctor heard me and is helping me without pain meds still ❤
I went from UTI to waking up two weeks later in ICU... My UTI went Septic. I still have a two week window of missing time. Saw my GP Friday, he gave me antibiotics, I'd had a UTI go septic several years earlier, so I asked him to double & triple check. Still just sent me away with antibiotics. Next day my husband arrived home from work to find me unresponsive on the bed. I almost bought the farm...
I have chronic pain and go to a pain management doctor monthly and I’ve had my left hip replaced and got to get my right side done I was in so much pain one night nothing was working not even my meds mind you I’ve been dealing with this pain for over 12 years now so I usually don’t look like I’m hurting or walk like it trust me I had to learn to walk straight again because for a long time I was limping and humped over but I ended up going to the er to get an X-ray just to make sure there wasn’t a difference in my hip joint from the last X-ray I got done a month prior to that night and that one Dr swore up and down I was there for proscription drugs and saying it’s not too late to go to rehab I shouldn’t let pills get me hooked and blah blah blah lol I listened to him going on and on and on and he finally realized I never even took the medicine he brought in for me and I told him I didn’t need any pain medicine I already have some I have to have surgery and I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong because the pain was a little more aggressive then usual but I’m glad to know that he never took me serious enough to see that I was actually in pain and I’ll just go to my orthopedic the next day and have them call to get them to send over the X-ray results and I ended up discharging myself and going home and cried myself to sleep like I do most nights
I remember going into the emergency room many years ago with a really bad ear ache. I was literally trying to shove things in my ear, trying desperately to get rid of the pain. When I finally got seen by a doctor, he insisted he had seen me before for drug withdrawal. I tell him this is my first time here, and I'm not hooked on any drug. The whole time the doctor was treating me, he swore I had been there before trying to get something for drug withdrawal. If I hadn't been in so much pain and with a fever, I would have definitely reported him, but I just wanted to get back home in bed. Some of these doctors lose their compassion down the line and think they can talk to their patients in any way possible. I was in my teens when that happened. Today, I will definitely report anyone who treats or speaks to me in any degrading way.
I had a kidney stone, I went to ER after 2 days in pain, they said the same cause I'm just looking for a dose of free morphine, sent me home with no tests. I came the second day in pain, got a new doctor who did a scan, luckily he found the stone , gave me pain killers , I luckily eliminated myself without surgery. Just because u got a diploma doesn't mean you are a nurse/doctor. Not everyone comes to ER for drugs.
The amount of times I was dismissed as a drug seeker when I was on the edge of death.....I have Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis and I get obstructions to the point of needing surgery about every four years. It's always the same thing.....I go in several times in a month because of the pain looking for help and at least twice I'm called a drug addict. It makes a person not want to get help and just stay home and die. Fortunately I have a family who knows my symptoms and a bulldog of a husband who will not stand for me being accused like this when I'm in such a vulnerable state.
I had back pain for several months when I was in 10th grade that went from sore to annoying to so painful I couldn't even roll over in bed or walk. After at least a dozen doctor visits, one day I suddenly lost my sight like the lights were dimming (I legit thought I was dying) and my dad took me to the hospital where an amazing doctor realized I had osteomyelitis. A staph infection in my lower spine from a small cut I got on my foot while kayaking the summer before. It took 1 month in the hospital and another month of home health giving me IV meds through a chest port before I was even able to go back to school. I had several docs tell me before I was finally hospitalized that I was seeking pain meds even though I had never taken anything stronger than a Tylenol in my life until the doc that found the infection put me on a morphine drip to relieve my pain. I understand there are people who do lie to get pain meds, but it puts actual patients in need of them at risk when doctors treat everyone as a potential addict.
I remember one night when I was 11 years old, my mom wasn’t feeling great. I was sitting on the couch, watching RUclips on my tablet. I looked up to notice something was off, my mom looked in pain and she was talking to my step dad about it. I paused the video to listen without making it obvious I was worried. I knew if my mom saw I was worried, she’d play it off even more. My step dad and her talked for another hour, debating going to the emergency room. Eventually, she agreed to my step dad and decided to go. It was around 8:30pm when she decided to leave for the ER. My step dad said he’d text me (yes i know I’m spoiled to have had a phone at age 11 but it was so my parents can keep contact when I’m home alone) to keep me updated. For hours, they didn’t tell us anything. Finally at around 12am, my step dad texted me saying he’s coming home and my mother was under care. I visited her the next day with my step dad. She told me she had sepsis and explained to me what it was. It saddens me that if I showed to her I was worried and hour previous to her deciding, she would’ve died in her sleep that night. Parents make crazy sacrifices for us (some parents). And I’m really happy that my step dad tried getting her the help she needed. She’s still alive today, and her and my step dad are still happy.
I was treated like I was trolling for drugs when I went to the hospital with severe stomach pain and nausea. There was blood and mucus in my stool - I was a 19 year old virgin at the time. Because the doctor thought I was trolling for drugs he treated me horribly and told me that the only way he would check that I was actually experiencing the symptoms I was experiencing, he made me lay on my side to manually extract a stool sample with his finger. There was no nurse present - just my sister. They found blood but would run no other tests. I was given a prescription for nausea meds and a referral to see a specialist 72 hours later. I couldn’t wait to see him and my mom made the appointment less than 24 hours later. The specialist sent me back to the emergency room because he thought I might have a bursting appendix. They injected me with some kind of pain med and the ceiling started moving and I remember asking if it was supposed to feel like that. After a CT, they found that I had a moderate case of colitis - it felt like knives were being dragged across my abdomen. I was prescribed antibiotics and steroids and it cleared up. I still feel violated to this day but, if I hadn’t complied with that a-hole doctor, I might have been worse off on the long run…
As someone who was having severe impacted bowels and it's happened before even so that the time before I started going septic they treated me the same way. They found my drugs in my system and proceeded to be horrific and abusive to me. They refused to look at my records when the systems came back on. The nurse even gave me a drug that I flat out refused and explained why I can't have it and she said "oh well" and pushed it. She was absolutely evil. She laughed when I started having a reaction to the meds. It's like she loved torturing people she ignorantly believed were drug addicts. I still shake and freak out anytime I go to a ER no matter what its for and my BP is always so high and they ask me why, your staff is why.
A lot of Dr's are just like this... all they want is a payment, they don't WANT to actually FIND the problem, they just want to give meds and not pain meds.
I had a friend that went to the local ER three times with terrible pain in her lower side. They actually yelled at her for coming back the 3rd time and told her that if they saw her again before Friday, they would have her arrested for drug seeking. This was Wednesday night. Thursday evening, I took her to the women’s hospital in a larger city. The nurse took one look at her, grabbed the nearest OB to sign the orders for an ultrasound STAT. The nurse ran in, told me to call her husband and my friend was rushed to the OR with a rupturing ectopic pregnancy. If we had not gone to the women’s hospital, she could have bled to death before discovering she was in this situation. The other hospital had judged her for her tattoos and piercings instead of listening to the mother of 3 that she knew something was wrong and had tested positive for being pregnant.
Yeah I had a doctor tell me I had heartburn and stuff when I have constant pain in my body. The day after she told me it was heartburn I had a pain so bad that I had to go to the ER and it was my gallbladder about to burst so I had to have the surgery for that.
I've complained of pain at clinics before and when offered I've always turned down pain meds. Even after a firearm mishap and getting injured in a major way, they gave me morphine but after I was fixed up and healing, I didn't take any pain meds, didn't really need them. Thankful for the doc/surgeon that fixed me up. Dude dealt with a huge mess and still managed to put me back to around 96% with no significant long-term issues.
I remember going complaining about my side and they ran every test but some X-rays. Gave me ibuprofen when the pain was so bad I had a fall risk bracelet. They had me walking to every test I took and then when the X-rays showed had several fractured ribs and minor fractures in my spine the head nurse had to yell at them for not taking better care of me Just kept saying she’s a young girl, there’s nothing wrong she just wants meds. Definitely had those nurses reported and had to explain to the doctors that I have a bone condition but wasn’t aware of it impacting my ribs which explains the fractured cause they also didn’t believe when I said I wasn’t in any recent car accidents or anything. Had I have no prior knowledge of my own health condition they would’ve continued to dismiss me and that’s ridiculous. How can you tell someone they’re just there for a fix when they’re telling you something is wrong.
I’ve been that nurse. My first ER shift and my senior nurse told me “half of your job, is saving patients from doctors who think they know everything. Usually the very new doctors, or the very old” there is definitely a sweet spot for time in the job lol.
So true. The doctor who wouldn't treat.my.diverticulitis episode was in his sixties. Might be a sociopath. I got a very bad feeling about him so wrote him up TWICE.
Something like this happened to me. I had a minor injury on my leg that looks like nothing but the pain was SEVERE. The doctor accused me of drug-seeking. Thank God a nurse insisted on doing tests. Turned out I had Necrotizing Fasciitis. All of the soft tissue deeper in the leg was dead and rotting, but the necrosis hadn't reached the surface yet. The tissue death spreads at a rate of an inch an hour and can be fatal very quickly. Necrotizing Fasciitis is the thing the media like to call "flesh eating bacteria"
When I've needed to go to the ER with anything that causes pain (for an example I have spinal stenosis) the first thing that I say is that I don't want anything for meds that may cause drowsiness. Only maybe Tylenol or motrin. Let's take that off of the table and figure out what's really wrong. In the end, I never accept the pain meds. I don't want to mask the pain, and I also wouldn't want to risk addiction. (Except for that one time that I had seafood food poisoning. I don't know what they gave me for the pain, I was too busy cry, but it worked.)
From personal experience this happens a lot more often than it should. I arrived to the ER with a spinal injury, unable to walk and screaming in pain, and the staff fought me at every turn when even my mother insisted something was gravely wrong with me. After being denied anything to relieve the pain for hours I was finally given morphine and taken for a CT, where it was found out I had a fractured vertebra. Luckily I can still use my legs, no thanks to the hospital staff
I had a doctor like this when I went to the ER once for my constant back pain. Told the doctor that my pain medication was not working and he said I was just looking for the heavy pain medication. I told him I took my OxyContin 2 hours ago and it did not help. He gave me a shot of roxycontin which is another name for OxyContin. If you take OxyContin it says not to take more less then 6 hours after the other dose. Ended up causing me to throw up from an over dose of medication and I had to go in the next day to help with the vomiting and the pain.
As a nurse 25 years I've seen this too many times to count. I've also left 2 different hospitals because I reported a Dr in each ER who assumed a patient was drug seeking even though there were other signs something was obviously wrong due to blood work but the Dr dismissed it saying the lab results showed a slight elevation in blood count but it wasn't enough to say anything was wrong. Luckily another Dr checked each patient because one had an appendix about to rupture and the other had started to become septic from an infected tooth that had been removed a week before and wasn't given antibiotics that were strong enough. I didn't want to work with arrogant Drs like that so I moved on both times. I eventually started to do hospice homecare for the last 15 years until I myself became disabled due to chronic pain and fibromyalgia as well as sciatica. Now I'm on the other side and had a doctor try insinuating that I was just drug seeking until I showed him my films that I always keep with me because I never know when I'm going to have a flare up and the pain becomes unbearable. One time I was at my mom's and was in excruciating pain to wear I vomited. I later found out the EMT that took me by ambulance noted that she basically thought I was faking and drug seeking. That explained why they let me lay there in the hall of the ER in pain crying and asking for help to the point I was vomiting and even had an accident which was absolutely horrible and embarrassing and another patients daughter went and got me help. These two nurse assistants took me in a room and handed me two wash rags and told me to clean myself. I was so weak and sick I couldn't move or clean myself which was horrifying to me. Finally they cleaned me up if that's what you want to call it and put me back in the hall even though there was a room I was just in. I was able to call my daughter who came immediately and asked for a supervisor. She is a Substance Abuse counselor so recognized right away what was going on and once I found out what the EMT said I definitely understood but it wasn't true and if it was a patient shouldn't be treated that way. It's literally demoralizing. Luckily the shift changed and I got a new team who was wonderful and apologized for what I had experienced. I made a complaint to the head of the hospital but as I expected nothing was done. Come to find out I was severely anemic and needed a blood transfusion due to heavy bleeding I had been having due to a cyst which also caused even more pain then what I'm used to experiencing day to day. I also had what Dr thought was a bad stomach virus which had been going around so that explained the vomiting and crapping myself..lol. I can laugh about it now but it wasn't funny at the time and its definitely not funny for the people who go through this every day.
I have multiple allergies to basically pain meds. I also suffer from migraines that was caused by an accident. I have 1 narcotic pain meds that I can take for my migraines. A trip to the ER for a migraine had me and my son (mainly my son) arguing with the doctor and the nurse. He was refusing to give me the medicine I could take. He tried 3 times to prescribe a medication that I am allergic to. My son had to literally block the nurse from giving me the injection. My son went off on the doctor and nurse. Security showed up. He asked them for the supervisor of the ER. Told them that the nurse and doctor were no longer allowed near me. Supervisor showed up. Listened to us. Admitted that the doctor and nurse had given a different story. He wrote down the name and number for us to file a complaint with the hospital against the the 2. At first the hospital seemed sceptical about our report. After seeing the 3 medications that the doctor and nurse tried to force. The hospital said that actions would be taken. From what I was told. Both were reported to the licensing board. Both were fired. Both were in the process of losing their license.
I used to have lower back pain really bad, and the doctors just always gave me muscle relaxers. After moving to another state, i found out i had endometriosis, and my uterus, fallopian tubes, and overies were no longer saveable. Because of that, i can no longer have children.
My mom nearly died of sepsis because a doctor did the same thing, even tho she was in pain and obviously sick they assumed druggy. She was in a 3 month coma. It's frustrating how true this situation can be.
Been here. I had 3 fractures and my MD accused me of trying to get painkillers and wouldn't even order a X-ray. I went to the ER and not only did I have 3 fractures, I had cysts in my ovaries and fallopian tube. Went back to the MD for a 2 week follow-up and HE told me that "ovarian cysts didn't hurt". But I was having awful pain in my abdomen at this point. He dismissed it because he thought I wanted pain killers. I did but I was in pretty bad pain. 6 days later, I was running a fever and passed out. Went to a different ER. I was in the last stages of septic shock due to an intestinal infection from undiagnosed Crohn's disease. It took them 1 hour to figure out what was going on. I spent 18 hours in ICU and one week in the hospital. I switched doctors and now my doctor treats my pain and treats my disease. If I'm having any kind of different pain, she automatically sends me for tests. My old doctor had been my doctor for 10 years and not once did I get any pain meds. I went to him several times over bad back pain after an accident I was in. He never did anything. Said my "breasts were heavy" and that's why my back hurt. I had 4 old fractures in my back that had healed on their own. My doctor said they were probably from my accident. What sucks is I'm in my mid 40s and disabled due to my old doctor's neglectful attitude toward me. If I had gotten proper treatment when I first broke my back, I wouldn't be like this.
As someone who actually suffers from severe lower back issues, probably because of a car accident I was in, I've been rooted twice. I've got an issue with my back and I've been unable to get an MRI that I've desperately needed for nearly a decade now. My doctor told me he suspects it could be something like spinal stenosis or something called CES which I'm not sure how to spell but you can Google it but I still suffer to this day and I am unable to get help and as of 2024 I no longer have any kind of health insurance. And because I only make $12 an hour, I cannot afford health insurance.
I'm not ashamed to admit I jumped on the Medicaid band wagon back during Covid epidemic when pretty much anyone could get it. I've done without health insurance for years. It's a scary feeling You said $12 an hour. Have you tried to get it? I know it's the low route but let me tell you, with the health issues I've had these past 2 years it's been a literal life saver! I spent over 2 months in 2 different hospitals and some days was over $80,000 yes 80 THOUSAND for ONE day!!! HOW in THE HELL is that possible?? SMH Anyway most doctors and hospitals won't even take you anymore if you don't have insurance and they dont care to tell you either !! Good luck! I really hope you find a way to get some kind of insurance
You can apply for state insurance called Medicaid with the department of health and human services! Or look up in your state your health department free clinics. Or community center. They usually have resources where to apply. I hope this helps you. Govt insurance is available to you even if you work.
Look…this is not the best thing i can say but come to Panama, here you can get a Lumbar MRI for $350 at most. And can be treated, if there is a way you could work remoted and still earn those 12/h believe me. You can get treat here at private hospital for what? $60 to se a orthopedic, $350 at most for an MRI and $35 for physical therapy ( each session) this is something many Veterans from US do. If by any change you could do this the prices i gave you are from “Minimed” ($60) “centro de resonancia especializada” ($350) y “healing you body” ($35 per therapy) this feels expensive for us because on average people make $800 per month 😢
@@eddiekorkis You're almost right. I worked the Market Place phone signing people up. It depends on what state you are in. If you are in a state that expanded Medicaid, fixed it for people to get based on income, then if your income is low enough you do qualify for Medicaid. If you are in a state that did not expand Medicaid, then you have to be pregnant or disabled to qualify. Even though your income falls in the qualifying range, you can't get Medicaid. Now, that also means your income is too low to qualify for a subsidy with the Market place aka Obamacare.
I actually had this exact form of sepsis. I was passed around so many doctors who refused blood work and told me to take Tylenol, ibuprofen and that I had kidney stones. I had a kidney infection and I became septic at 28 weeks pregnant. They almost killed me and my baby.
I've known a woman who complained for years of gut pain, and she was told she was just having bad periods, and not the formation of thousands of polyps that they would have spotted had they done a simple colonoscopy one time. She wound up having a lot of her gut removed instead.
This reminds me when i had a severe pancreatic attack. I went to the ER, first doc came ordered x-rays. Came back in asked what drank that day i said tea and water. He said hummm. Second doc came in asked same question. I replied water and tea. I said ive been vomiting not able to hold food diwn. I has pancreatic cysts which i had been diagnosed with 2 years before. They accused me of being a alcoholic. I was so sick i just cried. I did get compazine. My PCP was furious. He asked if they got blood work. I said no x-rays. He ordered blood work turned out i also had a bacterial infection that was effecting my liver and pancreas. Was on 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks and bed rest for 2 weeks.
Had this happen to me 15 years ago. Went in the ER with bad stomach pain. Doctor sent me home with Loratab pain pills. 3 days later, I was in emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix.
I dislocated my kneecap and it had popped itself back in, but I ended up going into the ER that night because I started feeling a cooling sensation and the skin was numb. The nurse was so rude until I told her that I wasn't in any pain in that moment, just that I was concerned there was something more wrong with it after the fact because of the numbness and cooling sensation. She was nice after that.
It’s rare I can speak on topics from tv… but I truly wish this video was only fictional! I can tell you from personal, direct experience it’s obnoxiously real!
Yeah it is! My uncle was *severely* dehydrated- we didn’t know it was winter
still ❄️ the ER doc tells him as he’s convulsing ‘tell your family how much you drink a day, go ahead can’t you see how concerned they are?!’ 😡😤 we had already *told* him my uncle didn’t drink- like not at all! He just didn’t like
Yes@@josettelecoquette8997yes can't walk through the door without them saying we aren't giving out pain meds it's terrible
@@josettelecoquette8997 AND MY MOTHER DIED BCZ OF A DOCTOR EWHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING DISCHARGED HER WHILE SHE'S STILL UNWELL I CRIED SEEING MY MOM NOT TALKING BUT REFUSING TO LEAVE D HOSPITAL I HOPE THAT DOCTOR GOT D PUNISHMENT SHE SO DESERVE FROM GOD...
So true! You'd think that ERs would be stricter about writing opiate prescriptions, but almost everytime I've had to go to one (for legitimate reasons of course), they'd rather write me a prescription and shoo me out the door than run thorough diagnostic tests...
Women are just now being medically understood and tested.
"I can spot an addict when i see one"
Sure, and i can tell apart windex and blue gatorate/powerade.
yeah windex tastes better-
Only after it's too late, unfortunately
@@Nimblescapethey meant by looks
You do realize that's the sad reality of the health care system it's abused by addicts that they created 😂 welcome to America
Sighs, this happened to me, I had to have a very old doctor who wasn't in the ER do a second ultrasound when I started sobbing because my pain was back. I'd been saying over and over I don't want drugs, I the pain to stop. The older doctor asked if they did the tests during the pain, I told him no, the first thing was always an iv for saline, and meds. Then sending me home. My gallbladder was only a few days from rupture, so he made sure I got surgery scheduled asap...
A few yrs ago, I was back in the ER throwing up & hurting. Previously, had been discharged from a week in the hospital. But a week I started throwing up again, couldn't even keep water down. I had been diagnosed with diabetic ketosis acidosis hence being in the stay in the hospital. So back in the ER, they had me waiting in the waiting room several hrs. I was on like my 3rd or forth barf bag. Finally, they called me up & said the ER dr was discharging me( without even seeing me) I told the nurses I was throwing up & hurting. So they went & got the dr. He came over frustrated with his hands on his hips saying my sugar was low enough. So I no longer had dka. So I asked why I still hurt & put it on my belly. He rolled his eyes & said we mise well get her scanned. I came out of there & was in another waiting room. Then nurses quickly came in & took me to an ER room. Dr. came in with his head lowered. He said I was septic in a quieter voice the arrogance was gone. They had been treating the dka & not an out of control uti. If I had not said anything I may have went home & died. Most of the time a diabetic gets dka it is because their sugar is very high like in the 700's. But I found out that a serious infection can also put one in dka. So always be your on advocate for your health!!! I apologize being so long this video was like a flashback.
Not too long. I'm a diabetic and you educated me about something I didn't know. I've been ignored before. Dismissed by my family doctor while having a heart attack. Went to ER, had emergency surgery and 2 stents
What a horrible thing to go thru! 😮
What a story! I’m glad you’re ok!! ALWAYS advocate for yourself!! The doctors and nurses do not care about you. It’s allllll a power trip. Glad you’ve healed and listened to yourself!!
Similar happened to me. If it hadn't been for an emergency registrar I could have died.
Did u Sue them?
Is it just me whenever i hear the word vicodin i think of Dr Gregory house from house MD
I always think of the old ladies (my age now!) in the first nursing home I worked for.
Thank you for the work you and your old co workers have done over time @karensmith4336
FR
Same
It’s kinda annoying when my brain makes the connection, but it’s also hilarious
I'm allergic to Vicodin 😂😂😂I don't like it anyway
My wife died of sepsis.....the E.R. doctor dismissed her symptoms as a U.T.I. She died 2 hours later....her chief complaint was lower back pain.
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I am so sorry 😢
@@gonzalezadelaida87 thank you
@@cmlmocha69 thank you
I’m so sorry 😢💔🙏🏻
My mil had colon cancer that was found at like stage 3 or 4. Because of that, my husband had been asking about colonoscopies since he turned 30 and was always told "ah, you're too young. We'll worry when you're 40"
This year (age 38) he had some bleeding and I pushed him to see GI. GI wasn't in a huge rush, booking an appointment 2 months later. By then the bleeding had resolved, but then finally agreed to a colonoscopy.
5 cm mass. Stage 2 cancer.
Thankfully they got it all out along with 2 feet of his colon and he's in remission, but if previous doctors hadn't been so dismissive, maybe it could have been removed without surgery. If I hadn't gone with him to help push for a colonoscopy, he might have left GI saying "I was bleeding but I'm fine now" and that might have been the end of it.
If you have a concern, push back. The doctor isn't in your body. They can't feel your pain.
Work to the wise, if there's blood and it's red, its a lower bleed. Brown and there's real problems.
So very sorry😡
My Dad had colon cancer. The first thing we all did was colonostomy. Mentioned it to our GPs that he had it. No questions asked. Just scheduled them. We are in upstate NY, Albany. Don't know if that makes a difference.
We also have 3 teaching hospitals in our area.
Had colon cancer myself. Started out with the bleeding as well but was told initially it was a hemorrhoid because the ER doctor just wanted to rush me through. Stage 3. But in my case my immune system was so suppressed that all they would do is surgery but no radiation or chemo. I also had to wear a colostomy bag for 2 years. That was the worst part. Luckily for me I'm in remission now but I have to go to an oncologist regularly for checkups. Wish your family the best and to keep on top of it.
They've started being a lot more liberal with colonoscopies. Me and 3 friends under 30 have had them for various reasons, and one did find and treat colon cancer very early and went into remission with a short round of chemo. People get it younger now.
Ive had many times where Drs. Assumed i was an addict until i lost the ability to walk then they finally checked my spine. Theres a lot wrong there, now im 25 weeks pregnant trying to relearn how to walk. Because I have an awesome physical therapist i can now walk from my bed to my bathroom (about 10 ft) still working on being able to walk back.
Same after laminectomy for caudal equina syndrome. Just spent 3 weeks in coma for 2 anurysms from Motrin.
Be strong!
I was sweating so hard the first time I walked 10 ft last time I relearned how to walk (I've had to relearn twice. Both times without the help of PT thanks to insurance issues). I was so proud to make it from the couch to my son's room, using my wheelchair as a walker.
Send healing vibes and love your way. Don't give up❤
Oh my goodness, that's a lot without being pregnant and can't even imagine what it is like at 25 weeks and counting. Glad you have a wonderful support group. I had two back surgeries and a stroke. I get the 10 feet to the toilet. And still falling.
Keep up the good work. And be patient with yourself. Slow and steady. Sending love and strength to you and your family and health team. ❤
I'm 17 and I've been told by many doctors that I'm just a hypochondriac but I'm not. One doctor actually decided to check me out and I learnt i have celiac, pcos, endometriosis, chronic appendicitis (well had chronic appendicitis), and multiple hernias from the stress of being constantly dismissed.
I hear you. Want a funny story for the day? When I was 22 years old I went overseas to visit family where I became very ill with diarrhea and a high fever. Doctors removed my appendix but weren't sure if this was the problem. Doctors back home kept dismissing my "plumbing" problems. 40 years later I've found I have IBS.
@@KittynFranky7643😮
I'm 45, I have a specialist appointment tomorrow for my endomitriosis assessment. I've been going to doctors since I was 16 to get help with this, but not untill now has someone listened. I've even done surgery to confirm that I have chocolate cysts in my abdomen. They still wouldn't diagnose Endo.
Same with POTS. I have regular heartrate spikes up to 153, while sitting. My heart rate is like a yo-yo and I pass out on occation. I got betablockers for it last friday. After 35 years of complaining about it.
You're lucky you got to see the right doctor at just 17. I'm glad you don't have to suffer for deccades. I hope you feel better now that most of your issues are being treated.
I’m 17 and for years I complained about fainting spells and stomach aches and nobody listened to me until 2 years ago. They diagnosed me with gallstones and removed my gallbladder, AMPS (a rare chronic pain condition), and Orthostatic hypotension but I still have a crap ton of other health issues doctors don’t seem to be taking seriously. I was also told I was just a hypochondriac and once even accused of munchausens which really messed up my mental health.
Why do a lot of doctors never listen to patients?
Folks understand doctors see many patients in a day and all they want to do is walk out of their office at the end of the day to do a prescription drug. I don't trust these modern doctors who are motivated by the 💲and fame. No real concern for your wellbeing. Another that makes me mad is all these fabricated diseases that are invented for pharmaceutical corporations
Pretty sure that doctor is literally profiling and should be stripped of her medical license and taken to court.
Aaaah ✨fiction✨
@@Karmaisabreezno this happens alot. I used to work in the ER. When They can't find something right away they assume it is malingering or drug addiction.
@@KarmaisabreezI would love it to exist only in fiction, imagine feeling like a broken individual, and discovering that it's just pretty statistical disability, and looking for years for medical professional that would not attribute your symptoms to anxiety and actually test you and confirm your suspicions.
unless it's from doctor house, in which case anything he says or thinks goes
@@Karmaisabreezexcept they do it ALL the bloody time.
I’m currently suffering side effects of this crap
I went from walking fine to a cane to crutches to wheelchair since January. Two weeks ago I finally got a doctor to book tests
Thats terrible. I hope you get the help you need and they find and treat the cause not just the symptoms.
I hope you have someone to go with you and advocate for you. This might be a long journey but I pray you are healed. ❤
My grandpa is dead because his doctors wouldn’t run an MRI when he complained of excruciating back pain. He had leukemia (AML to be exact) and it was in remission but in march his back started hurting him again. In may they went to get it checked out and the doctors just assumed it was arthritis. They treated him like that for a few months until they realized no pain meds were helping him and did a biopsy instead of the MRI. (My Grandma had been told to schedule the MRI by the doctors). They opened his back where the pain was and found a metastasized tumor growing around the spine, causing the pain and difficulty walking because it was compressing the nerves.
They cut away the tumor on the back but couldn’t cut the rest off without a more invasive surgery from the front. They said that that point they couldn’t do anything for him but put him on chemo (an extremely painful and hard treatment for those who don’t know) which wouldn’t cure him but maybe give him a few more miserable months, or put him on hospice and pain meds so he can go home and spend the next 3 to 7 weeks with his family. He thankfully got to see all his family before he died, not many get that.
The hospital called 2 days after he died to schedule the MRI that would’ve given him a fighting chance to beat the cancer again as they would likely have found the tumor before it got too bad. The doctors treating him said they regretted not making the call to set that appointment themselves because they think he most likely would’ve been seen in a few weeks instead of being put off until after he died when my grandma called.
I’ve never known a better/stronger man. I don’t know how he did it but he was in so much pain he couldn’t move or eat in the last few days of his life but he always smiled and never complained, trying to let everyone know he loved them and that he was at peace with his death- that he knew God was in control and that he’d go to see Him after he died
I’m glad your doctor finally booked your tests for you and hope you get a treatment that will help you walk again and back to full activity. Like I said, when my grandma had to make the appointment it took forever for them to even call back, with a doctor booking things it’s a step in the right direction because people seem to take it more seriously. Good luck to you, I wish you a full and quick recovery
Make sure you take fiber and wean yourself off of that stuff.
When we see movies and all we all feel like us is a dream place .where I live in India . I have free Medicare . Which is have more standards than us. And we don't have any opioid problems
Omg this totally happened to me!! I was treated like an addict and I never asked for any sort of medicine other than iv antibiotics. Come to find out I had a kidney infection that turned septic and I was in kidney failure. They released me with a uti and I passed out on their sidewalk and got sunburned before someone took me back inside. It was 108 degrees outside and I was shivering. My body core temp was 95. My blood pressure was 80/60. I am still traumatized and feel bad for the real addicts too for being treated so terribly. I heard the nurse swear I must have taken something after I walked out of the emergency room. But I hadn’t. It was horrible.
You didn't deserve that. Noone does. I'm sorry.
I’m curious as to why your body temperature would go down. Sepsis leads to fever, which would be an elevated body temperature. Your temp wouldn’t have gone down. Especially if you were in 108 temp for prolonged period of time because that also would have given you an elevated body temp.
@@annad5130kidney failure
@@annad5130 my body was shutting down. I was having kidney failure.
I was an IV heroin addict for 20 years, mostly groin injecting so I had many hospital stays, twice for sepsis and many doctors are perfectly fine with you, it often depends on how you present yourself to them. I know better than most how many junkies can behave terribly to professionals,they can be hostile and unpleasant to everyone they meet and doctors are human just like the rest of us
It's a shame that most doctors are like her. My daughter went through this with doctors and they kept accusing her of wanting pain medication. That is until she was so sick and lost so much weight ,she collapsed one day and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. Well it turned out she was going into renal failure. Was told that if we had waited even an hour we would have lost her. And she was sepsis. Put in ICU. I get so mad to this day about how she was treated. About almost a year later she was still sick. I lost my daughter on June 30,2023. From renal failure. My heart is broken and so angry at these so call doctors that think they know more about your body than you do.
So sorry for your loss. Your daughter's care is typical and highly unacceptable. That needs to change. If they thought she was faking for meds, all they need to do a few simple blood tests. Have had two back surgeries and a stroke. If one needs meds, they need to get them. When I was in high school, my menstrual cycle was severe. I fell out of my chair in a pool of blood. Sent me to the closest ER which was five minutes away. Back in those days it was easier to be treated and given meds. A few numbskulls ruined it for everyone. Sending love and strength. ❤
@@naomiemoore5725actually, the doctors ruined it for everyone. It's their job to discern who needs pain medication.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
A good doctor should never be dismissive. I am so very sorry you went through such a dreadful nightmare. May God Bless you, and your dear daughter Rest in Peace ❤
Hope the lawsuit worked out.
I’m not normally a paragraph person. But this one got me.
Having endometriosis way back before it was ever really known, I was always pushed off as addict.
The most infuriating thing in the world is to be in the Emergency Room, sweating, writhing in agony, barely conscious… just to be told, “we can’t give you anything for your pain, it’s hospital policy.” OR to go to my primary doctor complaining of constant pelvic pain, just to be told: “it’s normal to have pelvic pain, debilitating pain with your period is normal, everything you’re experiencing is normal.”
No the hell it’s not.
All of that was code for, “we don’t know what’s wrong with you, we can’t find anything, so you must be looking for pain meds.”
I’m In my late 30s now. I have a lot of diagnoses that I am working on, that should’ve been taken seriously in my early 20s. But I was passed off as an addict, and I’ve never been one.
At 32, I finally met a doctor that did take me seriously. I was put on nerve pain medication, not opioids. Thankfully. I’ve also been through physical therapy, pelvic floor therapy, had 2 surgeries and am doing much better. All it takes for a doctor to actually take you seriously. Unfortunately, they’re few and far between. And as much as I value and admire nurses for their work, they too passed me off as an addict. The health care field is riddled with people who are in it for the paycheck. Empathy is hard to come by. 💔
I also went thru this. I truly feel for you. It ruined my life. Im late 50s now.
The “paragraph person” clarifies the clip, they don’t give their life story…
@@TheBreechie who made that a rule?
A paragraph is a paragraph. You need a hobby if you’re policing RUclips lol
Disconnect. Go touch some grass.
Recall the fact that addicts can also feel pain, get wounded/sick, and frankly a LOT of them require medical care.
Its not either/or, people.
Had to take my wife to the ER in the middle of the night with severe abdominal pains. Waited for 3 hours for a doctor to even be available. Said doctor never even entered the room, he stayed at the nurses station sipping coffee and flirting. He sent a nurse in with a prescription for Tagamet. No examination, no interview, nothing. I took her from there to a larger hospital in the next county. They examined her, and in no time, had her admitted for emergency surgery. Her Gall bladder almost burst.
So sorry this happened to you and your wife and REALLY happy you got life saving treatment at the other hospital.
I hope she is better
I hope you reported that ER doctor.
My problem was stage 4 arthritis in my spine. I didn't have one jerk doctor, I had about 10 jerk doctors. I never asked for pain pills once.
I have Ankylosing Spondylitis. I started having back pain when I was 14 and my doctor diagnosed it as everything from kidney infections (no urine dips) to athletic injuries and PMS. If I had been properly diagnosed I never would have had kids. My son is only 30 and just had major back surgery for the same disease! Getting adequate pain control used to be a nightmare.
Yeah me too 22 years of suffering and at least 8 different doctors I went from weighing 175 pounds to 236 pounds because all they do is give me steroids then say loose weight. I have degenerative disc disease, no curve in my neck causing added pressure on my spine, 4 bulging lumbar disc, sciatica and bilateral facet joint syndrome.
Was in liver failure from a blocked bile duct (gall stone got stuck) and was sent home two times by the E.R. docs and told me I was an alcoholic. Then was admitted because my labs were so terrible and was told I had hepatitis. It was the stone…. Once it was removed I was 100% back to normal minus the 2 bags of potassium I needed before leaving.
Contracted Lyme disease, suffered and I mean SUFFERED from debilitating body pain for months before I asked for a Lyme test and was told it wasn’t Lyme, I didn’t have the symptoms. Well… it was Lyme and after 4-5 days on an antibiotic, all my body pain was gone! It still comes back from time to time and a random body part swells up, but not longer battling it.
DONT LET MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS DISMISS YOU !!
I had a full up ^ and down serries of MRIs (2.5 hours straight) which validated my complaints of pain, muscle spasms, overall malaise or flu-like symptoms. Turns out I have facets disease and arthritis with bony growths, up and down my spine, neck, shoulders, wrists, fingers... basically every joint is arthritic accept for my ankles. Wow, lucky me. But we who are in chronic pain, even though its not visible are worthy of pain reducing drugs and treatments. We are not making shiz up!! 😢😮
@nancyarchibald9095, agreed. I recently had ct scan done for low back pain, found out I have spondylosis with impingement on l5-s1..... lucky me. 😂 seriously, you still soldier on, though the pain is horrible, your norm is a 1-4, distractin is 5-9, and pain 10 or above is get me an ambulance. 😮
I understand what you're going through I've had chronic pain for over 30 years from a major car accident and a 15 surgeries and all I want is for the pain to be gone and I wish doctors could feel what we are feeling
I sure understand. Thanks to the poor care I got I am now on oxygen because my doctor required an MRI while I had full-blown five lobe pneumonia I mean I had it so bad and you're not supposed to go in anesthesia or sedation etc while you are having any problems with your lungs especially as you get older or if you're a child. I just turned 53 but I have severe shattered spine they call it there's so many breaks and bone chips and bulging discs and a broken neck I just never severed the spinal cord severe impingement on my nerves etc but I'm still able to walk which I wasn't supposed to be able to do I was supposed to be in a wheelchair but I have fought it everyday and then this little 25-year-old jerk of a doctor decides I have to have that MRI or I don't get my Lyrica I was more terrified of not getting the Lyrica than anything else because it was the only thing that kept me from tremoring. Turned out that four and a half hour MRI cuz my brain to have a brain fart like the anesthesiologist thought would happen and it broke I no longer have an autonomic breathing system My lungs were damaged beyond repair and after two and a half hours of sleep when I finally drop into full rim because I'm so exhausted I can't stay awake I stopped breathing and I have to wake up again because my brain is broken because that's what happens If you have pneumonia and you get sedated. I had seen it beforehand and asked my doctor to please not make me have the MRI but he said I don't care If you don't have the MRI you don't get your meds. The damage is so severe I'm not on low dose I'm at a 5 PSI for sleeping and an 8 to 9 if I want to go do anything. I couldn't believe it I made through COVID but I was pretty sick I was in and out of the hospital several times but I made it only because I'm very strict about what I eat I survived leukemia by staying on a DNA base diet and so I figured to COVID if I did that maybe I'd be okay and sure enough I was okay I did end up with the somehow COVID turns something on in my system so now I fight the water build up in my legs never had it until COVID. The doctor who took over my care after this ah did this says I am very hard to kill when they look at my charts and they see all the things I've been through the horrible accidents and stuff that happened not my fault just I seem to be the person in the wrong place at the wrong time and then what this doctor did to me what he wrote in the charts saying I was seeking pain meds and stuff my biggest fear was the tremoring and the lyrica is not a pain man I live with pain every single day That's not a problem but being on the oxygen.
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in an 8 oz glass of water twice daily. Your bony growths will go away. Magnesium supplements would help also.
I was in the hospital for a suicide attempt, and one of the days a friend came and saw me was joking with me and got me to laugh a little, and then one of the nurses came over and told me that this was for people and actual medical crisis.
Anyway, I picked up my shit and left the same day. I would rather feel depressed and shitty at home where I’m not being dismissed and discarded by nurses who are supposed to be there to help me. They also commented when I couldn’t eat all the food that they gave me.
I don't recall ever meeting a grumpy nurse, which is weird as they have a really crappy job to do. But nurses who can't be nice to patients, any patient, should get a different job.
@@dgk42you haven’t met my step mother then
@@dgk42October 2012, labor and delivery nurse that came in after my son was delivered by emergency c-section didn't like me at all. Never seen her before that day. Even my grandmother noticed she was rude. Luckily, I only had to deal with her for a few hours. Some nurses should reconsider their career choices if they can't be nice to all their patients. Yes, there are exceptions, like patients that are hard to deal with or rude to their care staff. All the other nurses and the doctor thay took care of me (after my doctor left the hospital), that I met during my 4 day stay were great.
When my dad was in icu dying there was one nurse that was so mean to him I wasn't there at the time I would have went off but one of my cousins cussed him out and got kicked out but my aunt went out in the hallway and just calmly told listen my brother is very sick and dying in there and we really don't want you to treat him like this in his last days he's already going through enough right now they said he was nice the rest of that shift but I never seen him come back but they may just not have told me it was him if he did because they know me lol
Ah yes, the famous "if you're depressed you can never laugh" . What a shame that healthcare professionals can't see through that bs...
My wife went into the ER because she couldn't walk after giving birth. She tried standing up to use the restroom at home and collapsed immediately from pain. I took her to the ER, and they immediately assumed we were fishing and wouldn't give her anything. It took 4 hours for them to finally get x-rays and see that her lower vertebrae had collapsed.
This war on drugs is messed up and yet necessary.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
Is it really necessary? Or is it an Over reach because the healthcare system chose to put profits Over health and decided to prescribe medications like they were candy to whoever showed up and asked so they could get those kickbacks from big pharma,resulting in One of the biggest health Crisis in your country wich in Turn resulted in This,doctors chosing to ignore patients suffering because they knowingly participated in a medication scheme and in order to avoid repercussions they passed the responsibility of their mistakes onto the patients who have nothing to do with it.
doctors who think they're superheroes for profiling people- and shockingly they're wrong sometimes- shouldn't be doctors. sorry this happened to you
War on drugs? Hahaha, it's been nothing but a failed war. They are the very ones that bring and/or allow the illicit drugs into this country. Then they take it away from those that actually need pain management. It's another inept government fight on another failed war!!! But hey, look at all the funding they get for it and all the government contracts their buddies get!
I was once in emergency from a food allergy, I was throwing up and shitting pure blood for days, and the stomach cramps were unbearable. They tried to take me off my pain meds (morphine), thinking less powerful meds would work just fine and that I was just enjoying the high. When they came back to check on me, the skin on my tummy was raw. They said "oh it looks like you've developed a rash", and I told them "no, that's from me scratching my skin off to take my mind off the pain". I got my morphine back pretty quick.
I’m so sorry that happened to you! Those doctors & nurses, a long with the administration need to be FIRED. They should be SUED for patient negligence. They also need to have their licenses taken away!!
Omg I had this reaction to eggs without the shitting blood but my doctor thinks I might of almost died of dehydration I was shitting straight water and couldn't eat anything and it felt like my stomach and bowels was exploding and because of other allergies and fear. I refused all pain meds but Tylenol and ibuprofen ( most of this is also done because I have autism) yea that was one hell of a week but I will always remember the taste of Pedialyte. How can something be sweet and salty and just disgusting
That’s crazy! I always feel judged when I tell people I have food allergies that don’t cause anaphylaxis. People act like you’re exaggerating when you’re bent over dying and bleeding.
I went in with a swollen intestine, crapping blood and vomiting nonstop. Pain was unbearable and they couldn't get an IV in me for 3 hours because my veins were too small. They gave me morphine but it didn't work, they had to give me dilaudid and kept me for three days. "You're fine" but I'm still having GI issues
Morphine is pretty much crap. Dilaudid works & is way cleaner. Demerol is better, but not used bcuz some ppl get seizures from it.
I was 30 when I had my first back surgery. When I was first diagnosed with my back issues my first specialist told me to get a breast reduction to fix all of my back pain, and he refused to do anything else except send me to get cortisone injections into my spine every 3 months which where extremely painful (as I was awake the entire time) and costly. Then I let a world leading surgeon who said who could help me. I am 4 years into recovery for the severe impacting of my nerves that were trapped in my spine. Some doctors are not there to care for patients, it for the bottom line, money. I am so glad that I found my spinal surgeon when I did, as I was 29 at my wits end with pain, trying to teach and stress of no one taking my pain seriously.
You are so right about some doctors are there just for the money! 😢
That really grinds my gears seeing doctors do things like that!
I came into a discharge upon arriving to work. After my assessment she was nauseated, vomiting, low grade fever and still complaining of abdominal pain. It took myself and the caregiver (because the patient was paralyzed from waist down with a chronic foley) advocating for patient for additional testing and a rather heightened tension in the ER. It was revealed she had a blocked bowel with sepsis from UTI that was not found by off going doctor. sometimes it just takes listening to your patient and taking them at face value with no bias to treat the patient.
Love Nurse Jackie!!! That's wha we do.....we ADVOCATE for the patient!
Not anymore that’s what y’all used to do trust me I know from experience I have been sick since I was 7 years old, the first time I was SA I became extremely sick. You think anybody helped me or believe me now I’ve been sick ever since which turned me into an addict which is my own fault. I’m in recovery now now you just let the doctors treat us like shit and tell us there’s nothing wrong with us and gaslight us. Nurses do nothing now no offense to you. I don’t know you but your fellow nurse suck. I’m struggling over here dying literally my body is disintegrating and every nurse I’ve seen has been nothing but mean to me Because I’m in recovery I can give a fuck less about yawls drugs. I just want help. And no one gives a shit so this video right here shows a lot of yall what’s it’s really like for 90% of America there are a FEW GOOD NURSES LEFT BUT NOT MANY
Many Nurses know more than some Doctors.
I was treated like this for years despite never asking for meds once. I just wanted to figure out what was wrong. I dealt with migraines, cardiac problems, seizures, kidney stones, severe dysmenorrhea frequent infections, and numerous other problems. It was Ehlers Danlos… and it nearly wound up killing me. So that’s great. Even worse is 9/10 times when doctors like this wind up killing someone, they aren’t held accountable unless you’re rich enough to afford extremely good lawyers. It’s angering.
I'm trying to get diagnosis for myself and my daughters for this. Years of pain and trying to find a doctor who would listen and help and being told I was "fine". If i
I'd been properly diagnosed and treated for the myriad of issues I'm now learning I have (adhd, asd, factor v leiden, possible peds) I may not have chosen to have kids. Now I have 2 that are suffering the multiple genetic issues I unknowingly passed down to them, and my youngest has much more debilitating issues than I do - I hate it for her.
And every time I take her to a dr for her gi issues or pain, their first question is 'when was her last menstrual cycle' after which they insist whatever the issue she complains of is due to her menstruating or ovulating, depending on our answer! It's infuriating.
Yup, my story too! Most docs SUCK!
@@tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794 I'm 40 and still waiting for a diagnosis and on the waiting list for a geneticist. I'm too scared to have kids without answers. But I may have left it too late and might miss out. Though I did freeze eggs.
At least you will be a compassionate and understanding mum. My mum didn't really do a lot to help me, and wasn't very sympathetic. She felt that by ignoring it, it would go away.
@@KateLate____ my mom was the same. I am 44 and just got diagnosed with adhd and asd at 42. I just learned this year that I likely also have peds.
I had a pulmonary embolism at 23 and still somehow did not get diagnosed with factor v leiden until I was pregnant with my first child at 30.
The healthcare this country may be 'one of the best in the world' but it's still shyte if you are female.
My GP conceded that I probably do have EDS, but said that since there's no treatment there's no value in pursuing a formal diagnosis. Made me so angry - having it on my records would enable future healthcare providers to make more informed decisions about my care, at the very least.
I almost lost my legs because of doctors like that. My butt was going numb and I couldn't use the restroom. So I went to the er. They told me to take Tylenol. The next day my calves stopped working. I went to another hospital. Had emergency surgery 3 hrs later. I wanted to sue.
I was almost misdiagnosed from an ER due to a lazy doctor who gave me random meds without telling me what they were for and due to an amazing nurse who made sure no one was listening in told me she believed and told me to follow-up with my primary doctor. I did just that my doctor was pissed when all he read was that they made sure I had no ruptured appendix and gave me permission to throw the meds that did not work in the trash. Ordered me new tests and about 2 months later with proper tests and results learned I have Chron's Disease but, an ER doctor didn't want to do his job that evening and I waited that much longer to get the diagnosis I needed. I'm forever grateful for that nurse and my primary doctor. Both my guardian angels.
I had a blood clot in my leg that was about to explode and kill me they misdiagnosed it for 3 months until I went to another hospital and got the pills I needed
He got suspended for not taking the extra step to see what was going on
I had a similar pain when I was in middle school. My back CONSTANTLY hurt and did so for months. My teachers referred to me as the "Little Old Man" because when asked about my day I could usually only bring up that my back hurt. Well I go to the doctor and BOOM horrible kidney infection. They put me on a regiment of antibiotics and I make every one of those teachers apologize to me for making fun of me for ACTUALLY having something wrong.
I work in healthcare, and this irks me to no end. In fact, any and all forms of prejudgement, condescension, and lack of humility are at epidemic levels in this field. It is a privilege to work with patients, although not too many people working in the field seem to view it that way. This particular situation is also why those who are suffering from chronic pain may be tempted to seek illegal and dangerous sources of pain relief.
So much truth in your comment. A little context to my story - No history of pain or long-term med use. I happen to be one of those people that has weird pain med requirements, regular pain meds don't work. Any pain med with "codone" works, Vicodin, Oxy, Norco for example. Tylenol at any strength has no effect, have had Tylenol 4's with no pain relief, have had morphine in IV, doesn't work unless it's a higher dose than normal.
Any hospital or Dr i've seen, looks at me like a drug addict. I am 51 yrs old and have only needed pain meds maybe 8 times my whole life, rotator cuff, vasectomy, cut tendon on hand and drilled a 1/2 hole thru hand are 4 of the 8.
You can thank junkies for that.
"privilege"?? LOL you must be new to the field. let's see if you use the word "privilege" in ten or 25 years!!
@@jeremyramirez9150 you have got to be joking. Or you're on drugs.
@2873lonewolf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm made of metal from a rocket blast that damaged my organs, spine and I WORK. My arm was ripped out of it's socket and i went right back to work with a full cast doing medical care for my fellow warriors. Why is it people with horrific injuries causing loss of limbs and paralysis can be athletes and work , but people in america are "disabled " for every ridiculous BS possible?
Ugh, I got one of those Drs irl. All eyerolls & rudeness - until he saw test results & said, "People die from this." THEN he finally acted like there was an emergency in the emergency room😑
My experience with ER’s and healthcare in general. Got prostate cancer and a number of complications because of docs like this…and nothing’s changed. Healthcare in the US is terrible.
Yes it is it broken and Covid just made it worse doctors are so condescending sometimes yes theres people looking for drugs but there’s also people who definitely in pain and even the pain management doctors won’t help you with every one looks over there back just waiting to lock up a dr it’s sad
I'm very high risk of prostate cancer. So get regular DRE and PSA tests. But I'm not in the USA so I should be fine.
Thanks to the litigation happy lawyers that make it so doctors have to look out for themselves
@@dgk42 I appreciate your kindness.
Unfortunately, here in the USA I had to endure a radical prostatectomy when I was 44 yrs. old. There was blood work that showed what was happening 3 years before…but the doc wasn’t paying attention or just didn’t care. My life has been hell since then. I also take responsibility, but I simply didn’t know what to look for and didn’t know
that I was supposed to be looking for
that. But the docs did…and they didn’t care.
@@jamesm.5081 If only that were the cause.. in reality damages are so reduced it's laughable now. So no, lawyers aren't the problem.
This is so true. When you start having back pain at 17 with little to no reason. Doctors start thinking all you want is drugs. Ummm no I’d like to be pain free.
SO TRUE!!! Happened to me at 16! They told my parents I was drug seeking… turns out I had 4 fractured vertebrae (after X-rays were “clean”) !
She deserves to treat that impaction. I was lucky enough to have scans show I needed heavy pain meds.
Without gloves on 😂😂😂
Pity the poor patient with the impaction. She most likely gets a rude angry woman to “help” when she is already dealing with pain and embarrassment.
As someone who has chronic back pain it irritates the hell out of me to be treated as if I'm just looking for drugs. I'd love for the doctors to experience the pain I do and take Tylenol which does nothing for me, like they want me to.
Im right there with you. I am doing my best to put off getting a spinal fusion and take norco lyrica and flexeril daily. I also get kidney stones. Its fun being dismissed at the ER as drug seeking when I have an actual kidney stone that caused a kidney infection. Stupid asshats!
I feel you there. Chronic pain pts get treated like criminals
My back started to hurt almost all day everyday after I turned 20 and 3 different doctors told me to do some stretches that made it worse I eventually moved and started going to a new doctor and the checked the alignment of my shoulders and waist said it could be scoliosis and is sending me for an x-ray soon feels good to finally get listened to
@ShadowSohn I truly hope you get the answers you're looking for & deserve 🙏🏻
BOTH of my brothers had workmates who had routine colonoscopies, both had severe pain, both went to ERs, both were dismissed with Tylenol, BOTH died of sepsis. Both had their bowels pierced during the procedure. Both told the ER docs they had a colonoscopy and docs to stupid to suspect perforation.
Such a fantastic show! The end though.. was unreal. Did not see it coming and yes it broke my heart! Nurse Jackie will forever be a monumental winner!
Nurses are often the only one looking after patients best interests. I nursed for 25yrs until my back collapsed on me from the bones wearing out from an old fracture and arthritis...
I’ve had this happen a couple times and this is exactly how the doctors talk. Once I had an abscess the size of a softball in my liver, had several doctors accuse me of trolling for pills. Only got help when I started to go into septic shock. Then had massive pulmonary embolism. I was hours from dying. Physician’s assistant told me I was going through drug or alcohol withdrawal. I said, “Huh?”
The amount of doctors that do that is astounding
The amount of drug addicts are astounding too.
How is the opioid crisis going btw?
This episode holds True for so many individuals, myself included!
I've been reading some comments and I just wanted to say that... I am so sorry to hear that so many people are being dismissed and disrespected by doctors that are NOT doing their job! 😲
My experience has been that nearly every doc ive seen is like this. Whatever you do - dont you dare have "non-standard " symptoms
Isn't it better to be safe than sorry in these situations? Like I'd rather treat her and find out nothing is actually wrong than have a patient die from something completely preventable (given when they found out).
I spent 3 days screaming, vomiting uncontrollably on the floor begging for surgery. I am missing 90% of my small intestine, I've had multiple surgeries. I knew I was dying. On the third and final day at HCA Ocala FL the doctor, Niti Aggarwal looked at me and said "You know what I'm not going to deal with your bullshit today." I left as fast as i could crawl out and went directly to another ER. Two weeks in ICU, it was a High grade volvus bowel obstruction with mesentaric hernia. What's left of my intestine twisted and died over near where my gallbladder used to be. I nearly died and at best almost lost all of my intestine, they were pretty sure i was going to die in icu. The doctor told the state licensing board that i complained to that i demanded morphine in a pain pump so i deserved it. I'm allergic to morphine. The hospital and starmte continue to protect her.
Thank you for naming names❤
OMG, this actually happened to me as a resident! I happened to be in the ER to see another, was asked to consult on "an addict with back pain", and found out she had osteomyelitis in her spine. Had she been ignored and not treated, she could have been paralyzed for life or just dead.
One time I came in the ER with horrible pain my upper stomach. They told me it’s most likely bad heart burn. I said I don’t know, I never get acid reflux or heart burn often, could they do some tests? The nurse came over irritated and handed me a sedative and pain killer and told me to just go home, it’s just heart burn and to stop drug seeking.
I don’t even like sedatives like Valium or pain killers. Well I needed someone to pick me up because of the sedative and while I waited, the pain got worse and started near my left side like a stabbing pain.
Turned out to be my appendix was infected and I needed to have surgery. The only reason they listened was because when my friend came to pick me up, he said I looked grey and so so unwell. He started telling people to check me out again and that just because I was autistic, it didn’t mean they could dismiss me.
That is super weird because your appendix is on the right 😂
@@shanawilliams750 maybe I got the sides mixed up, this happened a long time ago when I was teenager and I am old now lol
Glad you have such a good friend. How are you now?
"I can spot an addict when i see one!"
girl thought she was Dr House 💀
Lower back pain without any sort of spinal muscular issue could be a kidney issue
This used to happen to me repeatedly when I first went in for gallbladder issues and they wouldn't believe I had gallbladder issues because I was 23 at the time and I how to flat out had say I do not want any pain medications or symptom treatment find out what's wrong with me and that's when I promtly got an ultrasound and propper tests instead of lectures from doctors about how my coming in there is a waste of hospital resources and money
I went through this in 2017. 5 days after a simple outpatient surgery, I was having pain and went to the Dr. No blood work was done. The nurse practitioner prescribed me Tylenol. By the next Monday, I was in the hospital as I was starting to go septic. They denied doing anything wrong, but the nurse practitioner was never seen in the office again. How convenient.
This is how they treat patients coming in with pain and they don’t have an immediate reason. I’m going on my 80th surgery at 30 and I still get treated like a seeker when I go to the ER. And I know when something is really wrong I’ve never been wrong. I’ve been medically gaslit so bad I have PTSD about going to the ER and will put it off until what’s wrong has gone so far.
Went in for leg and back pain. PA thought i was coming in for meds because my symptoms were all over the place. And when the doc came ready to write me a prescription i loudly said didnt want pain meds. I didnt want to dull the pain. I wanted it to be fixed. Doc asked me what i meant i told them and they asked why i was so resistant to meds and i told her and the PA who was in the room that i hated the out of body side effects. It scares the shit out of me. Had them post surgery and its wrecked my mental health. PA had a look im never gonna forget.
I went to some long PT and that fixed almost everything.
I had similar deal when getting a dental implant placed. I told the ortho that I had in the past been highly tolerant to meds used to knock out people and as he gets that look on his face, I then added, "So I need you to make sure you don't overdose me when you try to put me under." Later, he said, "You weren't kidding, were you?" And then later when he went to prescribe pain meds I told him I just wanted prescription Midol as I didn't want to run the risk of getting addicted to other stuff.
Considering the whole Oxycontin deal, I'm glad I told him and other doctors that.
I have dug out an impaction from a neglected patient in a nursing home. The gratitude he expressed made every hard ping into the bedpan worth it!! Never assume and never regret!!😇
You’re an angel.
I have my own experiences and am reading through many of the comments of people who have been in a very similar or worse situation. I had to medically retire from nursing because I was being dismissed as a hypochondriac drug seeker. Now partially paralyzed from a spinal tumor. All I can say is have yourself an advocate that is willing to go all out for you. Get second third, or even fourth opinions if something if just not right.
To all who have been there or are going through it now, I wish you all the very best! Whether good or bad, may you get properly diagnosed so you'll finally have a name for what's going on and a starting point for whatever the next steps are. There is great relief in a diagnosis, even if it isn't a good one. The not knowing for years puts an emotional toll on a person.
I have rheumatoid arthritis and every time I’ve had a back x-ray everybody’s told me it’s fine and it just must be the arthritis or perhaps fibromyalgia or my weight causing the “supposed” back pain. I kept saying that my back was in severe pain and it was hard to walk. Finally, somebody did an MRI and they found that I have degenerative discs and vertebrae, severe osteoporosis and my spinal cord is actually exposed in 2 places. That’s the day that they actually started believing I’m in actual pain.
This is my issue with doctors. I was born with Psoriasis, and by 14 I was starting to show signs of Psoriatic arthritis that often comes with it yet many doctors would say I was too young for arthritis, that I just puled this, or twisted that, take something over the counter and take it easy and the pain will go away! Nope never did! By the time someone DID take it serious I already had permanent joint damage. YAY ME!
I even had one primary take one look at me and looking at my medical history they chose to do another test... for Rheumatoid arthritis, that while similar, is NOT THE SAME so when it came back negative they screwed up everything and my insurance no longer covered any of my doctor visits or the meds I was on. Why would they do this? Well they flat out told me its my weight... if I lose the weight Id not be seeking pain meds and wouldn't be in so much pain as I 'claimed'.
Yeah I'm big, I know I am. I got big after covid hit and my last doctor took me off my meds as they are immune suppressants, and they worried if I caught covid Id be at a higher risk with a compromised immune system. But that meant everything keeping my arthritis in check was gone. The increased pain, the quarantine and isolation... yeah I bot a bit big. Heck in that time I lost use of all but my ring and pinky finger on my left hand from the joint damage it was causing, and my left knee hooooooooo boy can it be a struggle to stand. I get the weight isn't helping, but its not the cause of my pain like my doctor tried to play it off.
Yeah I did report them, and got a new primary but my insurance STILL would not cover the referred doctors or medications. To this day I have not been able to get squat thanks to an idiot who didn't care what my medical records said, they cared about what they saw...
I've had this happen to me so many times, but 2 of the times i nearly died, and i still suffer from health problems today because of it. I suffer from mental health issues, so i was always told, "It's all in your head. you're not in real pain" or "u just want attention" or "you're just trying to get strong painkillers. ". The first time, i was told all this and left to suffer for 7 hours until my Appendix nearly raptured. The second time, i was told the same again. Only this time was much worse. I was left for 24 hours, and the only pain relief i had was gas and air. It was a nurse who found out what was wrong with me. I had been vomiting all the time, and for some reason, the nurse rechecked the x-ray they took in A&E 19 hours ago. Which the Dr had apparently looked at it and told me nothing showed The nurse took one look, and the next thing i know, i was told i had a bad twist in my bowel and needed surgery immediately. Thank god for that nurse cos gas and air were making things worse.
I went to my Dr. due to chronic lower back pain, it was an enlarged spleen. Spleen was enlarged due to Hairy Cell Leukemia. Has now been treated and I'm back to normal.
My sister has just gone through this. Finally after 11 weeks of being Iin severe stomach pain they are finally getting to the bottom of it. Severe colitis/ slow blood flow in the bowl area. The specialist said he was surprised they didn't have her on any pain medication. Once they did she was able to deal with the pain. If the new medication doesn't work then surgery to remove the top part of the Colin. They all treated her as if she was a seeker after pain medicine and left her deal with the pain and one time kept her in triage for 4 hrs telling her to be quiet and stop yelling. She threatened for them to send her to another hospital only to be told that if they did she would have to wait till they got her there and start the whole process over again. I couldn't believe what I was hearing over the phone. Unbelievable to be treated like that. Yes it really happens and those people need reported and delt with. Patients are in enough pain without being humiliated. I encouraged her to tell her specialist how she was treated. Glad a doctor finally listened to her.
And this is why even after ten years of sobriety I refuse to step foot into a hospital or see any provider. This may be a show but it’s very real and prevalent in the US at least.
Doctors are still like this. Ive needed vicodin once or twice but I experienced it after a tooth surgery and it made me so sick. I despise it. When I was offered it at the hospital its almost like they feel you out and judge your decision. I always ask for something lighter more often because I truly hate the feeling Vicodin or other similar medicine gives me. Reminds me of first trimester nausea. No thank you. But what if I was in true pain and didn’t mind taking it, I feel like they will also partly assume I was looking for it. Which isnt true in a lot of cases.
Sure enough once I denied the pills, they actually become sort or warmer toward me… more sympathetic maybe… just doesnt feel right.
I am in pain every single day from my waist down before and after liver transplant
Operation.
My doctor's all made sure to keep me comfortable with pain meds which I lowered the dose from 10mg to 4 mg
I went to the ER once because I left my meds in my truck and my husband went on a business trip with my truck.
So while in the ER waiting to be seen looking all rough because I stayed up all night crying in pain and I was just waking up from a short nap
The ER doctor who saw me dozing off and woke me up said me and wrote in my chart that I was "Stoned out of my tree" and "only there for my next high"
She was shamed by other doctors who knew me as a "miracle survivor" and know that my pain is real and if I was to be there for a high I wouldn't have lowered my dose and wouldn't let the docs give me fentilyn or oxycodone but I did agree to a lower softer dose
There are many good doctors and very few that think that our pain is made up
I'm glad I got to know these doctors who I begged to keep me alive with minimal pain relief
This is a big problem still. My mother has stage 4 lung cancer that spread. Radiation, chemo, the whole 9. Shes also a retired RN. Getting medication for her pain was an absolute NIGHTMARE because this attitude is very, very prevalent. They flooded society with opiates, got tons of people hooked, then ripped the medication away and started treating those same people, AND PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT, like trash.
I suffer from horrible migraines, went to an urgent care- i got the doctor fired.
She insisted I was using and started searching me for needle marks. She was being very forceful. I started to scream and the nurses ran in - saw that was going on and yelling at the doctor to stop, I’ve been to the same urgent care before for migraines so the nurses knew me.
My head was spinning couldn’t keep my eyes open because the light was too bright. My migraines get so bad that they move into my eyeballs, my left eye is my bad eye and if I cough or sneeze with the migraine in the eye, I go blind.
Do your job thoroughly- don’t always assume that your first thought is right. Don’t write off anyone who is there to be cared for. Do your job!
Imetrix works for me. The price has come down.
@@gladeloy3341 thank you I’ll look into it, I’ve tried other trials, but they have made my migraines worse
In 2009 I had my first pregnancy and I became so sick. I could not sleep, could not eat and lost 40lbs while pregnant. My heart rate was always in the 160s during the day. I was scheduled more appointments and ultrasounds, but my doctor and the nurses were saying nothing. The nurses would ask me over and over what recreational drugs I was using. 6months in I went to an office that had the 3D video of the ultrasound as a keepsake. That doctor walked in and told me to drive 2 hours to the nearest children’s hospital. My original doctor had me on a heart med that was not to be used in pregnancy. That drug caused the placenta to die.Up until that point all the staff wrote me off as a some lady doing drugs. I stayed in the children’s hospital for a while and then on bed rest for a month. Unfortunately I was released back home when I got close to my due date and ended up having the baby back at the original doctors hospital. I was treated horrible. I didn’t get to see my NICU baby for over 24 hours. I found him rolled over into the side of the incubator, no one caring for my little 4 lb baby. The nurse yelled at me for not dressing him and ignored all my questions. I fully believe they still believed I was a drug mom.
My dad was in constant pain for 2 years and the doctors kept dismissing him as drug seeking. Finally they did further testing and found 2 discs in his back were completely degenerated. They fixed it but he kept needing more surgeries and eventually became a serious Opioid addict and eventually passed a way at 47
My aunt died of sepsis. The ER doctor sent her home and blamed her for smoking cigarettes when her & my mom stated multiple times she had a stroke. Less than 24 hours she had a massive one. She was neglected to the point that she died from a 4 in bed sore (went from her bottom all the way through to her belly button) It was during COVID so the facility abused that & wouldn’t let us physically check on her. We were forced to take their word which were lies. We have learned A LOT from the mistakes of others.
My whole life i was accused of pill seeking even after lying and claiming to be allergic to all pain meds... im 44 and just got diagnosed with ehlers-danlos and POTS... finally a doctor heard me and is helping me without pain meds still ❤
I went from UTI to waking up two weeks later in ICU... My UTI went Septic. I still have a two week window of missing time.
Saw my GP Friday, he gave me antibiotics, I'd had a UTI go septic several years earlier, so I asked him to double & triple check. Still just sent me away with antibiotics.
Next day my husband arrived home from work to find me unresponsive on the bed.
I almost bought the farm...
I have chronic pain and go to a pain management doctor monthly and I’ve had my left hip replaced and got to get my right side done I was in so much pain one night nothing was working not even my meds mind you I’ve been dealing with this pain for over 12 years now so I usually don’t look like I’m hurting or walk like it trust me I had to learn to walk straight again because for a long time I was limping and humped over but I ended up going to the er to get an X-ray just to make sure there wasn’t a difference in my hip joint from the last X-ray I got done a month prior to that night and that one Dr swore up and down I was there for proscription drugs and saying it’s not too late to go to rehab I shouldn’t let pills get me hooked and blah blah blah lol I listened to him going on and on and on and he finally realized I never even took the medicine he brought in for me and I told him I didn’t need any pain medicine I already have some I have to have surgery and I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong because the pain was a little more aggressive then usual but I’m glad to know that he never took me serious enough to see that I was actually in pain and I’ll just go to my orthopedic the next day and have them call to get them to send over the X-ray results and I ended up discharging myself and going home and cried myself to sleep like I do most nights
I'm so sorry this happened to you. Some doctors are absolute jerks. I hope you get to feeling a lot better soon. Blessings to you. ❤
@@sonjagarrard5510 thank you and it’s a life long issue unfortunately
I remember going into the emergency room many years ago with a really bad ear ache. I was literally trying to shove things in my ear, trying desperately to get rid of the pain. When I finally got seen by a doctor, he insisted he had seen me before for drug withdrawal. I tell him this is my first time here, and I'm not hooked on any drug. The whole time the doctor was treating me, he swore I had been there before trying to get something for drug withdrawal. If I hadn't been in so much pain and with a fever, I would have definitely reported him, but I just wanted to get back home in bed. Some of these doctors lose their compassion down the line and think they can talk to their patients in any way possible. I was in my teens when that happened. Today, I will definitely report anyone who treats or speaks to me in any degrading way.
I had a kidney stone, I went to ER after 2 days in pain, they said the same cause I'm just looking for a dose of free morphine, sent me home with no tests. I came the second day in pain, got a new doctor who did a scan, luckily he found the stone , gave me pain killers , I luckily eliminated myself without surgery. Just because u got a diploma doesn't mean you are a nurse/doctor. Not everyone comes to ER for drugs.
The amount of times I was dismissed as a drug seeker when I was on the edge of death.....I have Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis and I get obstructions to the point of needing surgery about every four years. It's always the same thing.....I go in several times in a month because of the pain looking for help and at least twice I'm called a drug addict. It makes a person not want to get help and just stay home and die. Fortunately I have a family who knows my symptoms and a bulldog of a husband who will not stand for me being accused like this when I'm in such a vulnerable state.
I had back pain for several months when I was in 10th grade that went from sore to annoying to so painful I couldn't even roll over in bed or walk. After at least a dozen doctor visits, one day I suddenly lost my sight like the lights were dimming (I legit thought I was dying) and my dad took me to the hospital where an amazing doctor realized I had osteomyelitis. A staph infection in my lower spine from a small cut I got on my foot while kayaking the summer before. It took 1 month in the hospital and another month of home health giving me IV meds through a chest port before I was even able to go back to school. I had several docs tell me before I was finally hospitalized that I was seeking pain meds even though I had never taken anything stronger than a Tylenol in my life until the doc that found the infection put me on a morphine drip to relieve my pain. I understand there are people who do lie to get pain meds, but it puts actual patients in need of them at risk when doctors treat everyone as a potential addict.
I remember one night when I was 11 years old, my mom wasn’t feeling great. I was sitting on the couch, watching RUclips on my tablet. I looked up to notice something was off, my mom looked in pain and she was talking to my step dad about it. I paused the video to listen without making it obvious I was worried. I knew if my mom saw I was worried, she’d play it off even more. My step dad and her talked for another hour, debating going to the emergency room. Eventually, she agreed to my step dad and decided to go. It was around 8:30pm when she decided to leave for the ER. My step dad said he’d text me (yes i know I’m spoiled to have had a phone at age 11 but it was so my parents can keep contact when I’m home alone) to keep me updated. For hours, they didn’t tell us anything. Finally at around 12am, my step dad texted me saying he’s coming home and my mother was under care. I visited her the next day with my step dad. She told me she had sepsis and explained to me what it was. It saddens me that if I showed to her I was worried and hour previous to her deciding, she would’ve died in her sleep that night. Parents make crazy sacrifices for us (some parents). And I’m really happy that my step dad tried getting her the help she needed. She’s still alive today, and her and my step dad are still happy.
I was treated like I was trolling for drugs when I went to the hospital with severe stomach pain and nausea. There was blood and mucus in my stool - I was a 19 year old virgin at the time.
Because the doctor thought I was trolling for drugs he treated me horribly and told me that the only way he would check that I was actually experiencing the symptoms I was experiencing, he made me lay on my side to manually extract a stool sample with his finger. There was no nurse present - just my sister.
They found blood but would run no other tests. I was given a prescription for nausea meds and a referral to see a specialist 72 hours later. I couldn’t wait to see him and my mom made the appointment less than 24 hours later.
The specialist sent me back to the emergency room because he thought I might have a bursting appendix.
They injected me with some kind of pain med and the ceiling started moving and I remember asking if it was supposed to feel like that.
After a CT, they found that I had a moderate case of colitis - it felt like knives were being dragged across my abdomen.
I was prescribed antibiotics and steroids and it cleared up. I still feel violated to this day but, if I hadn’t complied with that a-hole doctor, I might have been worse off on the long run…
As someone who was having severe impacted bowels and it's happened before even so that the time before I started going septic they treated me the same way. They found my drugs in my system and proceeded to be horrific and abusive to me. They refused to look at my records when the systems came back on. The nurse even gave me a drug that I flat out refused and explained why I can't have it and she said "oh well" and pushed it. She was absolutely evil. She laughed when I started having a reaction to the meds. It's like she loved torturing people she ignorantly believed were drug addicts. I still shake and freak out anytime I go to a ER no matter what its for and my BP is always so high and they ask me why, your staff is why.
A lot of Dr's are just like this... all they want is a payment, they don't WANT to actually FIND the problem, they just want to give meds and not pain meds.
I had a friend that went to the local ER three times with terrible pain in her lower side. They actually yelled at her for coming back the 3rd time and told her that if they saw her again before Friday, they would have her arrested for drug seeking. This was Wednesday night. Thursday evening, I took her to the women’s hospital in a larger city. The nurse took one look at her, grabbed the nearest OB to sign the orders for an ultrasound STAT. The nurse ran in, told me to call her husband and my friend was rushed to the OR with a rupturing ectopic pregnancy. If we had not gone to the women’s hospital, she could have bled to death before discovering she was in this situation. The other hospital had judged her for her tattoos and piercings instead of listening to the mother of 3 that she knew something was wrong and had tested positive for being pregnant.
Yeah I had a doctor tell me I had heartburn and stuff when I have constant pain in my body. The day after she told me it was heartburn I had a pain so bad that I had to go to the ER and it was my gallbladder about to burst so I had to have the surgery for that.
I've complained of pain at clinics before and when offered I've always turned down pain meds. Even after a firearm mishap and getting injured in a major way, they gave me morphine but after I was fixed up and healing, I didn't take any pain meds, didn't really need them. Thankful for the doc/surgeon that fixed me up. Dude dealt with a huge mess and still managed to put me back to around 96% with no significant long-term issues.
I hate it when doctors do that. Judge people without evidence
I remember going complaining about my side and they ran every test but some X-rays. Gave me ibuprofen when the pain was so bad I had a fall risk bracelet. They had me walking to every test I took and then when the X-rays showed had several fractured ribs and minor fractures in my spine the head nurse had to yell at them for not taking better care of me
Just kept saying she’s a young girl, there’s nothing wrong she just wants meds. Definitely had those nurses reported and had to explain to the doctors that I have a bone condition but wasn’t aware of it impacting my ribs which explains the fractured cause they also didn’t believe when I said I wasn’t in any recent car accidents or anything.
Had I have no prior knowledge of my own health condition they would’ve continued to dismiss me and that’s ridiculous. How can you tell someone they’re just there for a fix when they’re telling you something is wrong.
Unfortunately this is what the ER looks like , Dr.s dismiss patients claims as all in your head or just that seeking meds 😢
I’ve been that nurse. My first ER shift and my senior nurse told me “half of your job, is saving patients from doctors who think they know everything. Usually the very new doctors, or the very old” there is definitely a sweet spot for time in the job lol.
So true. The doctor who wouldn't treat.my.diverticulitis episode was in his sixties. Might be a sociopath. I got a very bad feeling about him so wrote him up TWICE.
My brother complained about back pain for months, turned out to be multiple myeloma. Don't ignore or tough it out, ask your physician!
Something like this happened to me. I had a minor injury on my leg that looks like nothing but the pain was SEVERE. The doctor accused me of drug-seeking. Thank God a nurse insisted on doing tests. Turned out I had Necrotizing Fasciitis. All of the soft tissue deeper in the leg was dead and rotting, but the necrosis hadn't reached the surface yet. The tissue death spreads at a rate of an inch an hour and can be fatal very quickly. Necrotizing Fasciitis is the thing the media like to call "flesh eating bacteria"
When I've needed to go to the ER with anything that causes pain (for an example I have spinal stenosis) the first thing that I say is that I don't want anything for meds that may cause drowsiness. Only maybe Tylenol or motrin. Let's take that off of the table and figure out what's really wrong.
In the end, I never accept the pain meds. I don't want to mask the pain, and I also wouldn't want to risk addiction.
(Except for that one time that I had seafood food poisoning. I don't know what they gave me for the pain, I was too busy cry, but it worked.)
From personal experience this happens a lot more often than it should. I arrived to the ER with a spinal injury, unable to walk and screaming in pain, and the staff fought me at every turn when even my mother insisted something was gravely wrong with me. After being denied anything to relieve the pain for hours I was finally given morphine and taken for a CT, where it was found out I had a fractured vertebra. Luckily I can still use my legs, no thanks to the hospital staff
I had a doctor like this when I went to the ER once for my constant back pain. Told the doctor that my pain medication was not working and he said I was just looking for the heavy pain medication. I told him I took my OxyContin 2 hours ago and it did not help. He gave me a shot of roxycontin which is another name for OxyContin. If you take OxyContin it says not to take more less then 6 hours after the other dose. Ended up causing me to throw up from an over dose of medication and I had to go in the next day to help with the vomiting and the pain.
As a nurse 25 years I've seen this too many times to count. I've also left 2 different hospitals because I reported a Dr in each ER who assumed a patient was drug seeking even though there were other signs something was obviously wrong due to blood work but the Dr dismissed it saying the lab results showed a slight elevation in blood count but it wasn't enough to say anything was wrong. Luckily another Dr checked each patient because one had an appendix about to rupture and the other had started to become septic from an infected tooth that had been removed a week before and wasn't given antibiotics that were strong enough. I didn't want to work with arrogant Drs like that so I moved on both times. I eventually started to do hospice homecare for the last 15 years until I myself became disabled due to chronic pain and fibromyalgia as well as sciatica. Now I'm on the other side and had a doctor try insinuating that I was just drug seeking until I showed him my films that I always keep with me because I never know when I'm going to have a flare up and the pain becomes unbearable. One time I was at my mom's and was in excruciating pain to wear I vomited. I later found out the EMT that took me by ambulance noted that she basically thought I was faking and drug seeking. That explained why they let me lay there in the hall of the ER in pain crying and asking for help to the point I was vomiting and even had an accident which was absolutely horrible and embarrassing and another patients daughter went and got me help. These two nurse assistants took me in a room and handed me two wash rags and told me to clean myself. I was so weak and sick I couldn't move or clean myself which was horrifying to me. Finally they cleaned me up if that's what you want to call it and put me back in the hall even though there was a room I was just in. I was able to call my daughter who came immediately and asked for a supervisor. She is a Substance Abuse counselor so recognized right away what was going on and once I found out what the EMT said I definitely understood but it wasn't true and if it was a patient shouldn't be treated that way. It's literally demoralizing. Luckily the shift changed and I got a new team who was wonderful and apologized for what I had experienced. I made a complaint to the head of the hospital but as I expected nothing was done. Come to find out I was severely anemic and needed a blood transfusion due to heavy bleeding I had been having due to a cyst which also caused even more pain then what I'm used to experiencing day to day. I also had what Dr thought was a bad stomach virus which had been going around so that explained the vomiting and crapping myself..lol. I can laugh about it now but it wasn't funny at the time and its definitely not funny for the people who go through this every day.
"i can spot an addict when i see one"
Man you must have terrible vision
I have multiple allergies to basically pain meds. I also suffer from migraines that was caused by an accident. I have 1 narcotic pain meds that I can take for my migraines. A trip to the ER for a migraine had me and my son (mainly my son) arguing with the doctor and the nurse. He was refusing to give me the medicine I could take. He tried 3 times to prescribe a medication that I am allergic to. My son had to literally block the nurse from giving me the injection. My son went off on the doctor and nurse. Security showed up. He asked them for the supervisor of the ER. Told them that the nurse and doctor were no longer allowed near me. Supervisor showed up. Listened to us. Admitted that the doctor and nurse had given a different story. He wrote down the name and number for us to file a complaint with the hospital against the the 2. At first the hospital seemed sceptical about our report. After seeing the 3 medications that the doctor and nurse tried to force. The hospital said that actions would be taken. From what I was told. Both were reported to the licensing board. Both were fired. Both were in the process of losing their license.
I used to have lower back pain really bad, and the doctors just always gave me muscle relaxers. After moving to another state, i found out i had endometriosis, and my uterus, fallopian tubes, and overies were no longer saveable. Because of that, i can no longer have children.
I’m so sorry to hear that. Stay blessed
@katrinawilliams437 aww thank u 💓 you didn't have to say a thing. I already knew there are good people in the world 🌎
My mom nearly died of sepsis because a doctor did the same thing, even tho she was in pain and obviously sick they assumed druggy. She was in a 3 month coma. It's frustrating how true this situation can be.
show: Nurse Jackie
Been here. I had 3 fractures and my MD accused me of trying to get painkillers and wouldn't even order a X-ray. I went to the ER and not only did I have 3 fractures, I had cysts in my ovaries and fallopian tube. Went back to the MD for a 2 week follow-up and HE told me that "ovarian cysts didn't hurt". But I was having awful pain in my abdomen at this point. He dismissed it because he thought I wanted pain killers. I did but I was in pretty bad pain. 6 days later, I was running a fever and passed out. Went to a different ER. I was in the last stages of septic shock due to an intestinal infection from undiagnosed Crohn's disease. It took them 1 hour to figure out what was going on. I spent 18 hours in ICU and one week in the hospital. I switched doctors and now my doctor treats my pain and treats my disease. If I'm having any kind of different pain, she automatically sends me for tests. My old doctor had been my doctor for 10 years and not once did I get any pain meds. I went to him several times over bad back pain after an accident I was in. He never did anything. Said my "breasts were heavy" and that's why my back hurt. I had 4 old fractures in my back that had healed on their own. My doctor said they were probably from my accident. What sucks is I'm in my mid 40s and disabled due to my old doctor's neglectful attitude toward me. If I had gotten proper treatment when I first broke my back, I wouldn't be like this.
As someone who actually suffers from severe lower back issues, probably because of a car accident I was in, I've been rooted twice. I've got an issue with my back and I've been unable to get an MRI that I've desperately needed for nearly a decade now. My doctor told me he suspects it could be something like spinal stenosis or something called CES which I'm not sure how to spell but you can Google it but I still suffer to this day and I am unable to get help and as of 2024 I no longer have any kind of health insurance. And because I only make $12 an hour, I cannot afford health insurance.
I'm not ashamed to admit I jumped on the Medicaid band wagon back during Covid epidemic when pretty much anyone could get it. I've done without health insurance for years. It's a scary feeling
You said $12 an hour. Have you tried to get it? I know it's the low route but let me tell you, with the health issues I've had these past 2 years it's been a literal life saver!
I spent over 2 months in 2 different hospitals and some days was over $80,000 yes 80 THOUSAND for ONE day!!! HOW in THE HELL is that possible?? SMH
Anyway most doctors and hospitals won't even take you anymore if you don't have insurance and they dont care to tell you either !! Good luck! I really hope you find a way to get some kind of insurance
You can apply for state insurance called Medicaid with the department of health and human services! Or look up in your state your health department free clinics. Or community center. They usually have resources where to apply. I hope this helps you. Govt insurance is available to you even if you work.
Look…this is not the best thing i can say but come to Panama, here you can get a Lumbar MRI for $350 at most. And can be treated, if there is a way you could work remoted and still earn those 12/h believe me. You can get treat here at private hospital for what? $60 to se a orthopedic, $350 at most for an MRI and $35 for physical therapy ( each session) this is something many Veterans from US do. If by any change you could do this the prices i gave you are from “Minimed” ($60) “centro de resonancia especializada” ($350) y “healing you body” ($35 per therapy) this feels expensive for us because on average people make $800 per month 😢
You can get insurance in America. Medicaid or get Obama care. You will have a really cheap plan or pay nothing
@@eddiekorkis You're almost right. I worked the Market Place phone signing people up. It depends on what state you are in. If you are in a state that expanded Medicaid, fixed it for people to get based on income, then if your income is low enough you do qualify for Medicaid. If you are in a state that did not expand Medicaid, then you have to be pregnant or disabled to qualify. Even though your income falls in the qualifying range, you can't get Medicaid. Now, that also means your income is too low to qualify for a subsidy with the Market place aka Obamacare.
I actually had this exact form of sepsis. I was passed around so many doctors who refused blood work and told me to take Tylenol, ibuprofen and that I had kidney stones. I had a kidney infection and I became septic at 28 weeks pregnant. They almost killed me and my baby.
I've known a woman who complained for years of gut pain, and she was told she was just having bad periods, and not the formation of thousands of polyps that they would have spotted had they done a simple colonoscopy one time. She wound up having a lot of her gut removed instead.
This reminds me when i had a severe pancreatic attack. I went to the ER, first doc came ordered x-rays. Came back in asked what drank that day i said tea and water. He said hummm. Second doc came in asked same question. I replied water and tea. I said ive been vomiting not able to hold food diwn. I has pancreatic cysts which i had been diagnosed with 2 years before. They accused me of being a alcoholic. I was so sick i just cried. I did get compazine. My PCP was furious. He asked if they got blood work. I said no x-rays. He ordered blood work turned out i also had a bacterial infection that was effecting my liver and pancreas. Was on 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks and bed rest for 2 weeks.
Had this happen to me 15 years ago. Went in the ER with bad stomach pain. Doctor sent me home with Loratab pain pills. 3 days later, I was in emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix.
I dislocated my kneecap and it had popped itself back in, but I ended up going into the ER that night because I started feeling a cooling sensation and the skin was numb. The nurse was so rude until I told her that I wasn't in any pain in that moment, just that I was concerned there was something more wrong with it after the fact because of the numbness and cooling sensation. She was nice after that.