And the well known sequel "that combination of symptoms doesn't make sense to me, I'm going to ignore these ones because they don't fit my diagnosis"
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Ah, also known as 'I haven't read anything published since I graduated medical school.' Need a good clock in the head with a textbook and then a subscription to UpToDate or similar service. Maybe an extra whack or two with that textbook. One for every patient they ignored.
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Or the classic *you can't have that diagnosis, you're too young"
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I kept telling doctors I had an ulcer and they told me this, they removed my appendix instead (nothing wrong with it), it took 2 more er visits to find out I was right
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And that’s how my SVT was completely missed and I ended up with a swollen heart
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“Everyone gets a little bit *insert neurological symtom*.” Or “I think you might be over exaggerating *insert neurological symptom*”
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Doc when you’re young: “You’re imagining it, you’re too young to have that” Doc when you’re older: “That’s normal because you’re getting older”
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Doc when u have a mental health dx: "Whatever you're saying is psychosomatic"
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Doctor in real life: "we don't know what's wrong but we can control the pain, so be thankful you're not as badly off as lots of other people"
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Not mine. I never get pain control options. It wasnt until I called a clinic specifically for medical marijuana I got pain relief and technically that is for PTSD, not even my nuerological condition.
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