DOCTORS Who Have Given A "Second Opinion" DIAGNOSIS, What Is The Worst "First Opinion"?

DOCTORS Who Have Given A "Second Opinion" DIAGNOSIS, What Is The Worst "First Opinion"?
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[@RedPanda74]

My original GP looked at a very painful ulcer on my tongue that I’d had for 3 months and told me to try Bonjela and come back in two weeks. He went on holidays and I needed blood test results, so saw a different doctor in the same practice. He took one look at it and made an emergency appointment for me with a specialist. It was tongue cancer. I do not smoke, so we don’t know the cause, but it was cut out and I will need to be scanned every 6 months for the next 5 years. Needless to say, my old GP won’t be seeing me again. If you ever feel that you are being fobbed off, refuse to leave and demand a different doctor.

[@redfailhawk]

I had to look up one of these conditions. I seriously wonder if I have trigéminal neuralgia rather than TMJ…

[@LauraFunFunFloweries]

"She'd broken her neck, specifically her, cervical spine." You just said the same thing, twice, yo. Maybe people think, using the official medical/scientific names, add more, "flare?"

[@Gamewizard13th]

story 11 your yearly reminder to check your testicles and chesticles, make sure there's no lumps and bumps.

[@susiq58]

I'm at the point I detest doctors, they are getting dumber and dumber. I dont see men doctors, they dont listen and are so dismissive. Did any of these doctors get sued.

[@83gemm]

I will say it’s really male doctors of a certain age. I don’t know if it’s a generational thing or if they just burn out faster, but I don’t trust a male doctor over fifty to diagnose a hangnail. Not on a woman, anyway. But I have had several younger male doctors who were excellent. Very patient with anxiety, too. I remember when my mom got stents put in her heart. My dad, brother, and I were traveling home after. My dad is a very quiet man. He had maybe said six words all day. Twenty minutes into the car ride home he said suddenly, “You see this hat on my head?” I said, “Yeah…?” He said, “It’s older than your mother’s doctor.” All three of us cracked up. But that doctor was one of the best I’ve encountered. Haven’t had a bad female doctor yet, except a vet who was too stern when my cat was dying years ago. (I do not say bad female doctors don’t exist. That’s silly. I’m saying I personally haven’t encountered one yet, but, then I’ve had WAY more male doctors.)

[@saltyoself1383]

This story is very old so some is recounted from my mom, but when i was in like 2nd or 3rd grade? I had a very severe case of consipation. No clue i did. Kept going home with SEVERE stomach pains. My mom took me to my primary doctor over and over and they never did anything for it. They told my mom i was FAKING! I think she took me like 6 or 7 times and because of her having to leave work to get me she almost lost her job before she said F this and took me to the hospital. I was only days away from RUPTURING due to being so constipated. I could have died. Thank god for the er nurse that listened to my mom and me and instantly got me a mri or whatever to see. I had multiple laxatives and i remember it sucked but hey im alive. Idk if my sto.ach issues today as a adult is due to it but hey at least i can take a shit😂

[@pokegirl1799]

story 20: ok but how the F••• does a doctor get THAT conclusion from Lyme Disease Spots? Was this dude just trying to cover up that he was clearly wrong about the kid not having Lyme Disease, or is he really this stupid? Also, who in the name of God himself is stupid or deranged enough to say they gotta amputate a kid's leg WHILE THE KID IS CLEARLY LISTENING? Like, bro, the little dude's 11, and he's not under any form of anesthesia, the likelihood that he doesn't know what you're saying you're gonna do is so slim the trapeeze bug from A Bug's Life can't walk on that s•••

[@83gemm]

My mother, a very active woman, quite suddenly couldn’t put any pressure on her foot. She went to a doctor, he did not examine her, just glanced at her chart and said, “You’ve developed arthritis. Take Tylenol and use a cane.” I wasn’t with her for that appointment and I was LIVID. Mom was so depressed to lose her mobility she actually got sick. So they sent her to an arthritis specialist. I was there, fired up and ready to argue that I’d never heard of sudden onset full blown arthritis (maybe that is a thing, I don’t know, but I have arthritis and it’s gradual). But the new doctor arrived, EXAMINED her, said, “You’re diabetic?” then demanded extra tests and new x-rays. Turns out she had a bone disorder caused by her diabetes that had degenerated the strength of the bones in her feet. When she took a wrong step on vacation, EVERY BONE IN HER FOOT FRACTURED. Recovery took about a year and she was a real treat to be around during all that, but she is now 75 and chases her three grandkids around everywhere. (This is a very abridged version of an absolute ordeal.)