Pain: the undiagnosed bias | Sheetal DeCaria | TEDxOakParkWomen

[@Melsamakeupmaven]

Thank you so much for your talk! Bells and whistles are going off because you definitely understand and empathize with those of us who suffer from chronic pain. Treatment by physicians who lack empathy and are bias is what so many of us have experienced.

[@fionafiona1146]

Even the ones who express empathy can't usually help.

[@wbyfaith8974]

Drug shaming has to stop. The relationship between the Dr & patient should be more focused on. So many lies about chronic pain management. I speak for my children, grandchildren and the people who will come after me.

[@RB-wu4us]

Very well put

[@loristephens83]

I'm begging any doctors/researchers who might be reading this to do more studies on fibromyalgia. No one TREATS us. It's a back-burner illness and with the overlap in mental health, it's confusing on how to properly treat holistically. Please help!

[@philurbaniak1811]

Fellow fibromyalgia sufferer here 🖐️👍 I experience chronic pain in virtually all of my joints and (pre-diagnosis) I've had one Dr say, in these exact words, "you've got a funny walk, you should get some new shoes", and another who, after I explained that I had been experiencing various mystery pains every single day for a number of years, said "keep an eye on it and come back in a couple of weeks if it's still bothering you". It took just over ten years to get an actual diagnosis and the entire time I felt that seeking treatment was becoming more and more pointless with every attempt. I felt ignored and defeated and even now I feel that pursuing treatment is just as likely to lead nowhere as not. My heart goes out to anyone who suffers with a condition which not only goes unnoticed by others in daily life but is also intentionally dismissed when presented to medical practitioners.

[@loristephens83]

@@philurbaniak1811 My heart goes out to you, too! I'm just so sick of hearing "Oh just exercise and meditate and you'll feel better." That's not helpful. "Exercise" as I used to know it and as I know it now are completely different. When I try to do what I can, I'm told "hmm... you really should get up to 30 minutes a day at least". It's much more complex than that and most days I can do my daily activities around the house and that's IT. It's so frustrating that there are very few medical professionals out there than understand fibro.

[@laxmanganesh9087]

Lori, please research in India there are good treatments available in so called alternate therapies... would recommend to carry your own research and it will surely help. All the best

[@deborahlee8135]

Yes.

[@sandra.helianthus]

I can not tell how important your thoughtful medical empathy is for millions of patients with pain ... and without. Thank you very, very much! 🌻

[@corriehordyk3342]

Doctors, nurses and medical staff are heros these past 2 years!!

[@samarmaro5975]

Great talk, I " a woman "rushed myself to a hospital with angina thinking this is either PE or heart attack. Emergency doctor was like are you stressed or sad and I was like listen this is either a PE or a heart attack !! If it wasn't for me getting really aggressive showing him that I also come with a medical background he didn't take me seriously. 2 hours later all three cardiac enzymes were off chart and ejection fraction was 30 % !! Had I trusted the DOCTOR what would have happened??? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR QUALITY/ LIVES BECAUSE OF THIS NONSENSE!

[@aliceknudsen5959]

Thank you, Dr, Decaria, this is an awesome revelation. I am so blessed to have caring doctor like you!

[@tribe9845]

Great talk..sad you went through it but glad a medical practitioner can see and share the TRUTH we know !

[@DeMafiaGirl]

I get severe menstrual cramps and my pain doesn't get taken seriously by anyone. Not even doctors. Meanwhile if a male colleague gets a bit sick its the end of the world.

[@philurbaniak1811]

Another example of harmful bias at work 👍 I've heard one friend who has this problem say "well it's supposed to hurt" when asked if she'd thought about seeing a doctor. It's absolutely appalling to me that in England healthcare is literally free and yet people can still consider it a complete waste of time to even consult a doctor. Unfortunately though some of us have proven time and again that this is in fact the case. I mean who's going to ask for help from someone who's already made it abundantly clear that they do not intend to help you?

[@DeMafiaGirl]

@@philurbaniak1811 This is so true. The UK healthcare system is terrible. The amount of health issues I've had that were completely dismissed by doctors. Chronic backpain? Do some stretches. Anaemia? Take a few tablets. Anxiety? download a (paid) meditation app. Severe menstrual cramps? Here's some birth control. Not once was I screened or checked for any disease or underlying condition. I could have cancer somewhere for all I know that's causing these things but I guess I won't know until it's too late. Not to mention the dentists... oh god... the UK is known for bad teeth for a reason...

[@laxmanganesh9087]

Around 10 years ago Lorimer Moseley spoke on TED about pain being an illusion. Great talk...

[@1sinsley]

I feel like sending this to my GP who seems not to have an iota of empathy towards chronic pain.

[@cindymaneylaws7658]

OH MY GOD, YES!! This talk needs to be watched by all GP'S!!

[@roseducharme3836]

And the whole time 30+ years, my spinal cord was collapsing

[@cindymaneylaws7658]

@@roseducharme3836 same! I have syringomyelia and some dr's STILL gaslight me that I should not have pain 🤷‍♀️

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

my aunt. Dr. Geater in memphis TN. should lose her license. I told her my cramps were so bad that I wanted to be tested for ovarian cysts. She laughed at me and said there isn't a "test" and changed the subject.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

She also described doctor searching as (rough approximation) 'hypochondriacs looking for someone to agree with them'

[@HammyGirl999]

I really was missing the word “believe” in the conclusion. How about doctors start believing people’s experience eh‽

[@BBstyleYT]

Love Ted talks always so helpful

[@gracescape6729]

I went into the ER with extreme chest pain with a BP of 199/111and was given Vistiril and sent home with a BP of 172/101. Never did find out what was wrong.

[@neenu157]

So far I went to 3 doctors for my chronic pain that started a year ago. None of them have worked out for me. Hopefully I'll find the right doctor soon.

[@Patelp9865]

Every ted talk is unique and great in itself.

[@donnakoranek8217]

Excellent talk, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and listening to your patients!

[@seegraham948]

And a lot of time there is a source... Drs just don't want to run the tests to find the source

[@bobbiadams4172]

I need to learn more about this study!

[@janainagoto]

Thanks you for talking about it

[@danicawadley8348]

thank you so much

[@ChronicPainMichael]

Went to ER. Chronic myofacial pain syndrome. They refused to treatment twice.

[@tategurunengomas3655]

Thank you for talking

[@melissab3038]

Respectfully, most of the doctors I have seen DO NOT LISTEN and ARE NOT READY educating themselves about pain medication and the difference between addiction and dependence. Examine how LITTLE TIME is spent studying pain and pain management in medical school. Start there.

[@tigadirt]

I would like to say I'm a 30 year old male, and this spoke to me. Being looked at, implied or outright accused of faking or exaggerating. All while in extreme, conscious consuming pain. Not sure why you tried to remove half the audience from engaging.

[@badnewsbruner]

Cause 'wokeness'.

[@tigadirt]

@@badnewsbruner right, lol, I keep thinking I'm gonna hear something interesting with Ted talks like I used to. I used to discover so many interesting things with Ted talks. Now it's like they got the memo for the whole social justice warrior movement a few years too late and have somehow not noticed it's kinda passed.

[@deborahlee8135]

A short talk doesn't cover everything. The discussion was about bias, examples given from studies. How is that cutting off half the audience u less they have a bias which says they don't listen to information unless it impacts themselves directly (is that another bias?)

[@johannechouinard287]

Absolutely excellent 👏

[@cookiedragon8234]

Excellent talk!

[@corriehordyk3342]

As a teen suffering from severe menstrual pain I was given a strong tranquilizer.

[@ceceliamanalim715]

Its a gift as a doctor its right its a calling thank you Doctors I love you all

[@jadedmonk7001]

I know that more progress has been recently made with the loosening of restrictions of opioid prescriptions which gives doctors the discretion to choose what kind of pain medication is needed, how much and how often. That's the way it should be and was the paradigm in past.

[@rosebud12312]

Read the fine print always*

[@RobertLongM]

It's all psychological is the scape goat! - Medicaid - Over Weight - Emotional - Uneducated Bias! And a script for Cymbalta & Prednisone Granted Tension Myositis is also real, but needs a Physical out ruling. Then there is Genetic mutations more common these days.

[@beatee397]

How is pain "the one thing“ that can’t be measured? How about any other feeling?

[@TigerBlackTigerBlackTigerBlack]

Some of these comments on this video is deplorable! Smh. Great video! Hopefully we can get back of track with helping patients. But factually, doctors are becoming less and less educated before they're put out into the field.

[@debbielotus1073]

Awesome!

[@gordonbickel7182]

I can do more with my hands with pain relief then this Doctor speaking. I understand pain both emotionally and physically Unlike anyone else. Most people don't want to want to deal with the emotionally side. Physically pain, there over look the position of injury. They miss the small stuff . That I do not over look. Hey DOCTOR WHAT ARE MUSCLES LOCK? AND HOW TO YOU UNLOCKED THEM. WHAT IS ENERGY? TO YOU KNOW HOW TO CHANGE IT?

[@krisa.8572]

so is pain more of a mental thing or will you feel it regardless of what your brain is telling yourself?

[@donnakoranek8217]

I’ve been asking that question for a long time. I have learned pain can become a learned response to certain activities but that doesn’t mean you don’t feel pain. Dr DeCaria has written a book, Break the Chronic Pain Cycle, which may help. I bought it on Amazon.

[@DT-wh4qr]

Great talk. Implicit bias stems from many reasons and psychosocial causes of pain are more common in women. With that being said educating medical professionals on pain management is extremely paramount on an ongoing basis

[@ysb327]

Ur source that psychosocial causes of pain r more common in women?

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[@Heothbremel]

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[@Ron20042004]

I agree with the doctor but I know many practitioner struggle with the complexities of how real somebody’s pain is in providing scheduled narcotics and running the risk of causing something more severe than what actual pain exist. My doctor did listen to me and I think honestly with good intentions over prescribed and I began to like the medication too much… It was horrible to try to get off off. I agree, pain is real but I also agree withdrawal from narcotic addiction is very real as well

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[@6rosebuds]

Everything you said is on point for me but i cant get a good dr to listen. I lost the best dr i had she moved to another state far away. I would love if you see this if you could help me with ideas on getting better treatment i have even had drs and other people in trust tell me im not human and treat me so they ask the person that might be with me all questions and one is a nurse for an insurance company and she had to tell them couple times she is right there she hears and understandsyou can ask her directly. It's upsetting at 46 years old.

[@Abell_lledA]

One is caught up playing the impassioned protagonist in one’s Subjective Narrative of Self.🎈

[@phillbucs]

Well said, this reminds me some advice that I heard Joe Rogan recieved. "Live your life like there is a documentary crew following you around and you are analyzing your own behavior," Rogan

[@Abell_lledA]

@@phillbucs Omg yeah I remember that podcast, that advice was stuck in my head for quite awhile ✌️&♥️

[@nishantraj1284]

No pain No Gain..is it really fact or just a sentence

[@Melsamakeupmaven]

To me…they are only words.

[@AlaskanBallistics]

This ain't a racial thing, all doctors treat all patients like this these days

[@BlockStarsPodcast]

Ain't a racial thing. Yeah right! 😂😂😂

[@seegraham948]

From living with problems from getting hit by a car in highschool to chiari malformation and syringomyelia I can honestly say the healthcare system is a joke... And I cannot trust a Dr for a thing anymore. If it wasn't for me becoming my own Dr pretty much I'm pretty sure I would've been dead years ago.

[@sheilaaskew5486]

I guess you're living in another world!!

[@AlaskanBallistics]

@@BlockStarsPodcast race baiters are the worst kinds of racists. I get told these same things eventhough I'm a white middle class male.

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@@seegraham948 I'm glad you're doing better! Prayers go out to you my friend

[@yowwwwie]

Doctor Sheetal I commend you as one woman practitioner to another. יוי

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[@johnjames732]

going to an allopathic doctor for pain is your first mistake - second getting a good doctor is like finding a good mcdonalds (oxymoron) so were just gonna inject biaism and corona in all we do now

[@archenema6792]

Guess who's going to be under investigation by the Feds for oversubscribing oxycontin really soon? It's probably a bad idea to announce to the world that you're a scrip dealer on KZbin. 🤣🤣

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