Stomach Pains Becoming Too Much | FULL EPISODE S05E11 | GPs: Behind Closed Doors

In this episode of GPs: Behind Closed Doors, A patient's suffering from constant stomach pains that are becoming more intense. Dr. Tom Pelly discusses pain management until seen by a specialist and changes her referral to urgent.
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[@SundaysChild1966]

The memory loss is so sad .. so unfair. When I was a youngun' .. I didn't care to listen to mum's boring stories of "the war" and growing up in Wigan. Now, she is 90, with dementia and can't remember, her brother and sister have passed on .. sigh .. I wish I had written it all down, the family history.

[@Greeley.d]

I love the older doctor with the Beige jacket. He really seems to enjoy his work.

[@mjblue84]

That doctor was spot on calling the injury to her Infraspinatus muscle. I am a retired massage therapist. In order to know exactly which muscle has the injury, you must figure out which action the patient cannot do. Each muscle in the body has a specific action. In the past, I tore this muscle (infraspinatus). It can be very painful.

[@createone100]

I am struck by how each patient gets the ‘bum’s rush’, and the doctors keep talking and don’t give patients a chance to ask questions or have their concerns listened to. A lovely exception was the doctor who listened to the little girl’s chest. This is the kind of doctor every person wishes they had.

[@chonny1971]

Poor guy with the memory loss. Must be confronting for him.

[@susanmitchell9257]

He’s seeing you fir memory loss and you give him a laundry list of things to do. Wouldn’t it be helpful to Write it down for him

[@songbirds3712]

It is written in the appt summary given to him at the desk when he checks out.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Dr Andrew is such a great doctor ... he really took his time with the man who was struggling with memory issues. Losing ones ability to remember can be so stressful and disparaging. did not know that a CT scan and blood work can determine dementia...interesting

[@slc1161]

It can’t. What it does is rule out a physiologic cause of memory loss. It’s used with memory loss.

[@victoriakefer9863]

A CT can show if there is any brain shrinkage contributing to memory loss, also checking for any lesions or masses. Labs can look for chemical imbalances.

[@hepburn118]

It's a bugger when you cop it as a side effect of medications. Agree with you totally though, it is stressful.

[@faith8892]

Yes, tangles and whirls of heavy metals will appear with Alzheimers dementia.

[@songbirds3712]

Gee, for those of you saying this is a ‘rerun’…..guess what??? You don’t have to watch!!! Easy-peasy!

[@brooke11111]

When I had pneumonia as a kid I still had a bad cough and residual issues after I was better.

[@victoriakefer9863]

A little disappointed with the repeat segments. Still always interesting.

[@oneseeker2]

If she could vacation in Portugal, she went w/him to Dr, but is she unable to go to groceries, no do what for herself? He will die before her if HE doesn't get respite!

[@j.103]

I guess I will sound mean but, she NEEDS to lose weight that will really help her legs and ankles. I have bad arthritis and a very sick husband and I do EVERYTHING…..movement is the best for arthritis. My doc always says that….she could use a Walker and not depend on him so much. I can really feel for that gentleman….she complained to him that she is home 24/7….well, my dear go out…..he has got to say NO to her and she can get up.

[@oneseeker2]

I certainly agree... Her lack of respect for him, and demands are really a form of "abuse" and exploitation!

[@hepburn118]

Big difference between now and 40 odd years ago. When I was a kid, at the slightest hint of tonsil trouble, out they came.

[@stacyvakassian2334]

Better now. 😊

[@alexcarter8807]

Look up something called quinsy. People used to die of it, wtf? I've gotten it a couple of times, and before it got bad I got in there with the salt water gargles, and swallowing hard "on" it, it actually works. A little pain now or a lot later...

[@hepburn118]

@@alexcarter8807 Yeah, you usually had you tonsils taken out around 4 years old in New Zealand. So, you do what you're told and don't get a chance to argue for salt gargles. I like the idea of natural cures like that though, I'll give that topic you mentioned a look.

[@MrZzToOoFlyY]

I’m 30 and when I was a kid I had strep throat so many times and the pediatrician kept refusing to take them out but after like years of continuously getting strep and having to miss school all the time and have antibiotics tons my school actually complained and then they finally did it when I was 13 but because I was so much older it was more painful.

[@hepburn118]

@@MrZzToOoFlyY That really sucks you had to go through that, doctors can be such arrogant asses sometimes. I was lucky, I was so young that all I can remember is ice cream and choosing the colour of my gas mask.

[@alexcarter8807]

When I was a "professional amateur" athlete, they used to hand out Ibuprofin like candy. The result was, I trashed my stomach. For years afterward, I'd occasionally get stomach pains that were no fun. I found a few foods that helped - I'd go get a bowl of tempura udon at a Japanese place, or I'd have fried zucchini sticks with ranch dressing, washed down with a pint of Guinness, at one of the local Irish bars. The pains weren't super-bad I guess, but bad enough that I couldn't really work. Greasy drunkie munchies to the rescue I guess.

[@cathylaycock5598]

Rerun?

[@tamphex]

Really appreciate the godawful ASMR of the guy trying to draw a clock face *SNIFFLE SNORT AHH*

[@oneseeker2]

I'm commented ReRun 1 day ago, since then, this has had edited!

[@LP-km7gj]

39:20 she said she hasn’t done anything new then said she started playing netball lol probably the culprit I would bet.

[@lorisanford8515]

I really like to watch the videos but I don't like it at the end when there's not enough time to read the outcome of their visits and what's happening with them now I wish the words would stay up on the screen longer Long enough to read it 👍🏻

[@becibabe7364]

Use the pause button…it’s not rocket science 🤣

[@neen42]

Or slow the speed.

[@jackiemarini3203]

If you lose weight you legs would feel better . Being heavy is very hard on your knees .Not to mention your heart and you could get diabetes.Not being rude .But it will help your health problems.☮️💜✝️

[@mariereneagonzalez]

Sounds like Lupus SLE like I have

[@sophieirwin3497]

Hi, lupus and SLE are both abbreviations, basically saying lupus lupus or SLE SLE. Sorry for being a pain but my phd was on juvenile SLE, and it’s one of those grammatical things that I can’t not notice

[@oneseeker2]

ReRUN!

[@FionaEm]

Not again!!

[@smileytow1925]

I was thinking the very same thing!!

[@kms7527]

The wife sounds lazy..if you can go on holiday to Portugal..you can get a loaf of bread

[@B_27]

Fat and lazy.

[@slc1161]

Have you had severe arthritis? I have a rare form that causes spurs to grow into my nerves and spine. I have mostly bad days but I also have some good days. I’m sensing some fat shaming here. Her weight is not helping her arthritis. I know myself that I’d like to lose a few pounds but I can’t because it’s very painful to walk or stand.

[@B_27]

@@slc1161 You said it yourself, the weight is not helping her condition. If she was able to go on an overseas holiday, she can get a loaf of bread.

[@kms7527]

@@slc1161 its not fat shaming..its being honest...there is a difference.. I had arthritis in both knees..buldging discs in my spine..I had a walking stick and was on oxycodone..but I still tried...I went to the pool to walk everyday..I did as much for myself as I could.. because I didn't want to overload someone.. that woman could do more..if she can go overseas on holiday...she could go walking in the pool to try to lose some weight to take the pressure off her joints..she could get a loaf of bread for herself to save her poor husband for 1 more extra job...she could do more..she makes the choice not to... that's not fat shaming...that's laziness and sitting on your butt feeling sorry for yourself.

[@shecat1964]

The story with the depressed older man, is making me a bit upset. His wife walks in with him and they go on vacations, yet he has to work all day and come home and care for her? Something does not sit right with me. What kind of care is she in need of when she can go on vacations just fine? I have the feeling she is demanding too much from him and has maybe got a bit lazy. If im wrong sorry, but something is off here. I know the signs as im going through a similar situation. Some one is sick when it is convenient for them.

[@susanmitchell9257]

That’s called the brush off

[@susanmitchell9257]

Take anti inflammatories and you’ll have no stomach by the time your thirty

[@Northdallasguy00]

Wow, the woman with the blue shirt and ponytail on top of her head looks quite manly

[@B_27]

Telling a patient to take ibuprofen 3x a day for a month is totally irresponsible. Ibuprofen should not be taken daily for more than 5-7 days and the doses should be spaced out by 6-8 hours (at least).

[@slc1161]

It’s actually standard treatment in the U.S. for a number of orthopedic issues. And in doses much higher than what was prescribed here.

[@B_27]

@@slc1161 No it's not and especially not for a fairly mild muscle strain that would resolve with some at home stretching.

[@victoriakefer9863]

3 times a day is every 8 hours. A month is short term treatment, and not irresponsible.

[@B_27]

@@victoriakefer9863 Short term is relative to what the treatment is. Look it up. Most sources will say 10 days maximum and you should be seeing a doctor if you need to take it longer than 5-7 days. Every 8 hours would require you to take one in the middle of the night/early hours of the morning. If you're needing to get up in the middle of the night to take a 3rd dose consistently, you've got a problem. Using NSAIDs for long periods of time (in this case more than 10 days) increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. The patient in the video is already showing signs of metabolic disease which already puts at her risk for these conditions.

[@MrZzToOoFlyY]

To many NSAIDs can cause stomach pain and ulcers, when doctors tell you to keep taking them and don’t want to do anything for the patient it is irresponsible. But he did say if it didn’t calm down he would get her PT.

[@DebraGill]

First thing to try when you have stomach pain is to avoid gluten!

[@B_27]

Lol

[@1Clearwords]

🤣

[@randomvintagefilm273]

The woman with the "stomach pains" is just jonesing. (Not critisizing, ex druggie here so I know one when I see one)

[@Bettinasisrg]

You don't know that! Don't put your troubles onto someone else. Pain is pain and withdrawal is pain so it does look similar. Plus she had her medication, and he offered opiates and she didn't take them. Rewatch it.

[@Efhgi]

I'm also an ex drug addict to prescription pain killers. She seems like she needs help with the issue of withdrawal I got addicted because I was in pain and just Kept getting them and then my pain was mostly gone and just got told to stop had such bad withdraw I needed the help to get off of them and so does she but I don't think she wanted more as he offered her more and she said no I think she desperately wants help with her pain and pain meds. But pain is pain and needs to be treated.

[@reneeklein9159]

Pain is real and everyone tolerates pain differently. It’s not a question of someone’s choice most of the time…it starts with pills….prescribed for pain…that’s how I started…I ended with heroin. Thank god I’m clean 5 years now…. But I don’t think this woman was doing drugs. As a former addict….I just think she is tired of being in pain…. It’s easy to judge someone when you aren’t the one dealing with said pain…