The Worst Thing Patients Have Said To Doctors

[@DrBoxerWachler]

I never get surprised by things I hear😂😂

[@KxNOxUTA]

I have a question/suggestion about the patient cussing. Did you ask them if they suffer from turrets and are in distress? Because that was the first thing my mind went to and it can be hard for some of them sometimes to let you know what is going on. So I was wondering. Ofcourse if they ranted on with proper sentences other than that and kept cussing without saying what's happening, then it might not be the case. But if all that came out was cussing, then maybe that was a symptom. I just wanted to bring it up as a reminder for anyone who reads, to keep the possibility in mind. :)

[@antifurry-fr9hj]

sad

[@TiredToon]

​@@KxNOxUTA I read that as guns sprouting out of their their body at first, oops.

[@aesubii]

u got pinned 😭he never pins anyone

[@ErvinaAcosta]

Ye

[@JakeGoodmanMD]

Thanks for including me in this Dr. Mike! - Dr. Harry Potter-Peter Parker-Lookin’ Shrink

[@ThurayyaAhmed-Sumaila]

Lol

[@BlauweWolken]

Honestly, if someone said that to me, I'd never recover😂

[@ThurayyaAhmed-Sumaila]

@@BlauweWolken 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beverlychillsnyc]

But they are both cute! I bet it was intended as a compliment. Aside from the "shrink" part.

[@ThurayyaAhmed-Sumaila]

@@beverlychillsnyc hmm ... you have a point 😏

[@Sarah-fy3qf]

I work for the nhs in England I hate it when patients say "my taxes pay your wages" I pay tax as well by their logic I'm basically self employed.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Government run healthcare runs about as well as anything run by the government. For the US we have the VA and Medicare/Medicaid

[@PrincessZaire100]

Hey, that means you can give your self a vacation 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@khronos2213]

They do pay your wage, it's just that you give a part of your wage back to the government. It needs to be this wsy to keep it better organized.

[@TheKillerqueen40]

We get this in Australia, too!! I did have a patient who tried this once, but we all knew she didn't pay tax (she believed everything should just be given to her and had never worked a day in her life, just living off government handouts) and someone called her out on it too! 😂

[@WomanRoaring]

people say that to the police in the US, they still get arrested lol

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks for including me! Loved watching the other responses!

[@farjanamarya2778]

I love your videos! 😄

[@Chris_Denora]

Your videos are awesome as well! 😄

[@valarmathei95]

I love your videos! Used to binge watch them. Then after some time you just stopped appearing on my home page. Sometimes, I randomly remember you and tried searching for your channel but forgot your channel name 😭😭 I just searched with your real name since that stuck with me from your video intros. Thank goodness I found you here!

[@SHINeeWORLDDDDD]

Your vibes are amazing!! I'm fs checking out ur channel!

[@ToyinLadepo]

Hii❤ I love your channel❤

[@ragingdid]

The lack of self awareness from other people is shocking every time I’m reminded of it

[@samgray49]

That said, I did tell a doctor that they were wrong about functional neurological disorder, I told her that my symptoms resembled fibromyalgia or CRPS, and she proceeded to compare me to a drug addict. A year later a team of different doctors at Jefferson Med and Nemours diagnosed me with atypical CRPS.

[@byuftbl]

Some doctors are better than others. Sounds like you had one of the dismissive ones that doesn’t think the patient knows what’s going on with their own body

[@ScotRotum]

I don't think symptoms can resemble fibromyalgia. It's a diagnosis of exclusion. If you have body pain all over and no specific diagnosis fits, then it must be fibro I guess.

[@user-g4i6l]

I was thinking something similar to this, you can genuinely use Google as a tool for knowledge, and you can know your body better than any doctor, I've gone to the doctors saying 'I have a uti' and have been correct for example, whereas if I told them my symptoms then they would think that I didn't have one. Sometimes you genuinely can be correct and have a doctor who is incorrect, I hear a lot about doctors who think that they are right when they're wrong, especially in gynecology appointments unfortunately

[@Tonithealtwing]

@krystalynkerseyfun fact! People with PTSD or CPTSD are more likely to develop or display symptoms of fibromyalgia than the general public. A correlation hasn’t officially been made, nor has a cause for the connection been identified, but I would guess that it has to do with how the CNS is altered by (C)PTSD ends up affecting how we perceive pain as well. And while I’m no expert, I know BPD can stem from trauma as well.

[@ookamiblade6318]

A fellow CRPS person, there must be a rule book somewhere that CRPS people will be called or perceived as drug seeking. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been places and had to be like ‘no I’m here to try your experimental woo woo machine, I do not need an opiod prescription.….’ I happen to be extra unlucky in that I have adverse reaction to a lot of drugs…. MJ makes me nauseous, opiods don't do a lot for my pain, they do make me feel kinda crappy, sleeping aides make me hyperactive and my heart tries new rhythms, anti depressants tank me into depression, and ketamine makes me experience my own little horror film (the ketamine is the only one that slightly helps my condition so I do opt for it if I'm going completely under anesthesia for anything else, but on it's own not a great experience).

[@dirtbagdeacon]

The one where the patient said 'you don't know what that patient did to deserve cancer' actually made me gasp out loud! What a cruel thing to think, let alone say!

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

And it was a child or young person, who hasn't had the time to have 'done' anything to contribute to cancer. And even when a person has, a doctor cares for everyone the same. That is their duty.

[@malcolmcox18]

Couldn't be me. I would've been like and yet here you are.

[@billbill6094]

Illness is often thought of as a sign of poor character, it's been that way for a long time and has never truly stopped. People saying drug users deserved their mental illness, when in all likelihood whatever contributed to their mental illness contributed to their drug use. People analyzing every aspect of a person's life to point out why they deserve cancer, any red meat comsumption or any sun exposure when it could always be genetic. People forget how complex the human body and a human life can be so anything less than a total avoidance of all risk factors all the time will seem like "causing" the disease when it can be absolutely unrelated, based on predisposition or circumstance or just plain entropy.

[@Drak_Thedp]

Extreme christian sects like JWs love to pull that stuff, like you've got cancer for your sins and such nonsense.

[@idrabohm3678]

That's such an odd logic. Maybe they were very religious? It would make sense for people who believe that God can cure illness if you're good and you pray can cause illness if you're bad.

[@drgarylinkov]

Thanks for including me in this series! Super fun and interesting.

[@TheRegretevatorTheorists]

So sorry they say that.

[@hallief8390]

had a patient she saw poltergeists, I asked her to point where they were located, she pointed straight at the nurses desk 😭

[@cnukem]

Lmaooooooo

[@fartnloud7411]

😂 Not wrong!

[@Addison-Garner]

@@hallief8390 Nah but that’s savage as hell 😂

[@BeKindAllTheTime]

I'm trying to not wake up my entire house laughing at 12 am 😂😂😂

[@spvillano]

I've a somewhat similar problem, save I'd be indicating myself. I'm incessantly putting things in stupid places, only to have them fall or knocking them over, both resulting in much grunting and groaning as I then have to bend and pick them up, much to the disgust of my back and knees. I tried having a talk about it to the culprit, but alas, he wasn't listening.

[@blakepitts3222]

a patient asked one of my coworkers “are you pregnant?” expecting a fat joke, she asked, “what makes you think i’m pregnant?” “i can smell it.” she took a pregnancy test when she got home and it was negative lol

[@shadowsmirk]

"you smell pregnant" does seem a bit creepy.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

​@@shadowsmirkSometimes people can smell pregnancy before the test is able to tell,some people nose is that sensitive

[@martinajurickova5750]

@@jasonrichardson1999 i smell differently when on period, so smelling differently in pregnancy doesnt seem unlikely....it’s albout the hormone changes, and some of those hormones evaporate with your sweat, so yeah.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@martinajurickova5750 yeah naturally,just alot of men can't exactly smell that on their lady/friends

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

Ew. That comes under 'things to keep to yourself' and 'mind your own business'

[@OmniTarget13]

“I Googled my symptoms and I’m pretty sure I’m already dead.”

[@TheACGamer-w3b]

According to google we are all dead

[@IJustAteAChineseThrowingStar]

Yep. And then humanity wants us to rely on AI in the next hundred years!

[@espenstoro]

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

[@tkdevlop]

by which cancer?

[@NoOne-gc7is]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bjs301]

The plastic surgeon's comment about the unsatisfied patient was typical. I regulated doctors for over 4 decades, and elective plastic surgery patients are probably likelier to complain than any other patients. I don't know how many have Body Dysmorphic Disorder, but many seem to have grossly unrealistic expectations.

[@ksingle8706]

You obviously dont know that surgeon, hes extremely honest about his skills, mistakes, and capsbilities. Hes always been a transparent surgeon and turns down procedures all the time if he doesnt think the person is a good candidate or if he doesnt have the ability to do it. Some surgeons may scam and not care about their patients... but you are far from right about this one

[@bjs301]

@@ksingle8706 You missed my point. I wasn't commenting about the doctor, but about some of the people who seek elective cosmetic surgery. Many of those patients are like the one he mentioned, claiming the surgery was botched even when it was done well. They walk in with a fantasy that they will look like Zendaya or Olivia Dunne, and nothing can satisfy them..

[@-Burb]

@@ksingle8706??? They didn’t even say anything about the surgeon

[@PneumaAsh]

​@bjs301 I have friends who have thought that achieving some thing would "fix' them myself and can anecdotally agree! Generally speaking, people should learn to accept who they are and the quirks that come with being them rather than aspire to be someone they're not. Once you start changing yourself, especially with something as big as certain types of cosmetic surgeries, you risk losing the identify of your self entirely

[@ashknight6696]

these people hope that once they get out of surgery, they won't hate the way they look anymore... but the issue is psychological!

[@blastkohl]

As a nurse, I’ve had patients try to sexually assault me or say very sexual things towards me. One patient got fired and actually his doctor discharged him from the hospital because of this. It would be nice if Dr. Mike addressed this issue too. I know this happens to doctors too. It’s a problem in healthcare.

[@heatherholzhaus7013]

I'm so sorry you have had to go through that.

[@blastkohl]

@@heatherholzhaus7013 thank you

[@dustytakitoes9538]

That is absolutely disgusting..Stay strong luv! It sure is very common these days and needs to be addressed🙏

[@LLaP5898]

I left nursing because of this. Patients were getting increasingly dangerous and threatening and administration was doing absolutely nothing for the staff’s safety.

[@antongunther3977]

It happened to me a ton when I worked as a CNA. I was a mid 20's guy at the time. I've had people say/do some gross things to me: One woman kept asking that I give her a full sponge bath everyday (fully ambulatory btw), one lady kept taking pictures of me when she thought I wasn't looking, and old lady once grabbed my crotch. Most people would just tell me to "deal with it" or to "take it as a compliment" or (worst one) "stop bragging". Thankfully I had a good nursing supervisor that would go to bat for me and would tell the charge to only assign females to the room.

[@thejavilan7992]

Dr. Mike, I really appreciate that you make these videos with other Docs and help get more eyes to the other physicians in this space. I don't think many people in your position would do the same.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

He has a successful KZbin channel so its not like its not difficult and most of the other doctors shown do as well so more like a colab

[@RC038]

Dr. Linkov: "I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess"

[@ThurayyaAhmed-Sumaila]

That's the act of a good man

[@sarahhartnett5629]

This one’s funny, not bad. As a young doctor doing a shift in the ED, this sweet old man told me “Honey, you are just about the nicest nurse I’ve ever had.” I didn’t have the heart to correct him, so I just smiled and said thank you 😂!

[@KBRoller]

Should've said, "Thanks, the hospital thinks so, too; they made me a doctor!" 😂

[@Doc_Fartens]

I admit I had to chuckle when Dr Linkov said one of his subspecialties is hair restoration. I was quickly humbled though, by the revelation of his alopecia. Sorry 'bout that, Dr Linkov.

[@KxNOxUTA]

I went the other rout of "Uh, oh, if that is his speciality and he is bald then I really really hope it's not the very bad sort of illness (T~T). Are you OK, Sir?!"

[@romicor9]

As a kid I asked why the endocrinologist would give me a diet to lose weight if he was obese. I wasn't aware of the saying "the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot"

[@weirdlittlesister]

When he came on and mentioned he specialises in hair restoration I was almost entirely sure that the worst thing said to him is going to be along these lines... i truly feel sorry for him, he must be getting this remark a lot

[@kinagrill]

Hey it's not the words that matters, it's the intent behind them. It was clearly not a jab at the Alopecia, but 'oh wow, no eyebrows or hair, and you do hair restoration??' - it would seem more like a comedian skit than actual illness as the cause.

[@thomasfplm]

​@@romicor9, in Brazil we have a saying with a similar meaning: Em casa de ferreiro o espeto é de pau. = In a blacksmith's home, the skewer is made of wood. (approximate translation, and it sounds weird in English, lol).

[@HearMeShout789]

I'm only a CNA (and phlebotomist) but I was once told I was an apostle of the devil because I was stopping an old lady from walking into traffic.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

That sounds like dementia, tbh

[@packpackcheesehead8613]

Not "just" a cna though! You are the backbone to the healthcare team!!

[@spvillano]

I've been told that for various reasons-ish. I simply replied that I am not employed by my best employee. That typically keeps even the more severely imbalanced occupied long enough to make a hasty egress. Well, save for one, who then informed me that my parents were utterly unacquainted, but he was determined to be untreatable, as he was an ordained minister.

[@adritisengupta]

Mike indirectly roasting the patients with a laugh and lot of humour is damn funny

[@loriki8766]

Wow - the number of those doctors who had patients telling them that "Tik Tok Medical" was better than their advice 😮 YIKES!

[@seppyq3672]

I have a friend like that. Its scary.

[@SprinkledFox]

​@seppyq3672 you should probably dump that friendship

[@SliceyMcHackHack]

@@SprinkledFox Why.? I have a bunch of friends who rival the intelligence of a big rock but theyre good people.. Just dont ask them for important information

[@seppyq3672]

@@SprinkledFox if I dumped every friend who had misinformed beliefs/actions, I would have zero.

[@memyaccount8213]

Unless it relates to punting or the dr not considering what they say altogether, because then people probably think that tik tok or the internet is better than nothing

[@zemaralucious]

I remember the one time I was in the hospital seeing my grandmother because she was sick that one time. Her “roommate” was a grieving old woman who had a lot of anger. She was upset that her family didn’t come to see her. I saw her when I looked over and I waved at her. No clue why but I did. She got angry and told me she would chase me down and feed me to her dog and said a slur. I looked back at her leg and it looked amputated. The brightest white bandage I’ve seen. I was confused as to why she said that so I said “but you have one leg”. My ma got me out that room so quick because the woman got angrier. To be honest, I look at it now, I didn’t mean to be that blunt but saying your going to chase me down with one leg with no therapy is wild😭

[@ZannePeace42]

Okay but that's a great response 😂😂😂

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

This made me laugh! Good for you!

[@Al-isthatyou]

Don't ever change. That was too good. 😂

[@sweetbabygurl40]

Wow! Big love and shout to you doctors! Thank you for your care ❤ as a person suffering from Turner's Syndrome, it's come with illnesses , hearing loss -partially , osteoporosis, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, not to mention depression and anxiety,in spite of my issues ill keep trusting doctors rather than bogus mis information, also shout out to nurses, thank for being caring and patient ❤❤❤

[@OurHeroXero]

I Googled my problems. Turns out I may have internet connectivity issues.

[@KxNOxUTA]

X'D hilarious!

[@feliciascorner9795]

Thanks Andy

[@KBRoller]

Have you tried releasing and renewing your brain's IP? 😁

[@Elsa_Hufflepuff]

🤣🤣🤣

[@turtleman8968]

Google a better joke.

[@CaTastrophy427]

From a psych buddy: "You're this close to becoming my 13th reason why" followed a few weeks later by a letter saying "You need to learn what a joke is instead of just shoving people in the loony bin"

[@Justakatto]

i mean.. he's got a point

[@CaptainApathetic]

​​@@Justakattoyea but they're legally required to put someone on an emergency psychiatric hold if they express they are about to commit suicide, even a "joke" about it is sometimes not a joke, ESPECIALLY in people suffering serious mental illness.

[@Nate-R89]

Being a suicide survivor and also a person who will joke about it, I can understand why your psych buddy did that lol

[@sweetdisposition279]

Shoving someone unwilling into the psych ward is not an effective way to treat patients. They should be able to open up and joke without fear of being locked up. I know so many people who aren't honest with their providers about their SI because they don't want to be forced into the psych ward. You can help ppl without caging them​@@Nate-R89

[@anteshell]

@@Nate-R89 Suicide survivor? But how did you survive a suicide if you never did it? Sorry. My sense of humour is very dry. Mad respect for getting better from there and hopefully you keep getting better.

[@apriltheInvincible]

I'm so happy to see Dr. Deshauer on your channel; she is so accomplished and genuine :) Cheers from Nova Scotia!

[@ItsMeVenusaur]

2:04 "I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess" ahh surgeon

[@ambush_but_the_worst]

fr

[@aidenmcgeehan428]

For Jake Goodman, this is a compliment. This means youve got great power and feel a great sense of responsibility towards your patient's well being. Clearly you're a wiz with this stuff.

[@TheTexas1994]

If I’m ever Dr. Mike’s patient, I’ll say to him “Dan is my favorite person on your KZbin channel”

[@Metal_Maxine]

Dan who makes everything Besser?

[@SliceyMcHackHack]

Okay and what Bear is just supposed to take that

[@liamtheman2099]

If I’m his patient, I’ll just say Bee Whoop!

[@yellowcatmonkey]

meeeeeeean 😸🙈

[@WritePassionFaves]

What about Pam? We don’t see enough of her anymore!

[@asheeshsinha2631]

"I hurt my knee. As per google I have both Cancer and auto immune disorder"

[@KBRoller]

"Google says the scab is a result of immune cells activating, so clearly I have lupus."

[@TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

Dr. Mike is my newest binge. I can't believe it took me so long to stumble upon him, but I'm excited I did! Awesome content from a handsome guy and a cute pup? Prescribed perfection! PEEWOOP!! 💙

[@shroomyk]

My sister is a dentist (which is indeed a type of doctor) and has had a couple older male patients scream at her. One was angry that the new patient paperwork asked about pronouns, and was actually shouting and yelling about it. Fortunately, my sister is a very confident person who can handle herself in these situations. She has had to "fire" patients for their (frankly, scary) behavior.

[@AngelinaSkye1695]

Medical paperwork need only ask for sex. It confuses most people when you keep pushing the ever growing list of pronouns.

[@doravalencia2214]

I work in human services and a new client fired us because we asked about pronouns.. also saw an older lady at the dermatologist office mad about having to use an iPad for forms and kept cursing 🤬

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

@@doravalencia2214 No need for the bad language but I do feel for some older people. Perhaps there could be an option to offer support for people to get help to use the newer tech?

[@billbill6094]

People who throw fits over pronouns clearly belong in the second grade. Easy to understand and takes more effort to be pissed at it than just accept normal parts of speech. People complaining about pronouns sound exactly as ridiculous to me as "people complaining about verbs."

[@HudaefCares]

As someone whose native language only has one pronoun, ngl that question would've probably stumped me for a few minutes. I'd probably eventually go with my biological gender tho. I think it's important for my doctor to know that I'm biologically a female.

[@kickerofelves85]

I'd love to see an interview with Mick Foley. He's had so many injuries, and since he was a professional wrestler, most of his injuries are on film so you could actually watch then react and talk about it.

[@juliannaferrell3225]

Dr. Youn's patient CLEARLY had anger issues edit: OMG 600 LIKES THX SO MUCH

[@James-gm9cs]

Probably a good idea for people with body image issues to get Psych help way before they're allowed to go through with those kinds of cosmetic surgeries...

[@shroomyk]

He said the person had Body Dysmorphia. That means the person does not have an accurate perception of their body, which could lead to them seeing themselves as only ugly always. From their POV, they just spent probably hundreds of thousands of dollars only to still look ugly. That doesn't excuse their behavior, but you can kinda see why they would be so angry. Even if they were angry though, they did not deal with that anger in a healthy or acceptable way.

[@juliannaferrell3225]

@@shroomyk well yeah

[@danduntz2539]

@@James-gm9cs It is necessary for someone with that diagnosis to see a mental health clinician in order to understand their diagnosis and the methods used to treat it.

[@James-gm9cs]

@@danduntz2539 You're assuming they already had the diagnosis before seeking cosmetic treatment. Should be anyone who comes in trying to fix their body image issues > Psych evaluation to see if they're sound of mind > Can they learn to accept who they are how they look through CBT > Cosmetic surgery when other possibilities are ruled out.

[@zayans956]

The things these people say are absolutely preposterous; great video, Doctor Mike!

[@southcoastinventors6583]

A symptom of humanity with no possible cure.

[@jtetsuya]

I really like these kinds of collabs and giving other cool healthcare specialists another platform to be discovered.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:05 - Family medicine 0:20 - Psychiatry 0:35 - Gastroenterology 1 1:15 - Ophthalmology 1 1:30 - Rheumatology 1:55 - Facial plastic surgery 2:25 - Spine surgery 2:55 - Cardiology 3:30 - Plastic surgery 4:20 - Dermatology 4:30 - Ophtalmology 2 5:00 - Gastroenterology 2 5:45 - Obesity medicine 6:10 - Hematology & oncology 6:45 - Pediatry 7:15 - Conclusion

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Continue to serve patients with the best care possible, regardless of their feedback. Much respect to everyone on the frontlines.

[@cowmath77]

Id imagine the worst thing for doctors to hear is that a patient has been bounced around between so many different doctors who don’t find the thing wrong with them, so they had to turn google instead of trusting the medical community who just wanted to shove SSRI’s down their throat instead of practicing medicine.

[@jblyon2]

See also: Doctors insisting every problem is the result of the patient's weight, and who won't budge from that position even after weight loss has no effect. Lots of overweight people have poor outcomes not because of the weight (this is NOT to say they do not have health issues caused by the weight!), but because doctors will lazily write off every complaint that deserves legitimate investigation as simply being due to weight.

[@cowmath77]

@@jblyon2 yes, just as every single thing wrong with you will be blamed on anxiety for the rest of your life if one doctor writes “anxiety” in your chart.

[@jblyon2]

@cowmath77 I was misdiagnosed with GERD years ago. It's on my chart so anything that could be attributed to it is, despite it being a blatant misdiagnosis that my PCP agrees was a misdiagnosis. One nurse practitioner was absolutely horrible digging in her heels trying to get me back on Prilosec rather than try and diagnose what was wrong...all because it's on the chart. I've tried many times to get them to remove it, but they won't.

[@12363haha]

@@jblyon2please don’t give up!! If you decide to call and ask them to remove it and they refuse tell them to make a notation in paper that they are refusing to do so. Threats of a paper trail tend to scare hospitals so hopefully they feel the fear of god. I hope all goes well for you health wise ❤

[@bevanworell1915]

Dr youn is the only one who actually gave a story that could’ve been the worst thing someone said to them. My brother did one rotation and had worse stories than all of them. They’re all like “he called me poop”

[@Kat-tr2ig]

Yeah, with the exception of Dr. Youn and Dr Patel, the pediatrician, none of these stories were bad. At all. I'm pretty sure they've all had much worse things said to them but don't want to admit it for fear it will make them look bad.

[@dimkar748]

hello doctor mike! i have been watching your channel for 3+ years and as a teenager you have taught me so much. you even made me become the person i am today. i am more interested than ever in medicine, and the thought of it makes me really happy. words cant put into how much i wanna thank you for everything. you have amazing humor and a great personality, theres never a dull moment with you around. you have truly changed the world for the best. i never got to say how much i appreciate you since i always forget to because of your amazing videos. i hope you continue being awesome, good luck on your journey! love from greece❤

[@wongeggyork8789]

i like dr belardo who tries and empathise with her patients thoughts❤

[@Addison-Garner]

0:26 creative as hell 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@StrictlyStarsky]

Thank you so much for linking all these health care providers social media platforms, there are so many KZbinrs who don’t credit their guest at all and it makes me sad every time

[@kiwords]

Some of these are really awful - even scary. It must be hard sometimes to continue being professional and compassionate after that kind of abuse. I’d love to see a similar video about the worst thing doctors have said to people.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

I think we've already had that one?

[@Alliesaephan]

I think Dr. Youn has that one in the bag for the worst things said to them by a patient! That was WILD!!

[@Lilly.Sn0w.0fficial]

My friend told her doctor that she sees dead people, her doctor just responded with “how about we get you some help”. My friend isn’t an adult, stop saying she in a morgue😭😭😭💀

[@GuinDog4]

I mean I can’t imagine my response would be much different 😂

[@AchairThatComments]

I'm a chair

[@Lilly.Sn0w.0fficial]

@@AchairThatComments idc

[@Lilly.Sn0w.0fficial]

@@GuinDog4 😅😂😂

[@OmniTarget13]

I had a psychologist once that told me not to talk to one of their patients because he’s a weirdo.

[@pedrostormrage]

2:03 Dr. Linkov is the perfect example that "Physician, heal thyself" isn't always a valid concern (he can't heal himself, but he can still help other people who don't have the same condition as him) 🤔

[@g0bbo_]

so we all had the same thought at 2:00 right?

[@SHROOMlE]

Yes..

[@AndreuszSeventh]

Yea..

[@anastasiiachepinska8302]

yes

[@damon-burton]

It's a reminder of the challenges healthcare professionals face every day. I can't imagine dealing with some of the comments shared. It's a testament to the patience and professionalism of doctors and nurses. Thank you for sharing.

[@alexdombrowski9483]

I'm not a doctor but an exercise physiologist in a cardiac and pulmonolgy rehab and I've had patients after open heart surgery tell me they were going to ignore me and their doctors orders of the 10 pound weight restriction and "not waste their time with rehab" since he was "stronger than an ox" needless to say that wasn't the last time I saw them at the beside to talk to them or in rehab for their "new" patient interview

[@this_is_patrick]

2:04 The good doctor guides others to a treasure he himself cannot posses. Big respect.

[@jessicaluk74]

0:27 it's definitely a compliment

[@j.p.6932]

Right? Peter Parker has been played by attractive actors.

[@jamviator]

2:37 I once googled my symptoms and told my doctor what I thought the issue was and he responded very rudely, turned out I was right and he was wrong. And it was actually a very serious issue that could have even killed me while being untreated by his dumb tetracycline ointment prescription. That was the first and last time I ever went to see that doctor. Now, if I ever meet an arrogant doctor who won't listen to the patient, I'll just leave. I can give more info if people think I'm making this up.

[@tomhalla426]

As a contractor, learning which prospective customers to avoid was critical. Some people cannot be satisfied by anything in the real world. Such as doing interior painting for someone who claimed to have “environmental illness”.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Could just say the ones that don't pay

[@avynthegoat]

“You’re a Harry Potter, Peter Parker lookin shrink” that had me dead😭

[@hladinibhosale]

doctors, thank you so much for sharing this with us! much respect, love and support ❤

[@natalias5078]

We love you Dr. Mike ❤️

[@GlawiousAldredMarci]

4:10 Well... That is actually something she could get into a court for... Threatening someone's life is kinda bad...

[@kingdollop-head743]

“Worst” thing I as a patient have said to a psychologist (who was an autism specialist) is probably “you’re every autistic persons worst nightmare! You shouldn’t have this job” or something among those lines before I literally ran out of there and had a meltdown and never went back lol

[@redwinedrummer]

I was a first year Internal Medicine resident in the middle of a night shift in our oncology floor. A patient had sudden upper GI bleeding, became unstable and needed an NG tube before transferring to the ICU. The patient and their family were there and they belonged to a certain ethnicity which I will no longer mention, but the important detail is that I did not belong to their ethnic group. So I was at bedside, all gloved up and the NG tube lubed. The family then stopped me and said, "But hold on. You're not [ethnicity]. Can someone else put in the tube?" I was at a loss for words. I was overwhelmed with a mixture of emotions I could not understand. But what I do remember is feeling like finding an empty room to cry out of frustration and anger. But nay, no time for that! There are other patients who will be actually happy to receive my help. That is burnt into my memory as the worst thing a patient has said to me.

[@vg7735]

Sorry that happened to you. I'm sure you've had many other patients who appreciate your help.

[@coldstub]

I'm an emergency nurse. I once had a patient tell me he was going to hunt me down and kill me with a baseball bat. About 10 minutes later he fell down and was unable to get up on his own. I think I'm safe.

[@natashaw401]

Lolll

[@terriwetz6077]

I was honestly worried that some of the doctors would report racist or misogynistic comments from patients. I'm sure it happens though and that's just sad. 😢

[@AzureDingo-x5w]

Literally, the first female doctor in this video had a patient call her "sweetcheeks". That's already plenty misogynistic and it's probably the mildest thing she heard.

[@Tracey66]

I don’t doubt they get plenty of that. 😢

[@Lady_J7]

🤮

[@username3723]

Dr. Glaucomflecken was born for his job

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Right? Like someone named Ampere or Ohm becoming an electrician, or someone named Woods becoming a lumberjack.

[@AJR-zg2py]

@@MonkeyJedi99 How do you think the English language derived most its surnames? It comes from the work they did. Think about it: folks with the surnames of Smith, Cook, Baker, Farmer, Fletcher, Cooper, Hunter... they all came from trades and professions. Makes me wonder if Armstrong came from the first guy who opened a gym in the Middle Ages or something LOL

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@AJR-zg2py Armstrong came from a fitness-obsessed family of alchemists.

[@paulsdrc]

He made up Glaucomflecken for his channel.

[@kathaz3225]

His actual name is William Flannery, which sounds like a poet or something

[@courtneyfoster7492]

“I don’t want you to treat me because I don’t like your vibe” would hurt me deeper than anything else 😂😂😂

[@Shade01982]

I have several friends working in the ER who have been dealing with depression issues because of them dealing with severe Covid-19 patients who come in near death, and those patients flat out refusing care and accusing those same people trying to save their lives of being the actual cause of them dying...

[@sinestra81]

When a doctor says they are afraid of someone googling it makes me wonder if the doctor is going to listen to you. Doctor's don't get continuing education. There are tons of changes after they get out of medical school and if you aren't at least willing to hear your patient out and explain why the information needs more nuance or doesn't etc then you are the problem not the patient. Doctors can be wrong. I was told I didn't have MS repeatedly, even by radiologist and neurologist. I kept pushing and got seen by a better team and guess what - I do have MS. My doctor treated me like I was just googling things when I had medical professionals telling me they suspected it. It took me from 2018 to 2022 to get diagnosed. Not to mention the fact that doctors barely have any time with the patient to explain anything. They have no choice but to look elsewhere for answers - where that be google, support groups, online, etc.

[@bolbyballinger]

And some of us ain't in a city. The rural people don't get the good doctors. We get the scraps. A bad history with doctors is even easier for them to have.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Doctors DO get continuing education. Doctors CAN be wrong from time to time. A doctor who is unwilling to listen to your concerns and RATIONAL questions should no longer be your doctor. A patient who is unwilling to listen to the person who trained to deal with their medical conditions/injuries needs to fire themselves as a patient. - I do on-the-side research on my health, in part because there is so much going on, and the various specialties I see may not perfectly coordinate with each other. I go to every appointment with at least one or two questions, written down. When a doctor changes or adds a medication or changed the dose, I ask what led to that decision. If it is a new medication, I read the overview, interactions and side effects. Sure, this takes time and effort, and often the doctor(s) can easily assuage my concerns, but the patient has to be their own advocate. The doctor may spend 10-20 minutes with you. You spend 24 hours a day with you.

[@stifledbabsie]

To support your point, I'd like to share something that happened to my husband. He was born with one kidney. So, he has nephrologists and urologists that he sees every so often. During his first (and only) visit with an older urologist, my husband was told by that doctor that he was lying about being born with one kidney. The doctor pointed to a scar on my husband's side/back and said, "See, that's where your kidney was removed." My husband had to tell the doctor that, no, that is where he'd had surgery on his existing kidney. We both were born with medical conditions that can affect the kidney(s), so it was disturbing that a urologist would be totally unaware that solitary kidney conditions exist. Contrast that stubbornly ignorant elderly doctor to our younger primary doctor. We were some of his first patients after medical school. He is always interested in learning new things. He even researches things right in front of us if he isn't familiar with something we've told him. He knows that he doesn't know everything, and he is open to learning new things. The elderly urologist assumed that he knew everything and was unwilling to correct his assumptions.

[@napoleonbonaparte5783]

I feel like the problem might be patients who Google their symptoms and come to a conclusion on what they have but the doctors should be open to hearing the patient's opinion and it should be an open discussion to finding a proper resolution/diagnosis. Nobody is infallible including Doctors however Doctors know more about this than you or anyone else does and that's indisputable so there is a greater chance of them being right than you.

[@Biosquid239]

You are just straight up wrong on the first point. Doctors are required to do continuing education or else they lose their licences. They can't just ignore all new info if they wanna keep their job

[@pawclaws7598]

Not a doctor, but a pharmacy tech. The worst things people said are 'don't you just pour pills in a bottle', when they tell you to 'refill everything' and then yell at you about why did you fill xyz, and when the pandemic started a guy walked in and said 'don't worry it's not covid I just have pneumonia' 🫠

[@Skixttx]

love all your videos mike you really inspired me to become a doctor like you

[@maxfire2007]

I am a gastroenterologist as well, and I've had a patient with liver cirrhosis that took salt without sodium. He came back with encefalopathy because the salt without sodium contains ammonia. I will not get into details, but he is all well now. (As well as a person with liver cirrhosis can be). Thank you , Dr. Mike, for restoring the trust in our field of activity!

[@Anutushara]

When you go to your doctor with symptoms they will not automatically go to the worse case scenario. They’ll ask some questions have you do some tests then in a few months at your next appointment the symptoms persist they’ll do different tests or the same tests again. They’ll go down the list of possible causes from least to most. Cause each visit is months apart it could take years of living in pain or discomfort until you narrow down what is wrong.

[@shaneb4612]

I got nothing but good Vibes from Dr. Mauricio Gonzalez Arias. Out of all the Doctors' he seemed to be the most down to earth & chill. Dr. Patel I hope it all sorted out. To have been threaten like that is scary. Harsh is such an understatement. I've got absolute respect for people in the medical fields. Keep up the good work.

[@TheMutantCreeper]

I could never be so rude to a medical worker. I was in the hospital for two months and even though I was deteriorating and feeling horrible, I was always nice even when I was getting poked and given multiple IVs. Even the lab workers were surprised at my politeness.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

When I come out of sedation, I apologize in CASE I was rude or offensive. Grumble, grumble, being raised right...

[@nicanproud]

Whenever i was in the hospital and raised my voice even a little above normal volume (not angry, just loud or crying from pain), I'd apologize saying i know they're doing their best. People being this rude clearly don't understand med workers are trying to manage the same broken health care system as the rest of us

[@crystaledmonds7295]

Earliest I’ve ever caught a Dr.Mike vid!!! Oh this is good one!!! All the good Docs!!

[@applegal3058]

As a Newfoundlander, we call everyone my dear, or me son, or something else like that...I've had a mainlander get upset at me saying I'm not her dear.... Let's just say, i tamed down my outport dialect around people I don't...

[@EditFlowzA]

and also ,In India ,i'm 19 and when even an unknown random person on road or wherever ,if I am approaching them I usually call them "uncle , brother" when i approach to talk to them , it's quite common here , and when i found that in US ,kids call their elder sister or brother or even stepdad by their name , i was shocked but yeah embrace and respect cultural differences

[@applegal3058]

@@EditFlowzA indeed. I'd appreciate it if someone used a term of welcoming and respect towards me, whatever the term they use in their culture is. As long as the intent behind the greeting is not derogatory or mean spirited, people can call me whatever they like...lol...perhaps I'm too easy going? It's like if someone wishes me a happy holiday from a religion that I don't observe, I appreciate the sentiment. I'll respond with Happy Hanukkah, Happy Chinese New Year, Happy anything...the intention behind the greeting is one if best wishes, and I find only good in that type of greeting. Take care of yourself

[@cutedogsweetsugar]

Boosting this comment since it was stolen by a bot: this is the real one.

[@applegal3058]

@@cutedogsweetsugar sorry, but you confused me...someone stole my comment and is using it themselves? That's strange, as all I did was state how people speak in Newfoundland...

[@mickimicki]

@@applegal3058 A bot with a sparsely clad profile picture copied your comment just to have something to "say" besides their enticing profile picture. The user's page has a link to some girly pic or p*rn site.

[@Me_sothu_2013]

7:09 are they crazy to say that

[@ookamiblade6318]

Oh I had the opposite of this, I've had so many doctors that the worst thing a doctor has said to me was ‘my parent needed to stop enabling my condition and I needed to readjust my relationship with god before I could get better’ 1) I have a chronic pain condition aka the unaliving disease, I was there because my mom still was holding out hope for a miracle cure and I personally had long come to terms with I will take relief if it comes, but I am expecting my current state to be long term if not unending and I can live with that, so I was actually there to enable my mom’s need for a cure 2) I’m an atheist, there is no god for me to ‘adjust my relationship with’

[@revemb4653]

Instead of God you may be better off with Dog.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

That was worth a formal complaint - the comment about God. A hospital is no place for the professional's religion. There is a separation of church and state and there should be separation of religion and the workplace, particularly in a medical capacity. That was beyond unprofessional. The first comment was just as bad, but they can get away with things like that, unfortunately

[@KellyK2006]

I'm glad to see Dr. Linkov on here too. He seems like such a good guy and I enjoy his videos :)

[@kf247movies]

*whispers* "why are you whispering?" Great vid. Some were funny, others were sad and a couple were straight up terrifying.

[@thefun1711]

As much as I love Dr. Mike. I've never had a good medical experience. I've had appendicitis, lymes disease, endometriosis, PTSD, and Ectopic Pregnancy all misdiagnosed to the point of causing further harm. I'm incredibly polite while also always trying my best to be very clear, yet detailed about my symptoms. I try to tell myself I'm just unlucky, but at this point, I honestly prefer to wait until I'm dying to see a doctor.

[@rachelmcdonough1506]

"My medical degree trumps your Google search" My 27 years of living with this condition trumps your hour long lecture you got 10 years ago.

[@KBRoller]

Well, does it, though? Because your 27 years is 27 years of a single data point, without controls or analysis, while their hour long lecture -- and subsequent research -- combines data from a much larger sample size and actually controlled conditions, usually across decades or centuries of study.

[@rachelmcdonough1506]

@@KBRoller judging by the fact that I have to tell most doctors how to SPELL my condition- yeah- it does. I have to explain it to most doctors I go to.

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

As someone with chronic health issues for many years, I really understand what you mean. I think there needs to be a balance. "Yes, you know medicine more than me, but I know my own body more than you. Let's respect each other: I'm listening to you only if you listen to me first." When I meet a healthcare professional who plays god and refuses to trust me and accept that I may know something they don't, I look for someone else.

[@martaribeiro96]

Exactly. I think some doctors instead of getting defensive about people questioning their knowledge they should think why that's happening, people aren't being heard or respected and they can only look for the information themselves because no doctor is helping.

[@hollyberry4437]

Yeahhh Dr.Gary!

[@adiahaalexander9359]

4:50 Plot twist: that patient has tourettes 💀

[@TuxraGamer]

Yeah this "fired him" thing seemed really out of touch for a doctor.

[@Tinii._.straewberrii]

3:30 Ayye! Another one of my favorite doctor KZbinrs!

[@Rockmirth]

4:30 bet he didn't SEE that one coming!

[@shiko-hirosuki]

My heart goes out to Dr. Youn and that woman he had to deal with 😢❤

[@Kawaiitwo]

*Every Doctor Is Here!* ***Cue Smash Ultimate theme.***

[@michellecoleman5577]

These are some of my favorite videos because it introduces me to new people in such a variety of specialties with fascinating glances into each.

[@Qwert0mietek]

Antonio Webb - I believe that this needs a bit more explanation. A patient taking interest in his health *is a good thing* and shouldn't be publicly ridiculed like that. Yes, it should be "I think you *might* be wrong" instead of "I think you're wrong", but that's all doctors should care about. I've heard those anti-googling anecdotes and feel that it's more often than not a sin of pride rather than a virtue of care. The caring doctor should be happy that the patient searches for ideas on his own and consults them, the proud doctor will get worked up about it. I understand the fear of patients acting on their ideas without consulting them first, but patients being proactive is a good thing and it only shows that they care.

[@FlyingwithFire]

its not a good thing if the patient assumes they no more then a doctor because of some googling

[@scrubber1986]

By all means people requiring medical care can google their symptoms etc. But the danger is most people take Dr.Google's info as gospel and then go about trying to treat things themselves. Look at when trump said bleach cures Covid, PEOPLE DIED. So by all means satiate your curiosity, but leave the actual diagnosis/treatment to the professionals.

[@Qwert0mietek]

@@FlyingwithFire >Yes, it should be "I think you might be wrong" instead of "I think you're wrong", >patient searches for ideas on his own *and consults them* > I understand the fear of patients acting on their ideas without consulting them first Yeah, I agree with you on that.

[@marygrey4630]

THISSSS. And the funniest thing is a lot of the time the patient might be right, but due to the docs pride get treated too late or could possibly end up dying?! My best friends mom went for a check up since she felt bad for a few days and searched up her symptoms not for "ten minutes" but for DAYS and those symptoms included chest pain, dizziness and JAW PAIN. Which is a symptom often found in women with heart attacks. So she consulted the doc but he kept trying to dismiss her. Later that very same day she went to the hospital thankfully in time. She couldve died all because a doc had his ego stand in the way of a patient trying to look out for themself?? My own brother had a herniated disc but because he was only 20 the docs ignored it even after multiple visits and him explaining its gotten worse to the point he couldnt move one of his legs anymore due to the severe pain and he had to get surgery. Again because of their pride of "Knowing better". Even i personally found out i had endometriosis and pco due to my own GOOGLE SEARCH and a very long row of docs telling me to not overreact because pain is normal during the menstrual cicle ( i have pain everyday i dont freaking think thats normal) and i had to listen to that bs until a huge ovarian bloody cyst caused me to have internal bleeding and get an emergency surgery. And i can name several more of these happenings its like they outright refuse to listen.

[@AJR-zg2py]

The difference between being proactive and hypochondria is often a very fine line in the medical field when it comes to patients self-diagnosing themselves. Many patients reach for the smallest straw in the bundle instead of ruling thing out to get to their hypothesis. It's like taking apart the whole engine of your car before looking at more common issues that are far more likely to be the culprit.

[@dallassrexrode6604]

hoping to get into pre med soon then on to medical school 🥳

[@CynthiaAllison-gd4ud]

You always know how to make good content!

[@nicolekent9518]

I love Dr Gary linkov, y’all gotta collab

[@blue-screenXP]

spill the tea mr. mike

[@mavi3147]

I work at a vet clinic with high demand and small space, so we’re always pretty much booked and we are understaffed. All of my colleagues receptionists have received calls of owners telling them that “they killed their dogs/cats” or “it’s their fault their pet is going to die”. As if your dog is dying because it needs its Cartrophen renewed…

[@rosegaming1173]

I had a patient once tell me that he had a dog that had the same name as me and she was, and I quote, "white and midsized just like you". He was extremely intoxicated to say the least.

[@tonydonio3654]

I work in cardiopulmonary rehab, and I had a patient who said he was thinking of different ways he wanted to kill me.

[@cathyreed6180]

I have never said anything bad to a doctor, although there was a time when I wanted to because she was not listening to me about the symptoms I was experiencing. She just kept saying that I had a UTI but I was having a reaction to the medication I was on and she wouldn’t believe me and come to find out couple of months later, I didn’t have a UTI after all, I had a very bad yeast infection.

[@byuftbl]

Sounds like the er doctor who told me I had scabies but I didn’t have any incidences where I could’ve caught them, and didn’t have some of the symptoms. I was having some type of reaction to something and instead of maybe ordering allergy tests, he prescribed a lotion to get rid of the scabies bugs. I didn’t fill the prescription, I just dealt with the hives and rash until they eventually went away.

[@Hellokitty_love1232]

Love your vids❤❤

[@Scientisthunter]

2:45 "a ten minute search on google trumps his 10 years of medical experience"😂😂😂

[@Dawnarow]

Great video! Thanks guys.

[@marybogdan5422]

The way I got so happy bc Dr.Mike uploaded a new vid