Good luck to all
At Sat, 23 Dec 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>Replies on Friday, December 22nd, to Mary Wade's Topic, "SURVIVOR
>PRACTICE"
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>On Fri., Dec. 22nd, Niko wrote:
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>I think the idea of Should've - Could've is fantastic.. here's my input
>over the silly things I believed back then. Now I'd like to see them
>try it LOL
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>He Said Be Strong............ I say this comment led to anaemia !!
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>He Said You have PID ...... I say Nope, was Endo !!
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>He Said You have a normal infection ..... I say Beep.. wrong again...
>they left a swab in there from the operation !!!
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>He Said You are vomiting because you are nervous ... I say no .. no..
>I definitely think that was the 25 bowel preps and blockage
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>He Said You have a Retroverted Uterus ... I found it was stuck to the
>Pelvic Wall ..
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>He Said You have a Pelvic Infection .... Ahem, Five Hours later,
>cobwebbing Adhesions attaching everything everywhere
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>He Said There Is nothing more we can do for you... I say my GP stopped
>the Morphene and found an alternative that worked for me.
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>I say - TRUST YOURSELF - You know your body better than anyone !!!
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>On Fri., Dec. 22nd, Kathy L. wrote:
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>Dear Joyce:
>I am sorry to tell you I couldn't stop laughing when I read the first
>one -- fornicating?????? It is so ridiculous that I can only laugh in
>response. What planet was this doctor from? Sorry, but it is so
>unbelievable that I can't respond rationally.
>Seriously though, I feel bad for all of the comments you had to endure.
>Believe me when I tell you that the doctors had me doubting myself after
>awhile! Take care.
>
>Kathy L.
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>On Fri., Dec. 22nd, Robin wrote:
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>I have heard several of those things from past doctors as well.
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>I won't say I don't have IBS, but, I have been told it so many times,
>that I am sick of hearing it.
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>I also have been told that I was just looking for drugs & when one dr
>quit giving it to me, I went to another & another. This was at the
>clinic I had been going to for over 17 years.
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>I was also told that I was addicted to my medication & needed to go to
>detox!!
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>I asked that dr "do you belive I have pain?" He said.................(a
>long pause here) "yes" Of course, he was just trying to settle down a
>depressed & suicidal woman that wanted more "drugs" for her "pain".
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>I also had a dr come into my hospital room & say "it wasn't all in your
>head, we really did find something." That was after he removed a orange
>size adhesion!!!
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>Also I was sent to have a barium enema, & went for the results being
>told "you passed the test" I asked what test? He said "I have alot of
>people complain of pain & I just send them to get an barium enema & they
>usually don't come back, but you are here, so you must really be in
>pain."
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>Of course, now I just laugh at their stupidity!! I don't have time to
>waste being mad & holding a grudge. I am trying to have a Happy Holiday
>Season & hope everyone else will too.
>Love Robin
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>On Fri., Dec. 22nd, Joyce wrote:
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>I hate to hear others have been treated this way, but I'm also glad to
>know I'm not the only one that's had to deal with these very
>unthoughtful comments from doctors. I cannot count the times I have
>left different doctors and specialists office in tears. I have a few
>comments I've received from doctors since I've been seeking treatment
>for my adhesions that I would like add to this list (the first one is my
>favorite):
>"Your pain is being caused by depression. You are depressed because you
>are fornicating. Let us pray right now that God will forgive you...."
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>"You just need to go see my Mother, she's a self-proclaimed mental
>health therapist..."
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>"The x-ray shows you have a very weird shaped torso and abdomen, this is
>causing your problems, nothing I can do about that...."
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>"My back hurts sometimes too..."
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>"People like you are the reason we have to deal with these damn managed
>care insurance companies! I have to go take a call from someone at an
>Insurance Company that has been impossible to get in touch with..."
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>"Who says you have Adhesions!?"
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>This was after surgery where an endo and pelvic pain specialist excised
>adhesions on my colon exactly where my pain had been: "Everything looks
>great! I did not see anything. Must be Irritable Bowel Syndrome. We're
>gonna put you back on Birth Control pills and give you IBS medicine and
>you should be fine." Already walking out of the hospital room he turned
>around to my Mom and I and said "Oh, by the way, you did have some
>adhesions, which is just scar tissue, that I seen in the same area as
>your pain so I got them down, but adhesions don't normally cause pain so
>I doubt that was the problem. And they will just probably come back
>anyway..." This is when my Mom started getting worried that I was a
>hypochondriac, and personally, me too! But I knew the pain was real!
>
>But now thanks to this Message Board and all I've learned from Helen and
>all the wonderful ladies here, I feel much more empowered and I just
>dare a doctor say something like this to me now! :-) I am forever
>grateful for this website and message board!!!!
>
>Thanks,
>Joyce