Doctors and their Diagnoses

[Ormorof]

bloody useless i tell you! i just spent 4 hours in a hospital being poked and prodded and all they could tell me was "errr our diagnosis is that your rather tall" i mean no shit sherlock! now ive wasted half a day hanging around a hospital in hull only to be told ive got to go to another one in Leeds! bah

 

[soze]

I went to the doctors with mumps, lumps on the side of my neck and everything just for him to tell me im considered overweigh. I do not bother now and will not go back unless i need a doctors note for long term sick.

 

[Job]

I'll have to say I only go to my doctor so I can ask him about seeing a specialist or to make it official for work, in every other respect I know more than he does about my problem than he does when I walk in the door.

The incredible ist of guess-bullshit our family GP comes out with is astounding,

My Aunt had a migraine..she had a stroke 12 hours later
A neighbour had sciatica...turned out to be spine cancer
I went wth tinnitus he suggested ear drops
My mother has had two heart attacks and when to him with chest pains..he suggested a holiday!!!!

I just treat the GP as a massivley overpaid receptionist.

 

[Fafnir]

Well took them 19 years before they decided to test me for goitre, and thats what i had all along, i never was mental ill or all the other things they came up with, just got my meds, dropped 60 kg in over a year didnt have to change anything. And my blackout that they said was diabetes went away.

And when i ripped two of the ligaments in my knee, dont know the english words but the latin is ligamenta cruciata they said i just had water in my knee, took them a week before they finally found out what was wrong.

Ohh and dont forget my broken wrist, they said it was a sprain, they saw the bones move under the skin, still only a sprain. was sent home, but they pissed me off so that i slammed my fist into the wall and the bones decided to poke thru. Ohhhh look the bones are broken..

I have a really hard time trusting doctors, i wonder why.

 

[Chronictank]

The incredible ist of guess-bullshit our family GP comes out with is astounding,

My Aunt had a migraine..she had a stroke 12 hours later
A neighbour had sciatica...turned out to be spine cancer
I went wth tinnitus he suggested ear drops
My mother has had two heart attacks and when to him with chest pains..he suggested a holiday!!!!

You do realise medicine is guesswork?
You try something its likely to be, if it doesnt work you try something else

It's the nature of the beast

I bet your neighbour would be impressed if he said they had spine cancer, they do all the painful tests it entails and it ends up being sciatica

If you think that your doctor did something wrong, report them and they will be held liable but i doubt the cases above will stick as its likely you are either exadurating or the doctor wasn't given all the whole truth

I am not saying he is not a poor doctor, he might be for all i know but if he really was surely you would report it or change GP?


Never had a problem with my GP personally, using an example above had a accident at work (think i posted it here too) and she said it's probably tinitus and to come back in a week if the ringing continues
If you dont explain whats wrong with you and how you think it happened how do you seriously expect them to help you?

 

[soze]

My Granddad went to the same dotor as me and to doctor found he had an irregular heart beat now instead of calling and Ambulance he sent my Granddad home and told him to drive him self to hospital. He got a ride to hospital and was put on Oxygen and all the rest before the Doctors found out about his Doctor. They said my Granddads life was in danger and he should have been in a ambulance but if the doctors surgery call one they have to pay a percent of the cost so the idiots sent him home to save a few quid.

 

[Chronictank]

My Granddad went to the same dotor as me and to doctor found he had an irregular heart beat now instead of calling and Ambulance he sent my Granddad home and told him to drive him self to hospital. He got a ride to hospital and was put on Oxygen and all the rest before the Doctors found out about his Doctor. They said my Granddads life was in danger and he should have been in a ambulance but if the doctors surgery call one they have to pay a percent of the cost so the idiots sent him home to save a few quid.

And what did you do about it? again if you think your doctor is negligent you either report it or you tell them what happened in hopes they learned their lesson

How do you expect the situation to improve if you do nothing about it

 

[Marc]

My old boss went to his doctor who incedentily was his best mate with pains in his lower abdomen. The doctor told him he had probably just eaten something that didnt agree with him and to go home, take some pain killers and rest.

An hour later my boss had to be rushed to hospital with a burst appendix and was in Intensive care for a few days.

 

[soze]

And what did you do about it? again if you think your doctor is negligent you either report it or you tell them what happened in hopes they learned their lesson

How do you expect the situation to improve if you do nothing about it

Left that for the Doctors at the hospital to sort out as they were mentioning negligence and struck off. So they said they would take care of it. Same as my work doctor reported the guy when he sent me back to work with Mumps as its apparently dangerous to adult males.

 

[collegien]

I went to the doctor feelin a little bit bleugh!!
He said to the medical student with him that as i dont usually come here that my case should be looked at carefully. So they prodded me about and asked a lotta questions then sent me to the hospital for a blood test. I got a call a week later saying that i had a common stomach condition that needed some pills to sort it out. Great!

Pity it took another year before i found out it was Lymphoma haha .. then i had a transplant and the donor gave me leukaemia lol ohhh the laughs we had :/

 

[Mojo]

My Granddad went to the same dotor as me and to doctor found he had an irregular heart beat now instead of calling and Ambulance he sent my Granddad home and told him to drive him self to hospital. He got a ride to hospital and was put on Oxygen and all the rest before the Doctors found out about his Doctor. They said my Granddads life was in danger and he should have been in a ambulance but if the doctors surgery call one they have to pay a percent of the cost so the idiots sent him home to save a few quid.

If your Grandfather was concious, not in any immediate threat and was able to get himself or was able to get transport to the Hospital why would the doctor use an "EMERGENCY" service to get him there?

It's an EMERGENCY Service not TAXI Service. It's there for people who are really in deep shit, close to death and have no way to help themselves. I have never called an Ambulance in my life and if on the day I need to they are busy ferrying able people around I'm going to be very pissed off indeed.

 

[Roalith]

Cruciate Ligaments Fafnir - good old Roman legacy in the UK

But yeah, GPs are largely just overpaid receptionists for specialists these days. I go to the docs with anything I get prescribed antibiotics and sent on my way.

Saying that though, not too sure about A&E's either. Went into local hospital A&E from work, coughing up blood (had been doing so on and off for a few days by this point) but with no other symptoms, got told they didn't have a clue. Luckily it cleared itself up a month or so later, but still makes you wonder

 

[soze]

If your Grandfather was concious, not in any immediate threat and was able to get himself or was able to get transport to the Hospital why would the doctor use an "EMERGENCY" service to get him there?

It's an EMERGENCY Service not TAXI Service. It's there for people who are really in deep shit, close to death and have no way to help themselves. I have never called an Ambulance in my life and if on the day I need to they are busy ferrying able people around I'm going to be very pissed off indeed.

Yeah the fact that he got to hospital and had emergancy sergury to have a pacemaker fitted makes no difference be cause he did not actually die he did not need an ambulance. The fact he kept fainting because his brain was not getting enough blood thats fine drive your self to hospital. When the A and E doctor says you should have been on ogygen at the doctors office and then come in on an ambulance. Im not going to worry you think thats using it as a taxi. Someones heart is failing causing them to blackout and you do not think its an emergancy.

 

[Jupiter]

Ha class!! I went to the doctor last year with a suspected pulled muscle in me tope left chest area. I was given a ECG which was fine, blood tests were done which were fine, bloody pressure & temperature were fine but because my uncle had some stints inserted a year before they decided i could be having a heart attack. I had to spend the night in hospital a&e which was fun, next morning the consultant ran me and bollicked the doctor for admitting me. Since then i've done a stress test, worn a pressure monitor for a day and all came back fine and they still wont leave me alone... bloody waste.

I went to my GP 3 weeks ago with bad ear ache, he told me it was a chest infection and gave me antibiotics asked me how many days off work i wanted, which made me laugh, he said i could have a week if i wanted!!!. Didnt clear up, went back last week and now i have a peforated ear drum more anti-biotics and will have to see a consultant............. i luv pain i does

 

[Rubric]

I went to my GP 3 weeks ago with bad ear ache, he told me it was a chest infection

Isn't that like, I fell on my arm and it hurts like hell and i can't move it. Ah yes you have a broken leg laddey.

 

[Jupiter]

Isn't that like, I fell on my arm and it hurts like hell and i can't move it. Ah yes you have a broken leg laddey.

His explanation at the time was the chest and ear are connected so it was me chest but i was getting it in de ear, so to speak.............

 

[Ezteq]

this'll cheer you all up:

a woman by bf works with has got a little gal she's 3 this week, she (the little'un) fell off the couch and there was a crack and she wouldnt move her arm, so the woman and her hubby asked her "move your arm sweetie" and the little girl was all like "ooow i caaaant" so they whipped her to the A&E

they got to see a doctor almost straight away and the doc said to the kid "so which arm is it?" the little girl lifted her left arm and said "well it could be this one..." then she lifted her other arm "Or it could be this one..." *Big over dramatic shrug, using lots of arm movements* "I just wanted to be sure"

this from a fecking 3 yr old rofl!


so next time your in A&E and your dying of something and having to wait it could be because of a dramatic toddler taking the michael Oo

 

[Rubric]

His explanation at the time was the chest and ear are connected so it was me chest but i was getting it in de ear, so to speak.............

Well all the parts of our body are connected. Your ear and chest are not directly connected last time i had a biology lesson. Your ear and your throat maybe.

 

[leviathane]

haha ye doctors r0x, had a lung infection once. Meant constant coughing and such, only to be told that it was just a phase

 

[Shagrat]

Gah dont tell me they are crap Orm I've got to go to Castle Hill in the middle of Feb to have a camera stuck down my throat.


:touch:

 

[swords]

Not all doctors suck... when I get my PhD, all doctors barring ONE will suck!

 

[Binky the Bomb]

Well as some may know, I stopped posting in 2005 when I had to spend more and more time in hospital for my condition (Crohns disease). Last year my GP was supposed to do a checkup on me (Bloods and such) in preperation for a summer of surgery and recovery (And becasue the weather was shit, I didn't complain one bit, being in a warm and dry hospital).

However, during my last phase of pre op tests, my GP had to take his annual leave, and left me in the hands of a collegue. Sadley, the man was an idiot, and hadn't bothered reading my case notes, just a small part of the summary. His conclusion, I was a hypercondriac.

Yeah, I have a surgeon preping for surgery, a specialist getting the correct bloods and medications arranged for the stay in the hospital, and a series of tests I had to get through before surgery could commence. And it was all in my head.

18 years of suffering with this condition, a sudden and painful resurgence, my large bowel missing due to earlier surgery, and a file as thick as a sheep sandwich. And it was all in my mind. After refering me to a psychologist, I went out to reception, and told sandra the head receptionist what had happened. After she went in and emasculated the man, I got a proper consult and my bloods done. Thankfully, I got my surgery on time, and tomorrow I see my specialist and my surgeon for my check-up.

As far as i'm concerned, My GP, Specialist and Surgeon did a bang up job, and the only fault was with the choice of the stand-in doctor (A real arrogant twat too). Have to admit though, from what most of you are saying, I do agree that lazy and uncarring doctors are a real problem.

 

[Sparda]

My doc has actualy been very good, and on the ball so to speak. Went in with bad lower right side pains. Doc suspected a grumbling apendix, later test found a 7mm kidney stone.
Now im just waiting for the NHS so cough up for some lithotripsy! Only had it for nearly 2 years now!

My old doctor on the other hand was a strange, strange person. No matter what i went in for, she always asked me if i was 'regular'. Now being a cocky teenager at the time, one time i said no, pooping was like passing a bus... and she proceeded to perscribe me an enima.

I leant my lesson

 

[Dard]

5 years ago i went to see a doctor because i kept falling over getting out my car after i had driven long distances (no i wasnt pissed).

He sent me for x-rays which showed nothing wrong, so i got sent to physiotherapy, they told me i had wobbly knees (distended pattella's or some such thing) so i spent the best part of a year going to physio doing excercises & getting my knees taped trying to straighten them.

I still kept falling over getting out my car ..

So they decided it was housemaids knee (no old woman jokes plz im a 39 year old fella) so i spent multiple visits at the knee doctor having fluid drained off of my knee.

Yeah, still was falling over ..

Next step was scar tissue or maybe a muscular problem, so i was put on a course of steriod injections, (it was one injection every 3 months over a 9 month period) a local anaesthetic followed by a knitting needle up under my knee cap, hurt a wee bit but not as bad as i thought tbh & ..

Still falling over ..

The knee doctor finally decides to send me for a MRI scan which i have to wait almost a year for (so thats approx 6 months under GP, 9 months physio, 9 months under knee doctor then 12 months waiting for the MRI scan, 3 years for mathmatically challenged ) i had the scan on (somthing like) the 22nd Jan 2005 & was told id get the results in about 6 weeks & i'd probably have to have some sort of exploratory operation ..

They rang me 3 days later & told me i had a broken leg :england:

Went into hospital about 3 days after that & had major surgery & ended up losing part of my knee cap, had a leg bone reshaped & other random stuff repaired, tendons cartlidge etc.

The really annoying bit is coz i was walking round like a **** for 3 years i fucked my other knee up, ive had 2 operations on that one since & now i cant do my job anymore

Dont blame the doc btw, shitty system though.

Longest post off me ever tbh

 

[Ormorof]

Gah dont tell me they are crap Orm I've got to go to Castle Hill in the middle of Feb to have a camera stuck down my throat.


:touch:

haha it was at castle hill i was too, friendly staff ill give them that!

 

[Bahumat]

ligaments in my knee, dont know the english words but the latin is ligamenta cruciata

Yup we call it Ligaments too

 

[Job]

I think the problem lies with the Doctor and the patient plus simple statistics
90% of the time it is a small problem, bad headaches are just migraine, back pain is just Sciatica.
Those people I spoke of had other symptoms that would warrent anyone to suspect something more serious, but the GP just sends them on their way hoping it's nothing.
My Aunt had repeated headaches so bad she could barely lift her head off the pillow, no drug would touch them and sometimes she screamed with the pain.
The dude with the back pain quite often lost control of his legs, plus he has bladder problems and it was getting worse, that's more than sciatica in anyones book.
Unfortunately its up to you to push the doc and the second opinion should be written on the surgery door

I went the docs a few years back with one bollock that was was so sore I had to walk like a cowboy to the surgery, only after I hassled him did he have a look a the lump, he then sent me immediately for a scan luckily it was just an infection but if I did have cancer I would be dead by now.

 

[Hawkwind]

5 years ago i went to see a doctor because i kept falling over getting out my car after i had driven long distances (no i wasnt pissed).

He sent me for x-rays which showed nothing wrong, so i got sent to physiotherapy, they told me i had wobbly knees (distended pattella's or some such thing) so i spent the best part of a year going to physio doing excercises & getting my knees taped trying to straighten them.

I still kept falling over getting out my car ..

So they decided it was housemaids knee (no old woman jokes plz im a 39 year old fella) so i spent multiple visits at the knee doctor having fluid drained off of my knee.

Yeah, still was falling over ..

Next step was scar tissue or maybe a muscular problem, so i was put on a course of steriod injections, (it was one injection every 3 months over a 9 month period) a local anaesthetic followed by a knitting needle up under my knee cap, hurt a wee bit but not as bad as i thought tbh & ..

Still falling over ..

The knee doctor finally decides to send me for a MRI scan which i have to wait almost a year for (so thats approx 6 months under GP, 9 months physio, 9 months under knee doctor then 12 months waiting for the MRI scan, 3 years for mathmatically challenged ) i had the scan on (somthing like) the 22nd Jan 2005 & was told id get the results in about 6 weeks & i'd probably have to have some sort of exploratory operation ..

They rang me 3 days later & told me i had a broken leg :england:

Went into hospital about 3 days after that & had major surgery & ended up losing part of my knee cap, had a leg bone reshaped & other random stuff repaired, tendons cartlidge etc.

The really annoying bit is coz i was walking round like a **** for 3 years i fucked my other knee up, ive had 2 operations on that one since & now i cant do my job anymore

Dont blame the doc btw, shitty system though.

Longest post off me ever tbh

Had something similar with knee problem after dislocating the patella for the 10000th time. Problem this time was it was so weak it was not restting properly. I walked around in pain for about 6 months. Hospital appointments every months to check it. Loads of x-rays two MRI's and even a study, no result. Finally got fed up went private, same consultant then does a lateral release (bone reshaping) 3 days later I'm walking without any pain. Basically NHS were fobbing me off but did not want me on the Surgery waiting list. Even though they knew it was what was required.

 

[Naetha]

Tbh I find GPs in this country generally pretty good, although having said that a couple in my last surgery were fecking awful. What pisses me off is the referral / consultant system. Spent 3 years being passed from pillar to post because I had bladder pain but no evidence of infection. Took 2 years to get them to even take a look, they agreed that yes it was inflamed, but weren't sure what was causing it, so weren't going to try *any* methods of treating it. Their recommendation to me was to try and get pregnant, because sometimes bladder conditions rectify themselves after pregnancy. Now obviously that's not why I got pregnant (was right time, debts paid off, could just about entertain the thought of me as a mum etc) but I wonder how many other people have been recommended pregnancy as a "cure" for bladder conditions?!?!?

"Why don't you love me mummy?"

"Because you were prescribed to me by the doctor and you didn't work"

God love the NHS

Incidentally, when I had gall bladder problems, I was admitted to A&E (on the second visit - the first they said it was just indigestion...) and then admitted to hospital after an emergency ultrasound showed that my gall bladder was 3 times its normal size and chock full of rocks. Thankfully I have BUPA cover with work, and was able to get my gall bladder removed as soon as was possible (which was 6 weeks given I was pregnant at the time, and they had to wait 4 weeks for it to be the right time). With the NHS I got my first appointment for the operation for July 2008 (was diagnosed in April 2007), and when I mentioned I was pregnant and could I get it done earlier (there's a set window you can have operations when you're pregnant) they laughed and said they wouldn't operate on me while pregnant anyway.

In hindsight, as the baby was so feckin huge and liked to park his bum where my gall bladder used to be, a consultant agreed that had my gall bladder remained in place, I would have been in intense pain from about 15-40 weeks, likely to have been hospitalised for the last 10 weeks, and chances are my baby would have been born anything up to 10 weeks early by emergency c-section.

As it was, it was removed without a hitch and I was fully recovered within 3 weeks.

OK, rant over, but BUPA rock

 

[echome]

I like my GP... I get all the pills I want.
Only problem is, it's not a hot woman.

Perfect world, all the pills I like from a hot doctor.