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Posted by SB7308
Posted by Espo22
Posted by SB7308
OMG thats awful that some dr.s are so lazy to do other tests!!![]()
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for your dad that he recovers soon!!
some of them are those old school type doctors and dont do all this.
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I know my grandmother is going thru the same thing. Doctor did tests on her but didnt come up with anything. Went to another dr. and turns out she had Pneumonia. Hello a disgusting cough for 3 weeks is just a cold??? (On an 86 yr old person)
Posted by missK
OMG I hope your dad is feeling better. Its a shame that you go to a doctor thinking you are gettng the best of care and you only find out they really dont pay attention to the obvious. Plus most men dont go to doctors until they are really sick and thats a problem too.
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Posted by snwb08
it's so true... my dad went to the ER yesterday b/c he had bronchitis, pneumonia and a cough that would not go away so they finally gave him steroids but he has a heart condition and he's 72 so we all freak out whenever he gets sick - he actually switched drs b/c his was too busy and only gave him cough syrup and DIDN'T do an xray![]()
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I hope your dad is okay - he needs a new doctor!! How did he end up losing all that blood though?
Posted by Espo22
Posted by snwb08
it's so true... my dad went to the ER yesterday b/c he had bronchitis, pneumonia and a cough that would not go away so they finally gave him steroids but he has a heart condition and he's 72 so we all freak out whenever he gets sick - he actually switched drs b/c his was too busy and only gave him cough syrup and DIDN'T do an xray![]()
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I hope your dad is okay - he needs a new doctor!! How did he end up losing all that blood though?
OMG is your dad ok now? You can't mess around with pneumonia. The only other time my dad was in the hospital was years ago and it was bc of pneumonia. He had 109 fever and was in ICU for a week. His happened quickly though bc he had gotten sick on a friday and by saturday around 6pm we had to call the ambulance bc he was delirious and didn't know what was going on.
He must've had some internal bleeding, its probably the many years of constant stomach problems...he said hes had a bloody stool for 3 months so thats probably a big reason.
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Posted by jteach711
Posted by Espo22
Posted by jteach711
WOW, Denise that is horrible and very scary I am sure. I am glad he is feeling better now. What would cause someone to have such a low amount of blood? I have never heard of that before. Please keep us updated
well my dad has HORRIBLE stomach problems and has for years. He's been on so many things for it. He had a colonoscopy done last week which came out fine. But he said hes been having a bloody stool for 3 months AND he told the doctor this. The loss of blood could be from that. He might have had internal bleeding.
Thanks for the information. I am a little bit of a hypochondriac and I always want to know ALL the details. Now that he is in the hospital he should get the care that he needs and deserves. Again, please keep us all updated and how are you feeling from your surgery?
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Posted by snwb08
Posted by Espo22
Posted by snwb08
it's so true... my dad went to the ER yesterday b/c he had bronchitis, pneumonia and a cough that would not go away so they finally gave him steroids but he has a heart condition and he's 72 so we all freak out whenever he gets sick - he actually switched drs b/c his was too busy and only gave him cough syrup and DIDN'T do an xray![]()
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I hope your dad is okay - he needs a new doctor!! How did he end up losing all that blood though?
OMG is your dad ok now? You can't mess around with pneumonia. The only other time my dad was in the hospital was years ago and it was bc of pneumonia. He had 109 fever and was in ICU for a week. His happened quickly though bc he had gotten sick on a friday and by saturday around 6pm we had to call the ambulance bc he was delirious and didn't know what was going on.
He must've had some internal bleeding, its probably the many years of constant stomach problems...he said hes had a bloody stool for 3 months so thats probably a big reason.
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i know. my two sisters had pneumonia in the past year - one had a really bad case. now my dad's, though not as bad. my mom said he's sounding much better with the steroids. I literally hung up with him the other day and started crying b/c he sounded like he was dyingbut i think he'll be okay.
that's crazy - 3 months!! i know you said it already but why do men wait so long to get these things checked out? i'd freak if that were me and call the dr right away!
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
I lost a lot of respect for doctors a few years ago. A lot of what they do is a guessing game and if you don't insist on them doing more tests they will just send you home sick as a dog.
I was told that my stomach pains were 'psychological'. They were brought on by stress. It was ln in my head. I needed to see a therapist they said.
This went on for 8 months -- yes, 8 months of a pain that came and went like contractions. My stomach was always burning. Finally, I started missing work and I put my foot down. I wanted an MRI. Well they sent me for an abdominal sonogram instead and found 22 GALL STONES. I had advanced gallbladder disease and they even suspected that I might have gall bladder cancer. That same week I had my surgery and I was actually looking forward to it because I knew it would be the end of my pain. Turns out I did not have cancer and they never did figure out why a young girl with no weight issues or family history of gall bladder problems ended up with such a severe case. I'll never forget the look on the doctor's face when I said, 'I thought you said it was all in my head'
Get a second opinion. Get a third. They obviously know more about the human body than we do but they are not God.
Posted by DnellD809
I'm so glad your dad is ok!![]()
But seriously I know what you're saying....it took my mom months of complaining to her doctor about how she was feeling for them to realize she had cancer. The reason they finally caught it was because my mom got a pnemonia and they took a chest x-ray. Otherwise the doctor wouldnt have done anything and in my opinion if they would have listened to her and caught it sooner...maybe she'd still be here today.
The worst part is...I have the same doctor so anytime I feel weird or something is wrong I MAKE SURE she knows even though half the time she rolls her eyes at me!
But yea, I glad your dad is good and feeling better!!!!!![]()
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
I lost a lot of respect for doctors a few years ago. A lot of what they do is a guessing game and if you don't insist on them doing more tests they will just send you home sick as a dog.
I was told that my stomach pains were 'psychological'. They were brought on by stress. It was ln in my head. I needed to see a therapist they said.
This went on for 8 months -- yes, 8 months of a pain that came and went like contractions. My stomach was always burning. Finally, I started missing work and I put my foot down. I wanted an MRI. Well they sent me for an abdominal sonogram instead and found 22 GALL STONES. I had advanced gallbladder disease and they even suspected that I might have gall bladder cancer. That same week I had my surgery and I was actually looking forward to it because I knew it would be the end of my pain. Turns out I did not have cancer and they never did figure out why a young girl with no weight issues or family history of gall bladder problems ended up with such a severe case. I'll never forget the look on the doctor's face when I said, 'I thought you said it was all in my head'
Get a second opinion. Get a third. They obviously know more about the human body than we do but they are not God.
Posted by gabbie83
omg thats horrible. I hope he's going to be ok..
I know some doctors s**ck.,
I had two that i went to for about 4 yrs complaining of pains in my side,,, nothing nadaaa.
finally i changed again... turned out i had an ovarian cyst 7 by 5 cm.
Can you imagine. What do we pay them for?
Posted by snwb08
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
I lost a lot of respect for doctors a few years ago. A lot of what they do is a guessing game and if you don't insist on them doing more tests they will just send you home sick as a dog.
I was told that my stomach pains were 'psychological'. They were brought on by stress. It was ln in my head. I needed to see a therapist they said.
This went on for 8 months -- yes, 8 months of a pain that came and went like contractions. My stomach was always burning. Finally, I started missing work and I put my foot down. I wanted an MRI. Well they sent me for an abdominal sonogram instead and found 22 GALL STONES. I had advanced gallbladder disease and they even suspected that I might have gall bladder cancer. That same week I had my surgery and I was actually looking forward to it because I knew it would be the end of my pain. Turns out I did not have cancer and they never did figure out why a young girl with no weight issues or family history of gall bladder problems ended up with such a severe case. I'll never forget the look on the doctor's face when I said, 'I thought you said it was all in my head'
Get a second opinion. Get a third. They obviously know more about the human body than we do but they are not God.
OMG that is nuts! at least you're okay. you are so right though - they send you home like right away without checking anything out.
Posted by Espo22
Posted by DeeluvsVinny
Hope your dad feels better!!
This is why I hate doctors!! I've heard this story way too many times!!! FMIL just had a similar experience (without the transfusion). Doctors are paid so much and just don't take the time to talk to patients. I feel like you're better off going on WebMD so you can go to the doctor armed with some knowledge. That's what I do.![]()
sorry about your FMIL, i hope she is ok.
Well thats why its good hes in the hospital now, sometimes its better off just doing this. The doctor there is having every test run on him. I know people hate being in the hospital but at least you know they'll do every test possible and find out whats wrong with you.
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
Posted by snwb08
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
I lost a lot of respect for doctors a few years ago. A lot of what they do is a guessing game and if you don't insist on them doing more tests they will just send you home sick as a dog.
I was told that my stomach pains were 'psychological'. They were brought on by stress. It was ln in my head. I needed to see a therapist they said.
This went on for 8 months -- yes, 8 months of a pain that came and went like contractions. My stomach was always burning. Finally, I started missing work and I put my foot down. I wanted an MRI. Well they sent me for an abdominal sonogram instead and found 22 GALL STONES. I had advanced gallbladder disease and they even suspected that I might have gall bladder cancer. That same week I had my surgery and I was actually looking forward to it because I knew it would be the end of my pain. Turns out I did not have cancer and they never did figure out why a young girl with no weight issues or family history of gall bladder problems ended up with such a severe case. I'll never forget the look on the doctor's face when I said, 'I thought you said it was all in my head'
Get a second opinion. Get a third. They obviously know more about the human body than we do but they are not God.
OMG that is nuts! at least you're okay. you are so right though - they send you home like right away without checking anything out.
For a long time I thought they didn't listen to me or take it seriously because I was female and young. Now I see that this is how most people are treated.
My mom had a mammogram a few years ago. She was told that the results possibly indicated that she had breast cancer. She went to another facility for a 2nd exam. Turns out the first mammo machine was like dirty or something and it looked like cancer but it was like a smudge on the image!!!! My poor mother was crying her eyes out and it was a faulty machine. They actually wrote my mother a letter of apology.
As you can see, I don't have a lot of faith in the medical community.![]()
Posted by Espo22
Posted by FutureMrsCarrieri
I lost a lot of respect for doctors a few years ago. A lot of what they do is a guessing game and if you don't insist on them doing more tests they will just send you home sick as a dog.
I was told that my stomach pains were 'psychological'. They were brought on by stress. It was ln in my head. I needed to see a therapist they said.
This went on for 8 months -- yes, 8 months of a pain that came and went like contractions. My stomach was always burning. Finally, I started missing work and I put my foot down. I wanted an MRI. Well they sent me for an abdominal sonogram instead and found 22 GALL STONES. I had advanced gallbladder disease and they even suspected that I might have gall bladder cancer. That same week I had my surgery and I was actually looking forward to it because I knew it would be the end of my pain. Turns out I did not have cancer and they never did figure out why a young girl with no weight issues or family history of gall bladder problems ended up with such a severe case. I'll never forget the look on the doctor's face when I said, 'I thought you said it was all in my head'
Get a second opinion. Get a third. They obviously know more about the human body than we do but they are not God.omg that is crazy. I am so sorry you had to deal with that for 8 months but thank god in the end they figured it out. I can imagine the doctors face when you told him
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I don't know lately i keep hearing of these stories. I am the type of person though if i dont like my doctors answers i get a new one, if i feel they're not doing all they can i just can't take it. A few months ago 2 of my friends ended up in the hospital the same week. One of them had horrible stomach pains she went to the doc and they told her it was an ulcer gave her meds for that but the pain wouldn't go away. 3 weeks later the pain got worse and she said f*ck that and went to the ER, turns out she had a cyst burst. Now if you are a female and go to the doctor with certain pains thats one of the first things they ask. When i had side pains that was one of the first things they looked for. My other friend was sent home when she wasn't feeling well and a few days later was rushed to the ER and had to have surgery![]()
