Wednesday, March 26, 2014
drawing it out....i'd wanna see my vet...
Keep in mind, this is written based on this most recent visit. However, I went in last year with pain I have no self-diagnosed as diverticulitis. Why self-diagnosed? Oh, because I was having colonic pain and the doctor said I didn't realize it was coming from my uterus, he is sure of it. Yes, it was a HE. Male. As in...someone who does not, and has never had, a uterus of his very own. He also said I should try to lose weight because 'signs like these can be caused by obesity.'
I have had polycystic ovaries since I was 13. I know how the ovaries feel, and being a girl who bled for all but two weeks out of a single year when I was 14, I know where my uterus is and how it feels. I used my calendar to mark the days I menstruated.....that's how I know I am not crazy thinking it was a whole year. Shortly after that, the mother put me on OCPs and I was able to have a regular cycle... I have also had chronic diarrhea my whole life, usually large intestine, so I know how that feels. The chronic diarrhea was actually linked to my endometriosis.... The pain was certainly coming from behind my uterus and exactly where my descending colon went to the sigmoid colon. And yet, the doctor did a pelvic exam, annual manual, and said I am doing fine and I have nothing wrong with me.
HAH.
I hate people doctors. If it wasn't so illegal, I'd go see a veterinarian. They actually perform medicine and tests to rule shit out.
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Read "How Doctors Think" by Jerome Groopman. Then go back to your doctor and suggest that there is some reason why he's not paying attention to you. And ask him what the worst possible thing this pain could be. If that doesn't work, find another doctor.
ReplyDeleteI'd feel awful calling out a doctor like that, but thanks for the suggestion on reading material. I'll read that asap!
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