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Has anything weird or unexpected happened at the doctor for you?
I got my blood drawn last week and seven days later, half of my forearm is a bruise. I called my nurse and she said internal bleeding for this kind of procedure happens and if it gets worse, call them. Needless to say I’m glad it’s long sleeve shirt season but I get a lot of looks at the gym wearing my tank top.
What’s your weird doctor story?
Patti DunfordCrisis Counselor
16
03/10/19 at 5:01PM UTC
When I was in college, I saw the campus doctors for some mental health symptoms I was having a hard time dealing with. I had bipolar, and was later correctly diagnosed, but the campus doctor told me that people who were bipolar are never fat (and I was very overweight at that time). He said I couldn't possibly be bipolar because I was fat. He diagnosed me as depressed, and gave me a prescription for what turned out to be some heavy-duty anti-depressants that made me sleep constantly to the point that I couldn't make it to my classes and I ended up flunking out. Thanks doc. /sarcasm Needless to say, I didn't get the right treatment for a while. Quite a while. That visit was in 1991, and I was not correctly diagnosed until 1998. I went through a very similar experience with another psychiatrist in my home town when I came home from college, and he diagnosed me with schizophrenia because when I was manic, or under a lot of stress, I would hallucinate. Therefore I *had* to be schizophrenic. That story is best left for another day. But yes, mental health can be a minefield if you're not seeing a good doctor.
Anonymous
03/04/19 at 4:43PM UTC
1) I went in for my normal gynecological exam and my gynecologist at the time said, "You have a skin tag on your butt. Want me to take care of that for you?" I said sure and she snipped it off, put a bandaid on it, and sent me on my way. Four hours later, after having changed clothes and added a healthy wad of cotton in an attempt to stop the bleeding, I returned to her office. After I explained what happened, the nurse sent me to another doctor in the building, who put in a stitch. There was a lot of eye-rolling involved. And yes, I did get a bill.
2) My PREVIOUS gynecologist had an assistant who advised me to go find a guy in a bar, fuck him for a few days, and then boom! I'd have a baby. There's a little more to this story than I'm going to share here but suffice it to say that she educated me on how relatively easy it was to have a baby. (/heavy sarcasm)
Ladyboss259092
15
03/04/19 at 3:28AM UTC
When my college roommate had her physical for softball, the campus Doctor told her she had nice mammary glands. I went in for pain in my lower abdomen. The same Doctor said I had a STD and treated me like a whore. Turned out the pain was from a benign tumor.
Anonymous
02/26/19 at 7:34PM UTC
I recently had a friend who was donating blood when the technician punctured her artery with the needle, causing her entire arm to bruise severely. If you think this could be the case and if causing you pain, I would go see a doctor sooner than later.
Lisa Marshall
39
02/26/19 at 3:55PM UTC
I had something similar happen. I was giving blood versus having blood drawn for bloodwork. And apparently was more dehydated than I thought. Probably should have waited for a better day to give blood but did not realize just how dehydrated I was. This was in mid-January. The bruising on my arm is just now going away. It looked really crazy. Thank goodness for sweater weather.
Anonymous
02/26/19 at 5:09PM UTC
I used to give blood, but the last time, IDK what happened, but I felt as if the needle was still in my arm for weeks after! It got less and less with time, but every once in a while, 12 YEARS later, I still sometimes feel it. SO WEIRD. I guess they hit a nerve or something?
I haven't been able to talk myself into going back but I really should.
Anonymous
02/26/19 at 3:50PM UTC
Came in complaining of insomnia and wrist pain from a fall. Never seen this doctor before.
"Do you smoke?"
"No."
"How often?"
"Um, I don't smoke."
"Are you depressed?"
"Uhh, I don't know. Maybe?"
"I'm writing you a prescription. It won't start working for 10 days. DON'T stop taking it, the side effects are very bad."
He'd prescribed me a heavy duty anti-depressant and an x-ray for the wrong wrist. I went to the car, cried, went to walmart, bought some Valerian root instead, and slept just fine for the first time in a month.
Kate Solomon
627
02/26/19 at 3:24PM UTC
Yes... I have a weird/scary doctor story. When I was in college, I was at the doctor, and after my appointment was over, I passed out...and apparently it looked like I was having a seizure. I could feel myself convulsing as I was coming out of it, and I had no idea what was going on -- I couldn't see for a while, I had no idea where I was, etc. It was terrifying. The doctor was still in the room when it happened, and she had me to go the ER and get tested for epilepsy. Turns out I am not epileptic but I am prone to fainting, and when I faint, I have seizure-like activity (but not related to brain activity). It's happened 5 more times over the past 10 years and it's terrifying -- but at least it doesn't seem to be a serious health problem!
Olivia Oz
846
02/26/19 at 11:41AM UTC
I injured myself doing pigeon pose (yoga). I went to the knee doctor to make sure I was okay enough to hike Macchu Picchu and he said “yes, you should be fine but you have so much fluid in your knee, you shouldn’t run ever again.”
Apparently I have a knee with enough fluid of an Olympian Athlete... or a much older person.
For context: I’m not an Olympian athlete and I midly workout. I was 25-years-old when I was told this news. I also realize much worse news is given to people but wow, unexpected knee checkup!
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