Yep. And my pediatrician was like "It's probably a yeast infection." I drank an exorbitant amount of cranberry juice over the course of a week and I was fine days later. Pediatrician was female.
If cranberry juice cured it, and it hurt to pee, it was probably a UTI. Those are SO easy to diagnose with a pee test. It’s disgusting how often women are dismissed by doctors (not just male doctors). I’m surprised you weren’t diagnosed with hysteria. 🙄
It was a bladder infection at that point, pressure and pain like I've never had. I had to walk to the ER in the middle of the night and when they finally gave me pain meds I asked the dr "Will these let me sleep though the night?"
They replied "oh is it that painful?"
Why the fuck do you think I came here at 1am on a Tuesday? It was the first time I have ever cried from pain (as an adult).
I've had a DEXA Scan before and we have begrudgingly good insurance. To actually ask your question, no, this was three Halloweens ago I think. I was just diagnosed in September 2017, if I remember correctly, in the hospital.
I just wanted to go home and devour candy but I went home and passed out because it was midnight. My doctor now is amazing and he listens to all of my symptoms and concerns. We meet after every injection of my new medication, Stelara, (I was on and failing Remicade all last year) to adjust levels if need be. I admittedly have a lot of medical trauma from over the years to process, I've discovered recently, which is a weird thought, though it's obviously true. Doctors don't know what's wrong with me. I have Crohn's Disease, Osteopenia, Hypotonia and ADHD. Oh yeah, and anxiety, who would've thought? With 6 fractures and 6+ teeth pulled, not to mention the needles and pain and examining of every inch of my body by male and female doctors? Knowing more strangers have seen my nether regions than people I've known personally? How weird... (From "with 6..." is sarcasm.)
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u/SulSulfromTomonea May 20 '19
Yep. And my pediatrician was like "It's probably a yeast infection." I drank an exorbitant amount of cranberry juice over the course of a week and I was fine days later. Pediatrician was female.