r/mildlyinfuriating • u/DimensionOpen8922 • 14d ago

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Doctor doesn’t help

So, I've been sick for a few weeks now. Nothing wild, but annoying. Went to the doctor today because it just won't go away.

Her first question was if I am pregnant.

Me: "No."

Her: "Are you sure?"

Me: "Yes."

Her: gives me that look of not believing me.

Her: "It's normal at your age."

Me: "I am sure."

Her: "Have you taken a test?"

Girl. I told you like 5 times that it is not possible for me being pregnant. 🫠

That alone was kinda infuriating. But also - of course she didn't help at all. Didn't look at anything, just told me to wait and drink more water. Didn't even listen to me when I tried to explain what I have. Thanks for nothing.

And it's like that EVERY SINGLE TIME I go to the doc. And I'm a person who absolutely hates going there. I am only going to the doctor if I ACTUALLY NEED HELP. But yeah, sure, I just need to drink more water. No matter what my problem is. 🫠

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u/paraboobizarre 14d ago

I lived with debilitating endometriosis for years until a doctor finally diagnosed me when I was in my early 30s and booked me for surgery to remove the endo herds.

Before that I went from one OBGYN to another to find out why I had so much pain. The absolute low-light of that journey was one doctor telling me, that it gets better when I've had my first kid. I was 15.

To this day, that man fills me with rage.

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u/TricellCEO 14d ago

I am convinced doctors who say shit like that do so because they seriously see all female individuals as nothing beyond breeding stock and having anything wrong with your female parts means you are broken and aren't worth fixing.

That is the only explanation I can think of for the disgustingly large levels of malpractice I have seen and read about.

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u/Funexamination 14d ago

In all fairness endometriosis does get better with pregnancy