Medical Diagnoses
Medical Diagnosis is a risky thing to make, and to state to your patient.
It took 2 years for my hernia to get diagnosed. When it got bad enough, it became externally visible. However, I know the date on which the hernia occurred. "How ?" - you say. Because I felt the ripping and noticed that my innards were flopping around from side to side when I rolled over. So, here I was, realizing that some significant rupture had happened and going to the doctor and the doc in question said, well I can't see anything ! Not long after, I changed docs. The latest doc said on physical examination - you have a hernia - I can see it !
So, never give up - they might actually find out what's wrong when it gets acute enough.
Right now, I'm going through a long, drawn-out process of having the docs get ready to operate and sew up the rip. However, since some of the pre-op tests are pointing to evidence about another medical situation I've been complaining about, things are getting complicated. Doctors hate complicated. Maybe the tests will be solved in another year -- meanwhile I'm going to try to keep my self-preservation nerves settled into grand and philosophical stoicism.
It sure isn't like "Royal Pains" or "House" on TV. At least, when you have to try to suggest that they investigate the general symptoms. I guess all the patients look like a pig in a poke to doctors in this age of malpractice insurance. They don't want to pick the wrong words to say to the mean pig.
For anybody else trying to get a diagnosis, maybe we could compare notes on how long it has been taking you to finally learn what's wrong. Maybe somebody has a record that beats my 2 year wait?
Medical Diagnosis is a risky thing to make, and to state to your patient.
It took 2 years for my hernia to get diagnosed. When it got bad enough, it became externally visible. However, I know the date on which the hernia occurred. "How ?" - you say. Because I felt the ripping and noticed that my innards were flopping around from side to side when I rolled over. So, here I was, realizing that some significant rupture had happened and going to the doctor and the doc in question said, well I can't see anything ! Not long after, I changed docs. The latest doc said on physical examination - you have a hernia - I can see it !
So, never give up - they might actually find out what's wrong when it gets acute enough.
Right now, I'm going through a long, drawn-out process of having the docs get ready to operate and sew up the rip. However, since some of the pre-op tests are pointing to evidence about another medical situation I've been complaining about, things are getting complicated. Doctors hate complicated. Maybe the tests will be solved in another year -- meanwhile I'm going to try to keep my self-preservation nerves settled into grand and philosophical stoicism.
It sure isn't like "Royal Pains" or "House" on TV. At least, when you have to try to suggest that they investigate the general symptoms. I guess all the patients look like a pig in a poke to doctors in this age of malpractice insurance. They don't want to pick the wrong words to say to the mean pig.
For anybody else trying to get a diagnosis, maybe we could compare notes on how long it has been taking you to finally learn what's wrong. Maybe somebody has a record that beats my 2 year wait?