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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 315752" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Susie</p><p> </p><p>Trinity made a <strong><em>very valid point</em></strong>. One that I learned the hard way.</p><p> </p><p>When I was first diagnosed with the kidney diseases my urologist was an awesome guy who really "got" that kidney disease is painful.....at times excruciatingly painful. I never had to ask more than once when I needed something. </p><p> </p><p>Since this was in my early 20's......Stupid me thought all docs would be that reasonable and understanding. So I was in my late 20's the first time I went into acute renal failure. My doctor was out of town.....the one I got instead was both a moron and did not get that I'm not a complainer.....and I can be basically dying in pain...and you'd never know it if I didn't want you to see it. The jerk nearly killed me before a nurse I knew well from past admissions told me I was acting too "well" for this particular doctor. </p><p> </p><p>Sure enough.......once I let down my stoic face......he jumped into action.</p><p> </p><p>When I take my kids to the ER/docs and they're sick.....if they're not acting sick.....I tell them to knock it off......the doctor can't tell how sick they really feel if they can't <strong><em>see</em></strong> it. I find this more true today than I ever did 20 yrs ago.</p><p> </p><p>Nichole is really bad with the stoic face too. And it's why over and over docs don't take her symptoms seriously. On the occasions where she couldn't tough it up.....they were jumping to find out what was wrong.</p><p> </p><p>When I go to a doctor.....if I'm sick, in pain ect.....I don't dress up, wear my comfiest clothes, don't care how my hair looks (he's lucky to see it combed)....never wear makeup........ You'd be surprised at how many docs won't believe your sick if you bother with makeup or your hair. Stupid but true.</p><p> </p><p>I know it's horribly frustrating. Nichole's been going thru something similar for about the past 3 yrs. She's still dropping weight for no reason (eats like a horse) and has some other very disturbing signs and symptoms. And she still has huge issues with docs taking her serious. Last one told her it was anxiety. Uh, no. Nichole doesn't have anxiety issues and hasn't for a very long time.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p> </p><p>(((hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 315752, member: 84"] Susie Trinity made a [B][I]very valid point[/I][/B]. One that I learned the hard way. When I was first diagnosed with the kidney diseases my urologist was an awesome guy who really "got" that kidney disease is painful.....at times excruciatingly painful. I never had to ask more than once when I needed something. Since this was in my early 20's......Stupid me thought all docs would be that reasonable and understanding. So I was in my late 20's the first time I went into acute renal failure. My doctor was out of town.....the one I got instead was both a moron and did not get that I'm not a complainer.....and I can be basically dying in pain...and you'd never know it if I didn't want you to see it. The jerk nearly killed me before a nurse I knew well from past admissions told me I was acting too "well" for this particular doctor. Sure enough.......once I let down my stoic face......he jumped into action. When I take my kids to the ER/docs and they're sick.....if they're not acting sick.....I tell them to knock it off......the doctor can't tell how sick they really feel if they can't [B][I]see[/I][/B] it. I find this more true today than I ever did 20 yrs ago. Nichole is really bad with the stoic face too. And it's why over and over docs don't take her symptoms seriously. On the occasions where she couldn't tough it up.....they were jumping to find out what was wrong. When I go to a doctor.....if I'm sick, in pain ect.....I don't dress up, wear my comfiest clothes, don't care how my hair looks (he's lucky to see it combed)....never wear makeup........ You'd be surprised at how many docs won't believe your sick if you bother with makeup or your hair. Stupid but true. I know it's horribly frustrating. Nichole's been going thru something similar for about the past 3 yrs. She's still dropping weight for no reason (eats like a horse) and has some other very disturbing signs and symptoms. And she still has huge issues with docs taking her serious. Last one told her it was anxiety. Uh, no. Nichole doesn't have anxiety issues and hasn't for a very long time.:angry: (((hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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