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Now I'm on a waiting list to see a specialist, because my dentist has \"never seen THAT on an x-ray before\". Not the words you want to hear! urgh...
>.< Eep!
My parents and friends have actually had doctors not knowing what they have quite often. English doctors don't seem to be the best..
A friend of mine who's allergic to codeine and would die if she took any was about to be given tablets with codeine in and they had been approved for her by 2 doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse. It took her dad to notice that the tablets weren't compatible with her current medication nor her condition. If it wasn't for him at the last minute, she'd be dead. The doctors also repeatedly told her in the early stages that she just had a cold which was leading to headaches, when in actual fact, she had high pressure in her spinal fluid which was putting pressure on her brain.
Another friend of mine fell ill and resorted to going to Ukraine to see doctors there. They diagnosed her condition instantly, whereas the English doctors had no idea what she had and didn't offer her much help. She also nearly died because of her condition.
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I just hope they call me soon... the waiting is really killing me! But I have no patience anyway, so that's not surprising.
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A lot of times doctors will look for the simplest problem first, and try to eliminate that before moving on to something more rare or unusual. I have heard of medicine mix-ups before. My mom was given a medication she had a bad reaction to in the hospital, and the doctors refused to tell her what it was. She was very upset, and worried that she might get it again someday and not be in the hospital where they can correct the mistake. But that was 25 years ago, so she isn't as worried anymore, with so many newer drugs available now.
I have had bad reactions to vaccines my whole life, and get deathly ill for a few days whenever I need a tetanus booster shot (the original shot I got at 6 months old just about killed me, but that was the Pertussis part of the vaccine, which they have changed since then).
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It worries me that 'I'll be next' or something. So far, I've only been into hospital to see my dermatologist and for my asthma..After seeing my friends go through stages where the doctors never found what's wrong with them, I just don't want to end up with something mysterious.
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