Has a doctor ever dismissed your health concerns?

[jazzy34]

Thankfully, that hasn’t happened to me and I hope it never does. I have heard of this happening to people, unfortunately. I’ve read stories of people who went to the doctor, the doctor brushed them off, and they ended up dying. These people were seen as “too young” or “too healthy” to have something legitimately wrong with them. 😔

[SamIam96]

This is exactly what happened with my mother. It was before Covid. She went to the emergency room feeling "flu-ie" and having difficulty breathing. They sent her home telling her that she was dehydrated. A day, maybe two later, she was in intensive care on a respirator. She never recovered. At the end of the week I gave them permission to disconnect her life support. The doctors and nurses never said a word to me.

[Anonymous]

No but I'm a leave it until it's clearly an issue kinda guy

[Beckybooboo]

That's why it's so important to have family around. It's not that doctors or health care workers ignore their symptoms, it's that the PATIENT ignores them and are not candid about their issues with a doctor. If you're not there, how do you know the doctor is "dismissing" a possible medical problem?

[dudeinohio]

My issues have fortunately not been blown off.

[jazzy34]

That’s good.