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Originally Posted by jrae
how does a person get past the fears of being 'mocked' by doctors?? as in, so they can go back to doctors in general again.
i'm literally terrified of mentioning 'certain things' to any doctor, total fear of being mocked or belittled -> as in, 'that's not a real issue/concern' or 'you need to do better' or the look that conveys they don't believe you or what you have said, or you should be doing what everyone else is / be up at 'that' level or just lumping you in with all the rest instead of treating the individual!
i've had this happen on more than one occasion and it kinda haunts me.
now that i kinda need to, i'm not sure i can get past it or even bury it enough for the time being. and this & my physical concerns are basically crushing me in the middle as they collide..........  |
No it shouldn’t be like or feel like fear to ask medical providers questions since they are the professionals and need to be ready to answer any questions from patients and if unable to do so, need to either refer to another medical specialist or say they will look into it. Medical providers are not perfect and patients need to advocate for themselves to include speakup if the doctor misread the test result wrong (true story and happened to my dad) when his doctor misread fecal occult test wrong and said it looks fine and it was abnormal. Think it was called fecal occult test. Good luck.