[Fuzzybear]

What's the dumbest statement you've received from a medic irl? I've gotten a few

This isn't the exact wording ... close enough though

"I'm sorry you have a broken leg. You need to move on from that and just get over it. The good news is that when you grow up you'll become a bear"

[wildflowerchild25]

I was in the medical hospital for a suicide attempt. The attending physician came In and said "Don't worry, you'll get on some antidepressants and feel better in two weeks."

I completely broke down sobbing because I was so angry at that statement. How ignorant. I had already been on antidepressants, several of them, for years.

[99fairies]

Not long ago my mom asked me how much longer will I have bipolar ? Like it goes away with time. I was so mad. she couldn't even to bother googling it to help her understand what her own daughter is dealing with.
p.s. sorry i didnt realize you were just talking about doctors.

[liveforsummer]

First meeting with psychiatrist this year told me to "manage my own medication"
I never went back.

[Victoria'smom]

Not a dr. but we were talking about running out of meds soon while visiting my mother in law. Her response was "I don't mind as long as it doesn't make you moody."

[Wild Coyote]

I was consulting with a Nurse Practitioner. I had been sent to her for severe abdominal pain. We were on our second appointment, a follow-up.

She'd entered the room at a fast pace.

NP: I've made a phone call to your primary care, Dr. ______.
I'd asked him if you were a "quack patient?"
You'll be so very happy he'd said "no, she's very reliable!"

Me: Oh! Wow! That's great!
Now, tell me, just exactly who do I call to find out if you are a "quack
nurse practitioner?"

Don't you dare bill me for this appt.!
*I then walked out.*


WC

[henrydavidtherobot]

I had a doctor tell me not to move to China for a job because I'm bipolar.

OK. I'll just never live my life.

[WildcatVet]

Three hours after my dose of lithium the hospital drew bloods and ran a blood level.
*Okay, you're severely lithium toxic and we're switching you to 250mg/day of Depakote*.
It's been downhill ever since.

[Sunflower123]

Went to a therapist for a few years before being diagnosed and she said "it's like you are two different people. One in the darkest depression I've ever seen and the other positive and upbeat." Looking back I just shake my head.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by Wild Coyote

I was consulting with a Nurse Practitioner. I had been sent to her for severe abdominal pain. We were on our second appointment, a follow-up.

She'd entered the room at a fast pace.

NP: I've made a phone call to your primary care, Dr. ______.
I'd asked him if you were a "quack patient?"
You'll be so very happy he'd said "no, she's very reliable!"

Me: Oh! Wow! That's great!
Now, tell me, just exactly who do I call to find out if you are a "quack
nurse practitioner?"

Don't you dare bill me for this appt.!
*I then walked out.*


WC

[liveforsummer]

This is unbelievable! I cannot believe some of these stupid statements that have been made to us.

Originally Posted by henrydavidtherobot

I had a doctor tell me not to move to China for a job because I'm bipolar.

OK. I'll just never live my life.

Playing bipolar Devil's Advocate, the stress and excitement of flying to China, adjusting to new accommodations, friends, colleagues, work and circumstances in a very different culture could likely trigger mania, which would eventually crash into depression.

The bipolar Devil's Advocate agrees with your doctor, with no disrespect to you. The common admonition that we live safe, quiet stressless lives (and never amount to anything) to avoid triggering our underlying illness seems a cruel limitation but is reasonable given the cost of breaking out and falling down. I apologize if you didn't want to hear this.

Anyone wishing to further question the bipolar Devil's Advocate can direct their questions to Lefty the Salesman.

[Apokolips]

Had an ortho tell me my knees hurt solely from being fat. Turns out I have a disorder that's causing all the cartilage in my body to break down and all of my joints are bone on bone. He didn't take an X-ray or do anything other than look me up and down. The pain came before the weight, moron.

[99fairies]

When I was sent inpatient once, the admitting doctor said I was probably borderline with an overactive imagination that led me to suicidal thoughts. I told my doctor what he said and he was mad. He said you are not borderline, you are bipolar and are having a crisis. No offense to anyone with borderline.

[ComfortablyNumb5]

I became pregnant at 24 and my pdoc said "people like you shouldn't have kids". I had a miscarriage a few days later. Never went back to that asshole again.

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by RxQueen875

I became pregnant at 24 and my pdoc said "people like you shouldn't have kids". I had a miscarriage a few days later. Never went back to that asshole again.

That's terrible .....

[Phoenix_1]

I was diagnosed with clinical depression and GAD in 1987. In 2009 I started therapy again due to a divorce. In 2010 I started a new job and soon felt exceedingly, wonderfully, gloriously happy. I knew what I was feeling was not normal. I saw my therapist and told her that I felt too happy. She laughed and said there's no such thing as too happy. She was so wrong. In 2013 I was diagnosed as BP2. Looking back, I think I've been bipolar since I was 15. I'm now 63.

[Standup2me]

I was on the Dr Bernstein's diet and the doctor...and I use that worse loosely here asked me
"isn't it time to stop taking all of the meds " meaning my BP meds "you don't need them anymore.
I couldn't help it but I burst out laughing and asked her if she knew what they were for
....and she didn't