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Carpe Diem
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May 17, 2014 at 06:00 PM
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So I accidentally hurt my leg and knee a couple weeks ago. It was pretty bad and my coworkers finally convinced me to go to the doc. I ended up seeing the nurse practitioner at my primary care and she sent me to an orthopedic surgeon.
I have a lot of scars above my knee from self harm. A lot. I had to pull up my shorts high enough for the doc and he saw my scars and asked, "What happened there?" Uggggg I told him, "it's a bad habit" he said, " cutting?" He apologized for getting personal. I said no worries but then I had to get X-rays and the X-ray tech saw them and now I have to go for an MRI and that tech will see them. Ugggg |
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May 17, 2014 at 08:16 PM
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At least he seemed to be kind about it. How did that make you feel?
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May 18, 2014 at 07:40 AM
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Honestly just embarassed
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May 18, 2014 at 08:27 AM
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this has happened to me before. it is embarrassing. but i just be honest. also if i go to a medical doctor if im sick or something they always ask why im on all these medications. then i have to give them my diagnoses. ugh!
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May 19, 2014 at 09:19 PM
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May 29, 2014 at 12:34 AM
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I'm sorry you had to deal with this.
I had the same thing happen when I went to get some allergy tests done. They did the tests on my forearms and the doctor asked me "What happened there". I made up some excuse of course. Didn't tell her the truth. It was embarrassing. I completely understand how you feel. I'm glad the doctor you saw wasn't condemning though. That wouldn't have helped. |
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May 31, 2014 at 04:23 AM
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It's tough...I'm mostly avoiding it, but the few times I've been forced to get advice/help for my cuts, I've found people pretty good.
It's embarrassing but he seemed to be decent about it. Honesty often helps...One time I was honest and the person helping me turned her arms over and showed me her scars. __________________ 100mg Quetiapine XR eve, 250mg Pregabalin bd, 50mg morn, 100mg eve Trazodone, 1mg Lorazepam eve, 20mg omeproazole morn, 135mg mebeverine thrice daily, 30/500 Co-codamol bd. Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Psuedo-pyschosis, Chronic knee pain, Stomach "problems", Chronic anaemia. Dyslexia/Dyspraxia. Just trying to get through one day at a time. |
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