Dr's are human too

I have a new health issue bubbling away at the moment. Hopefully nothing too serious, But I made the decision last night to go and get a second opinion and get the worry off my mind. So off to a G.P. again next week. They will probably brush me off again, but at least if I get the same answer it will hep boost my confidence. I am really hoping  I get the same answer and believe it =o).

Part of me though, cant help remembering each time I have been brushed off in the end it has turned out something serious. As a teen because I could still put weight on my foot I was brushed off till a week later when  someone realized I had partially torn my Achilles tendon and they had been telling me to keep using my foot. Over the last few years its been a partially dislocated shoulder missed. Acute appendicitis, fractured bones in the spine and more recently I was brushed off until someone finally did a scan that revealed ovarian cancer.

I have learnt from experience to have a healthy dose of skepticism when it comes to drs verdicts. I always keep in mind that while they have a degree, they are still in fact only human and make mistakes too. They dont go advertising that little bit of info.. not good for business! I dont hold it against them to err is to be human after all and while  getting a virus that is actually an infection wrong isn't usually anything more than unpleasant for us, sometimes  it can be a bit more serious and dangerous for us.

It's not just me that has had this happen. I was told my 4 year old son was faking headaches by one Dr finally I found one that listened and they found a bleed int the brain along with a large cyst. How he was faking convulsions and throwing up at 4 I will never know! My sister was told she was being a hypochondriac with her son, till he was diagnosed with leukemia. More and more I hear it from other people as well.

How is finding a dr that listens such a hard thing lately? If I hear one more Dr say its because of your weight I think I will tell them that they cant see because of their over inflated ego. I am over weight  yes I know, shock horror Dr that's not actually a surprise to me. What is a surprise however is I am paying  you an obscene amount of money for 5 mins of your time for you to brush me off and not actually earn that money.

Anyway, I am going to a new Dr this week. Touch wood they  give me really good news without making me feel like I am wasting their time. Either way I need to stop obsessing with  this  new problem and get  a good nights sleep before I really do have a big problem.