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Originally Posted by sdcblt  Its the emotional thing. I know it. I have had a skill in reading people. I can translate body signals kind of good. I couldn't put my finger on it, but he seemed, exasperated at me at telling him what I had. I said the worlds "I saw on the internet" and it was all over for me. I'll never make that mistake again. I was just a paranoid woman that saw something on the internet and thought I had it.
He didn't realize that I knew I had it since I was a young teenager. Its in my family and I knew the symptoms. I just needed him for the DX and the meds to get it treated. Funny thing though... I'm going a different route now. I'll have a new post soon. Go read it. LOL |
I totally know what you mean. When I was about 18ish, I want to say, I started going to an OB/GYN because my Mom told me I should.
I unknowingly saw a Nurse Practitioner instead. She was terrible! I told her about all of my problems...VERY heavy periods, skipping many months, blood clots, cramps that could bring me to my knees, etc. She stated that it was normal and a lot of people suffered from PMS like this. I didn't believe for once second this was "normal."
I refused BCP's because I used other methods of protection and have never been one to one to take meds - of any kind. It seemed as though at that moment she kind of gave up on me all together like I'd just end up a pregnant 18-year-old in a few months. lol (maybe I was younger. I can't remember now)
I did go to her one year later (I was attempting to start seeing a GYN yearly). I asked the same questions and this time asked "Could it be PCOS or endometriosis or something similar?" She dismissed the idea and said that other than skipping periods, I have no other symptoms. Although, I found it funny that she could tell that just by looking at me because never did she ask if I had excess facial hair, acne, etc. Both of those I definitely had, but shaved my hair and covered my acne.
At this point, since I've always known I wanted a family, I was concerned for my fertility and asked "would anything that's happening now effect my chances of becomming pregnant later on when I'm ready?" She literally stated to me: "well, now there are so many drugs on the market that you can take to help you become pregnant when you want to. don't worry about that at this time. you'll be fine." WELL, hearing this and knowing (or believing) otherwise, that was the last time I saw her. Again at that second visit, she tried to get me to start BCP's and I refused.
Luckily, now that it had been a 6-7 year break from seeing GYN's, we have moved to a different town. I work at our hospital and did my research. I now see a wonderful OB/GYN who has listened and researched what I've suggested to her from the very first word out of my mouth. I was diagnosed nearly immediately, but she ran tests and ended up doing a transvag ultrasound just to check further. My female family physician is the same way. Wonderful. I feel so lucky to have good care now.
I just can't believe a Nurse Practitioner such as the one I saw can still practice. She was so unprofessional and so unwilling to help me. After that I'd heard from MANY more people that similar things had happened to them. Disguisting.