Iāll kick off. Iām sure this will seem mild in comparison to other experiences but after paying Ā£Ā£Ā£Ā£Ā£ for an hour of this manās time, he concluded:
āIt might be just a bad earā (!!!)
Well thanks for that deeply wise insight!
What's the worst thing you've heard a doctor say?
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my doctor said sounds to me like a severe case of depression and anxiety and then asked if I was able to look after my son my response was āin my home we look after each otherā she thought I had lost the plot but by that point she was proberbly not far off to be fair haha!
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Haha good one!
My ENT said after three BPPV attacks: Itās just stress. Me: but I do not feel stressed except for this horrible rocking and vertigo. He: Itās just stress, I canāt think of anything else. And as long as you do not want to recognize itās not stress, you will never get better.
And then I have found you guys!
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Mine was āyou definitely have a brain tumourā followed by a time span of up to 6 months for an MRI brain scan. Nice. I paid for the scan myself. I have an arachnoid cyst which the neurologist thinks may be a contributing factor.
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Hi everyone. Iām a newbie on here and thought Iād like to participate in this one!! I was made to get into different positions on an ENT couch and asked if I felt dizzy moving my head. When I sat up I was told yes youāve proved positive for BPPV!!! The Dr wasnāt holding my head or even looking at my eyes!!!
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I had the first ENT I saw say āI went to a conference on Superior Semi Circular Canal Dehisence this past week, I think you have thatā
He literally told me that I had a hole in my semi-circular canal, would need multiple MRIs and CT scans and would inevitably need brain surgery to correct the hole. Guy was an idiot
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@BHMaloney I had to get a separate scan for that as well. Also didnāt have it. Although in my case I was glad it was one more thing the doctor could rule out. My symptoms didnāt quite match it though.
I wanted to be referred to a neurologist for all my symptoms instead of them keep fobbing me off with itās all anxiety. The doctor actually told me all the doctors in the practice need to agree on referrals like that and why would they put me forward when there are sick children with cancer who need referrals. That was the same doc who told me I could get a mental health problem as easy as catching a cold.
I changed docs after that.
Love it, James!! !! (when it isānt me in the situation!!!) Typical, though, of my experiences over the years!!!
Of the replies so far, I think Iād rate Revolvingās as my worst fear!! So glad it proved untrue in your case!
Between all the times I was told it was stress, congestion/sinus, yada, yada, yada - I think the one that got me the most steamed up was āhave a baby, and you wonāt have time for dizzy spells!ā Well, 2 grown ābabiesā laterā¦itās still with me!!! What makes me mad is that we (or your medical benefit - ultimately you!), have to pay to hear these stupid comments!!!
you seem very anxiousā¦is it not anxiety (must have heard that off at least 4 GPās)
Most irritating line (from a relation actually)ā¦āthey havent found anything wrong with you have theyā ā¦my reply last night āonly three different types of Vertigoā ,āohā she said
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I thought Iād stop lurking & join in with this one - some of the things these so-called experts say are utterly priceless.
My favourite from a consultant was, after diagnosing me with MAV and telling me to give up all the usual suspects (cheese, chocolate etc) āGo and live a boring lifeā! As my other half will attest, Iām not often lost for words but I couldnāt find the appropriate response to that one!
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My favorite: spend at least an hour a day talking to my vertigo. Embrace it as Godās creation; do not tell it to go away. I said āā¦so you are recommending contemplative prayer for my vertigo and ear and head pain?ā "Yes!"the doctor said, beaming. Recounted the conversation to my pastor, who thought it was the dumbest thing he ever heard.
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geeeeze theres some right idiots about,if I spoke in a similar manor to my clients I wouldnāt have any and would of been fired! these docs/consultants are just as bad as the weather forecasters,complete tools!
Gosh that one made me laugh. It reminded me of a CBT/mindfulness lady who told me to ride it out like surfing a wave, accept it and know itās with you for life. Be compassionate. Itās not going away. So stop being anxious, breathe into it. Why on earth canāt you accept it. I must speak to my mindfulness teacher to see if Iām not teaching compassionate acceptance correctly!!!
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O M G ! ā¦
Thatās the best one so far!
Eish! That oneās gotta take the cake, so far!!!
Oh no!
Ha!! I know!! But whatās even funnier is that I saw this woman from last may till November/December desperately thinking she could get me better!!!
Oh gosh. Did you tell your Doctor? What was their reaction. Did they agree no-one gets better??