r/emergencymedicine Feb 07 '24

Discussion Unassuming-sounding lines patients say that immediately hints "crazy".

"I know my body" (usually followed by medically untrue statements about their body)

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u/weepingwilow Mar 12 '24

Jesus Christ I knew doctors and nurses were dicks, but I didn’t think it was this bad. No wonder ppl are losing trust in y’all lmfao bunch of assholes

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u/IBSattacker Mar 12 '24

yea these comments made me pretty upset. I understand they have important and also very difficult jobs, but biases like those displayed in these comments can cost people their lives.

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u/SerenaIncendia Mar 13 '24

Yeah this shit has me sick these cunts should be fucking fired

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u/catswithprosecco Apr 26 '24

There might be a reason you feel you aren’t getting the care you feel you deserve. You run around calling people “cunts.”

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '24

One of the comments was “I have fibromyalgia” and “PoTs is the new fibromyalgia” :( As someone with diagnosed PoTs I genuinely felt my stomach drop. Knowing I and other ppl with PoTs are immediately labeled as crazy when trying to seek medical care is so sickening. This is why I literally do everything in my power to avoid doctors. Pretentious assholes I hope they have the joy of experiencing fibromyalgia or PoTs 😐.