Doesn’t Always Feel Good Getting Stoned
DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, MEDICAL OFFICE, OHIO, USA | HEALTHY | SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
(I’ve been having awful pains for months now. I keep bringing it up to my family doctor, who passes it off as period cramps, as I’m a twenty-something female. I finally talk him into looking into it more, and he says it might be a kidney stone. I get referred to a urologist, all while being told, “I still think it’s period cramps.” I go in for my first visit after taking an x-ray.)
New Doctor: “Okay, so, where is your pain at?”
Me: “It’s mostly on my right side, a little bit higher up.”
(He looks at where I’m pointing, then at some paperwork. He shuffles through it a bit.)
New Doctor: “Okay, yeah. You have a kidney stone. It’s a good-sized one, too. We’re going to get some more images of it to confirm size and position before we talk about how to deal with it. Any questions about that?”
Me: “I… don’t think so. You’re sure it’s a kidney stone?”
New Doctor: “Unless you have a frozen pea in your urinary tract, it’s a stone.”
(I ended up having surgery, and passed it all with no problem. My family doctor never blamed pain on period cramps again.)
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