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Originally Posted by Bamboozle  The stereotypes about women being emotional wreaks is still prevalent in the health care industry. Women must speak up for themselves when they seek treatment. If you are experiencing chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, or anything that could possibly be cardiac related, do not let ANY health care worker dismiss your concerns as merely being caused by too much stress. Tell your friends...you could save a life.  |
Thanks for this Bamboozle. This is very relevent for me right now. About 9mths ago i felt uncomfortable in my womens region (haha) and on poking around found a lump on my cervix. I went to the Doctor, she took a look, said everything looked normal, there was no lump and very much gave the impression i was imagining whole thing. She said i had caused the discomfort by poking around. I said, 'no...i felt around to see what was going on because i was uncomfortable' but she wouldnt listen. So i went away thinking that i was just paranoid and stopped thinking about it.
Yesterday i had a routine smear test and the nurse immediately pointed out a lump. She described to me what she was seeing and it was EXACTLY the same thing that i described to the doctor that i could feel 9mths ago. So now i have been referred to gyno.
Now i am not unduly worried as i feel in marvellous health and i reckon it will transpire to be something like a benign cyst but i do feel annoyed that the the Doctor didnt take me seriously when i reported it and even more so that i didnt insist that i knew my own body and she must listen to me/refer me on.
Please do let us know how you get on and whether you get to see the cardiologist. Well done for being assertive with the new Dr.
