@rits Seems for every medical problem or issue fifty percent turn out "ok" and fifty per cent not... well, generalizing of course. With due respect to most doctors, I must say that some of my illnesses mental and physical were NOT helped by the doctors I had. I knew in my heart I had cancer of cervix as years ago even in my Readers Digest Health Book listed my symptoms which I had,and my GP said it was a hygiene problem - I will never, ever forget it, he said it 3 times. Retired now.
So left him and next dr i saw, female, new to City looked inside vagina: said, and this is the truth: I cant see anything!! By the time I saw specialist months and months later he checked me and I bled on table before going back to work: he said, need d and c as soon as possible... his receptionist booked me for 2 months time. Iwrote a letter, they never answered. I was a coward and should have gone back into the office and reminded them of the urgency or gone to emerge and sat there!! Needless to say by the time i had the d&c and diagnosis was a Stage 2. More sadness to the story but I must say that similar things happened to me with other doctors .. I know they make mistakes and I realize it can be difficult to diagnose sometimes, but time after time.....being passive in nature I just accepted what I often felt was wrong prognosis etc. but always was intimidated by doctors and hairdressers! (I also had D&C years later and woke up with appendix taken out, dr said, oh must have had problems down there... I hadn't). ONE YEAR LATER I found out he had punctured my uterus while doing D&C and tubal .... and I could go on. I would recommend we SPEAK UP when feel something is wrong but, at 77, was raised to keep my mouth closed and not make a fuss. See where it got me??? I too am on limited food intake and I so miss all those fruits and vegetables! Hopefully the women of today speak up more than we did, or were allowed to years ago.p.s. I know there are a lot of "good" drs out there: thank you!