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Do You Get the Impression You Are Not Believed by Others…

Posted by SusanEllen66 @SusanEllen66, Apr 16 12:09am

When you tell your “story” do you feel like others think you are lying?
For example, you go to a new doctor, give them your long list of medical situations and you get the feeling you are not believed.

Or you tell someone a true, but unusual experience you have had. You get that side glance, squinting eyes look…you can tell they doubt your story.

It happens to me, what about you?

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diverdown1 | @diverdown1 | 4 days ago

I have had long COVID for 3 years now. When I tell people why they have not seen me much due to being sick, I can see, some of them, do not believe me. In the beginning, when I got sick, even one of the doctors did not believe me and in fact, she rolled her eyes when I told her I thought it was Long COVID. I confronted her and acknowledged that I had in fact seen her roll her eyes. I am not saying to confront people. I have to know my own truth and do what I can to research and maybe help someone else in the same situation or dealing with something similar. No one really knows what someone else is thinking. Intuition, I believe to be a great sensor. I have not followed mine, many times when I needed to, however I usually learn something from that situation. I am so glad I found this page. I am on other pages here and due to feeling sh*tty a lot, I do not go out much anymore. Going to go back and read some other posts. Thanks to all for being a part of this.

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michea | @michea | 4 days ago
In reply to @mikaylar "My cardiologist gives me an EKG every time I enter her office. Find a new doc" + (show)
@mikaylar

My cardiologist gives me an EKG every time I enter her office. Find a new doc

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Agree , find a new Doc. Peace of mind is essential.

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Parker | @parkerr | 4 days ago

What type of doctor? Or speacialist?

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pianist3 | @pianist3 | 1 day ago
In reply to @dlydailyhope "@SusanEllen66 I have had multiple doctors do that to me. If you are older and especially..." + (show)
@dlydailyhope

@SusanEllen66
I have had multiple doctors do that to me. If you are older and especially female, you do not always get taken seriously or fully listened to. To me, it isn’t only about being taken seriously or believed, it can be doctor bias, arrogance, ignorance, or disrespect. They just may not care. They stop listening.

There are many doctors who should retire or change careers.

Older patients and females must work extra hard to advocate for themselves and keep pushing for proper diagnosis and treatment options to improve quality of life. You need to do research and educate yourself plus review all of your medical records to have knowledgeable conversations with doctors and to ask questions. If doctors dismiss you, you must fire them and keep looking for doctors who still care to help their patients feel better and improve their quality of life.

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I totally agree with you about this! I think many doctors and sadly, people and family members, gaslight us. I have felt this happening to me a lot of times with doctors and even in my family. I can’t put my finger on why they do that, but it’s not fun to be around and yes, I’m always looking for excellent doctors who also listen and care. It can be tricky to find those good qualities, but I think at Mayo they are almost all super excellent and caring!! 😃😎😃

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