Worst advice given to you by a "professional"
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My doctor told me to eat more salads so I wouldn't get fatter. Legit. I almost slapped him and told him to take his own advice. I wasn't even asking him for it anyway. It was just a regular check up when I got weighed. I've been working out and eating healthier, not to mention, I was only in the yellow of his stupid BMI chart - not in the red.
That man had horrible bed-side manner and was one hell of a creep. I'm glad that he retired and I have a new family doctor now, who is professional and not rude.0 -
my EX doctor took my off my thyroid medication because my TSH levels came back normal on my blood work...
of course they were normal... the medication was working..
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OMG, really?!!! Some Docs I tell ya!0 -
In february i went to the er for pneumonia. they sent us home with some meds. 3 days later i was back in the er for having a seizure. im epileptic. the meds strictly said do NOT take if you are epileptic when i looked up the meds online later. the er and the pharmacy both knew. when i was there, which cost me 1800 dollars because of this stupid dr, the dr treating me goes, what hospital did this, i said an er doctor that works here, he goes, what the hell is wrong with him. what a complete idiot. you poor thing. then looked a bit embarrassed and said, sorry, i didnt mean to say that, but it ticks me off when drs dont do their jobs and things like this end up happening. from a stupid doctor to a caring and smart dr was good though. he put me on meds and now im seizure free for almost 4 months. also, im not allowed to drive without 6 months free of seizures. i had 3 more weeks to go. i think thats the worst.0
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I've had several trainers keep having me lift heavy weight on my bottom half or do tons of squats with weights even after me saying repeatedly, from my experience, that area will just get bigger. It's like they only know one formula and they expect it to work for everyone.
I've had this problem.
This not bad advice at all. You engage the largest muscles in your body when doing squats and burn more calories than working something like biceps. If you would eat in a deficit there is no way you would put on size.0 -
Worst advice: a general dr upon seeing me for the first time ever: "Oh you have depression? Well you'll be fine, you are young and have a good life." i wanted to be like "thank god, i'm cured!" and run out but i was too dumbfounded and just stared.
Best Advice: from my therapist "just because you didn't punch him and scream doesn't mean it's not rape, you said no and he knew that"0 -
My wife is a physician. And a good one. In her experience, patients often only listen to about half of what their docs actually say to them and the half the listen to can often get terribly distorted by the time they get home or repeat the conversation. It's shocking and sometimes amusing when a patient will call back to clarify something (which should be done a lot more than it is), to hear what the patient thought the doctor told them to do/said to them. She is a specialist, and I can tell you that the conversations are carefully recorded and placed in the patient record. I can also tell you that unless the doc is primarily a "weight loss" practice, your weight, BMI, obesity, what have you, is a very small piece of a very large picture they are looking at. I imagine that can be frustrating and feel very much like they aren't focused on what you are focused on and therefore "idiots". I know a lot of doctors, as you can imagine, and have yet to meet an idiot. Jerks, yes! Idiots, no.
Oh there are definitely good doctors, but there are also doctors who aren't listening, paying attention etc. See my story above about the doctor who agreed when I pointed out that I didn't have high blood pressure, so didn't need the prescription she had just written. Doctors get it right most of the time, but they also get it terribly wrong sometimes. I've been the "companion" on some relative's doctors visits, so someone who was well and less stressed could listen and take notes. I agree that many patients, and people in general, mis-remember conversations. But there's also a reason for second opinions. Also, medical personnel tend to know who the better doctors are and who to avoid. The best doctor I ever had was recommended by a nurse I was doing some volunteer work with. And there's quite a bit of research about what doctors choose to say to patients... to give them hope, to scare them into taking their medicines or using specialized jargon that the client can't understand. So yes, the doctor may have told the patient to reduce sodium, and the patient may be able to repeat that back, but does the patient know that means no table salt?0 -
My wife is a physician. And a good one. In her experience, patients often only listen to about half of what their docs actually say to them and the half the listen to can often get terribly distorted by the time they get home or repeat the conversation. It's shocking and sometimes amusing when a patient will call back to clarify something (which should be done a lot more than it is), to hear what the patient thought the doctor told them to do/said to them. She is a specialist, and I can tell you that the conversations are carefully recorded and placed in the patient record. I can also tell you that unless the doc is primarily a "weight loss" practice, your weight, BMI, obesity, what have you, is a very small piece of a very large picture they are looking at. I imagine that can be frustrating and feel very much like they aren't focused on what you are focused on and therefore "idiots". I know a lot of doctors, as you can imagine, and have yet to meet an idiot. Jerks, yes! Idiots, no.
There are great doctors out there. My cardiologist is hands down the best doctor I've ever seen. He actually did the tests that I needed to have done, and he treats me like a human being. He doesn't talk down to me, and he's there 100% when I need him even if it's something I don't need to worry about.
The thing is, in my experience, he's a minority. I went to 5 different GP's and 1 other cardiologist who wouldn't even give me the echocardiogram I needed to see if there was something wrong with me before I found him. They just wrote me off as just "out of shape and overweight." I wish more doctors were like your wife or my cardiologist.0 -
When I was in middle school went to the doctor for a regular check up. At the time I was slightly overweight. She took my BP and it was normal but said that it should be high since I was fat. She took it 3 more times and decided that I needed a test for diabetes cause clearly anyone who isn't thin has it.0
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.all neck related.
from the age of 14 to 18 i had really bad headaches almost like a migraine...went to so many doctors and specialist one telling me i had a brain tumor...another i need to eat less cheese.
long story short it was my neck that was causing my headaches cos it was so strained and over worked...and i figured out the problem and treatment i needed ...not the doctors rrrgh
two years ago my neck got really bad again and after a trip to a&e i was referred to a back specialist...turns out he was a knee specialist who was like ...i can't help you. then he referred me to a pain specialist who thought i was imagining my pain so put me on crazy pills...only for my neck and back pain to get worse...so i tell him this and he says i can't help you...i then get referred to a neurologist...who tells me i have body migraines .... puts me on more meds...they don't work...and guess what she said ...i can't help you.... idiots and sooo much wasted money!
plus so many more but i won't bore everyone with them..
i don't take any pills and manage my pain as i go, osteo, physio and good rest etc help and i figured all of this out myself0 -
I've had several trainers keep having me lift heavy weight on my bottom half or do tons of squats with weights even after me saying repeatedly, from my experience, that area will just get bigger. It's like they only know one formula and they expect it to work for everyone.
I've had this problem.
This not bad advice at all. You engage the largest muscles in your body when doing squats and burn more calories than working something like biceps. If you would eat in a deficit there is no way you would put on size.
I agree. The reason why you're getting bulkier is because you're not doing anything to decrease your body fat percentage or even minimizing fat gains while building muscle underneath thick layers of fat so hence the illusion of getting "bulkier". Also as I've said before, when we gain muscle, we also gain some fat along with it & we cannot avoid that. Which is why there is such a thing as bulk (muscle building) & cut (fat loss) cycle because you cannot do two things at the same time unless you are
1. morbidly obese
2. totally new to weight lifting
3. taking steroids0 -
My grandson was sent home from the ER after suddenly losing use of his left leg during his 2nd birthday party. Sprained ankle or knee was their diagnosis. Pediatrician concurred with the ER doc's decision, but agreed to further testing at my daughter's insistence.
He finished treatment for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia last month at age 5.
Thank goodness your daughter insisted! Congratulations and best wishes for his continued health!0 -
I was told I had stage 5 cancer when I didn't.
Um, winner. This post has to take the cake.
That has to be the most absurd thing a doctor can tell a person - a misdiagnosis. Wow, just wow.
Sorry you had to go through that. I'm sure it was scary for a bit before you found out the truth.0 -
I had a blood test (not fasting) in November. It was high (in the 200s). I had another blood test (also not fasting) in February to check where I was at. When I called to get my results, the doctor proceeded to tell me that it was still in the 200s. I then freaked out because I kept thinking that "I have lost 30 pounds eating decently well and STILL have high cholesterol? What is wrong?"
After talking to her multiple times on the phone to get my information, I found out that she was an idiot and had given me my numbers for November again - my real numbers were in the normal ranges. Thanks doc for making me upset for a week, and then not apologizing for giving me incorrect information!
Just a side note - unfortunately with the whole "sue everybody about everything" culture, doctors often can't apologise even when they'd like to, such as something like this which is a small, easily made mistake, and one that bears no huge harm beyond a week of anxiety, for fear of huge law suits that could derail or damage their livelihood permanently.0 -
Oh there are definitely good doctors, but there are also doctors who aren't listening, paying attention etc. See my story above about the doctor who agreed when I pointed out that I didn't have high blood pressure, so didn't need the prescription she had just written. Doctors get it right most of the time, but they also get it terribly wrong sometimes. I've been the "companion" on some relative's doctors visits, so someone who was well and less stressed could listen and take notes. I agree that many patients, and people in general, mis-remember conversations. But there's also a reason for second opinions. Also, medical personnel tend to know who the better doctors are and who to avoid. The best doctor I ever had was recommended by a nurse I was doing some volunteer work with. And there's quite a bit of research about what doctors choose to say to patients... to give them hope, to scare them into taking their medicines or using specialized jargon that the client can't understand. So yes, the doctor may have told the patient to reduce sodium, and the patient may be able to repeat that back, but does the patient know that means no table salt?
Sodium isn't only limited to table salt. There are lots of non-salty foods that has a high sodium content especially in processed foods like cakes, cookies, candies, cereals, instant oats etc. also in sauces like ketchup. Any food that requires a longer shelf life is guaranteed to have a high sodium content because that's the main job of sodium, to prolong the shelf life of a food.0 -
I was told I had stage 5 cancer when I didn't.
OMG, what a jerk!0 -
I paid a nutritionist $50 for a session in which she basically printed out the first two top hits of a google search regarding eating clinics.
I did not go to the clinics. I did not care to heed a word she said after she handed me the pieces two sheets of paper.0 -
I went to the er at our local hospital because I could not catch my breath I mean I could not walk 3 steps without gasping for air, the first doctor who examined me told and I couldn't breathe because I was anxious and I said no I'm anxious because I can't breathe. After a c-scan showed both my lungs were full of blood clots I never saw the orignal doctor again.
ps..made a full recovery0 -
When I was in middle school went to the doctor for a regular check up. At the time I was slightly overweight. She took my BP and it was normal but said that it should be high since I was fat. She took it 3 more times and decided that I needed a test for diabetes cause clearly anyone who isn't thin has it.
All females are pregnant until proven otherwise, and anyone overweight or underweight has diabetes until proven otherwise.0 -
My wife is a physician. And a good one. In her experience, patients often only listen to about half of what their docs actually say to them and the half the listen to can often get terribly distorted by the time they get home or repeat the conversation. It's shocking and sometimes amusing when a patient will call back to clarify something (which should be done a lot more than it is), to hear what the patient thought the doctor told them to do/said to them. She is a specialist, and I can tell you that the conversations are carefully recorded and placed in the patient record. I can also tell you that unless the doc is primarily a "weight loss" practice, your weight, BMI, obesity, what have you, is a very small piece of a very large picture they are looking at. I imagine that can be frustrating and feel very much like they aren't focused on what you are focused on and therefore "idiots". I know a lot of doctors, as you can imagine, and have yet to meet an idiot. Jerks, yes! Idiots, no.
This.0 -
I was told I had stage 5 cancer when I didn't.
OMG, what a jerk!
There are 4 cancer stages, but there are multiple "grades" of tumors, depending upon which part of the body is affected and a "grade 5" classification for a tumor can be accurate and can exist for a cancer at differing stages (say, 3 or 4).0 -
When I was in middle school went to the doctor for a regular check up. At the time I was slightly overweight. She took my BP and it was normal but said that it should be high since I was fat. She took it 3 more times and decided that I needed a test for diabetes cause clearly anyone who isn't thin has it.
All females are pregnant until proven otherwise, and anyone overweight or underweight has diabetes until proven otherwise.
Yup. And on the latter, especially when they are pregnant.0 -
... So yes, the doctor may have told the patient to reduce sodium, and the patient may be able to repeat that back, but does the patient know that means no table salt?
Sodium isn't only limited to table salt. There are lots of non-salty foods that has a high sodium content especially in processed foods like cakes, cookies, candies, cereals, instant oats etc. also in sauces like ketchup. Any food that requires a longer shelf life is guaranteed to have a high sodium content because that's the main job of sodium, to prolong the shelf life of a food.
No, of course it's not. (Demonstrating how a point can be misunderstood.) What I meant is that most patient have no idea what has sodium. And a doctor that assumes that saying "reduce sodium" will be enough to explain what changed a patient needs to make to his or her diet, is making a bad assumption.0 -
Yeah maybe people should listen a little more to Atkins. So many that studies have been done that contradict Keys.0
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I had a urine test done at the doctor's a few weeks back and they found ketones in my pee (I guess I was in ketosis from my low carb diet). Doctor told me that this was caused by not eating enough protein (I eat 1-1.5g protein per pound of my body weight, so I know for a fact she was wrong) and that my body was going to eat itself and I would die. Had to suppress the urge to laugh in her face.0
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I was told by an internist that I needed to stop eating all carbs and i'll lose weight. When I told her there was carbs in veggies and fruits she studdered a bit and said, " well those carbs are good" . *facepalm*0
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Or even better while I was in labor "Go home, come back later, you need to hurt more". I went home and had my daughter at home, great doc that was!
My mother delivered me 30 minutes after she got to the hospital. 5 years later she went to the hospital in labor with my brother. They *tried* to send her home even after she told them she had a history of quick labors. Dr confirmed that she needed to stay. Nurse checked her dilation and turned to chart, my mother grunted and asked the nurse to check again. Nurse says ( without turning around) I just checked you honey...then turns around and my brother was delivered to the shoulder and looking at her
Yep my son came even faster. I told my new Doc that my mom has fast deliveries and I do, too that she needs to be prepared and no, I won't go home from the hospital. She knew, but probably wasn't sure. She came in to check on me and I was just starting labor, and she goes "I'm going to go get coffee, something to eat and come back and check on you"....she didn't barely get down the hall. My son went from 6 dialated to 9, and up in my ribs and out in one big grunt. He never even crowned. My doc just barely got her gloves on. I was like "I told ya!".0 -
in college, i got a skin rash on my fingers and saw a doctor about. she tried to tell me it was because i was using my fngers to cause myself to puke. i was harassed by that last for an entire semester because not only did she keep contacting me to come back in and talk to someone for some bulimia i didnt have, she eventually contacted my DEAN.
turns out it was an allergic reaction to some lotion. i never got an apology from that jerk either0 -
I was doubled over in pain and felt like I was bleeding to death every month. Finally went to the doc and she said, "think of this as prep for having a baby - that's what labor pains feel like." I said... but I am not having a baby. She said... this is like endurance training for giving birth.
I went to another doc who promptly did surgery to remove all the disease and scar tissue developing in my guts.0 -
128 lbs ago when my Dr told me to get gastric bypass. When I asked her if I should try it the traditional way first (cause truth be told I hadn't) she said "girls like you don't lose weight without surgery" guess I proves that theory wrong!0
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Not weight loss related, but when I had raging bad TMJD and couldn't open my mouth more than 9mm without intense pain and my jaw making all kinds of horrible cracking noises, a tmj specialist oral surgeon told me, "That's just the way god made you."
Dude... I'm an atheist. In my mind, god didn't make me. And I wasn't "made" this way two years ago, so fix my damn jaw already!
My regular dentist got me all straightened out. And now I can open my mouth like a frickin' Pez dispenser. :happy:
I'd be walking out of that office and not paying the bill. I don't go to the doctor for a sermon. Dang.0
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