Worst advice given to you by a "professional"

My cousin was hit by a car last year and was in a coma. After about a week the nurses told us he would never come out of the coma and if he did he'd never be able to walk or talk again.. we may as well pull the plug. After arguing with them for hours, they agreed to give us another month.. he came out of his coma 2 weeks later, and is absolutely fine now.

My Trainer told me to lift weights overhead.
I said my dr said not to lift above the waist, back problems.

He said come on low weights. (he is supposed to specialize in elder patrons right?)

Ripped my shoulder cuff.

He said didn't know I was so delicate. ( i said I am older; older are more delicate)

He'd been told I hadn't exercised much in ten years.

Gotta listen to ourselves first.

My cousin was hit by a car last year and was in a coma. After about a week the nurses told us he would never come out of the coma and if he did he'd never be able to walk or talk again.. we may as well pull the plug. After arguing with them for hours, they agreed to give us another month.. he came out of his coma 2 weeks later, and is absolutely fine now.

Wow. Was there any tests done to confirm their "diagnosis" and typically it shouldn't be a nurse that tells the family this..interesting.

My cousin was hit by a car last year and was in a coma. After about a week the nurses told us he would never come out of the coma and if he did he'd never be able to walk or talk again.. we may as well pull the plug. After arguing with them for hours, they agreed to give us another month.. he came out of his coma 2 weeks later, and is absolutely fine now.

Wow. Was there any tests done to confirm their "diagnosis" and typically it shouldn't be a nurse that tells the family this..interesting.

There was... not completely sure of the names of the test now though... just thinking back though, what if we hadn't argued with them and they had pulled the plug and then later found out he would have been okay?!

I bet your cousin was glad that he got to live. I always wonder about those situations if they can be absolutely positive that a person won't recover. I understand the logic/science behind the tests, but still. Miracles have happened before.

If it tastes good spit it out.

A trainer at my gym told me that to slim down 15 lbs that I needed to eat whatever I wanted and not worry about calories or portions but just to make sure I was getting plenty of protein. And then add weight lifting. Um, two months later I had gained eight lbs. yes, weight lifted was good but I was bulking when I really wanted to get smaller.

My *old*physician also told me that to lose 15 lbs I should try the HCG injections and a 500 calorie/day diet. $1,500 later I found another physician.

What's the worst advice you've ever gotten from someone who should clearly know better???

My cousin was hit by a car last year and was in a coma. After about a week the nurses told us he would never come out of the coma and if he did he'd never be able to walk or talk again.. we may as well pull the plug. After arguing with them for hours, they agreed to give us another month.. he came out of his coma 2 weeks later, and is absolutely fine now.

Wow. Was there any tests done to confirm their "diagnosis" and typically it shouldn't be a nurse that tells the family this..interesting.

There was... not completely sure of the names of the test now though... just thinking back though, what if we hadn't argued with them and they had pulled the plug and then later found out he would have been okay?!

I bet your cousin was glad that he got to live. I always wonder about those situations if they can be absolutely positive that a person won't recover. I understand the logic/science behind the tests, but still. Miracles have happened before.

EXACTLY! Especially since he was only 14 when it happened

avoid rice krispies at all costs. she was so adamant it made me think she was a moron.

I was told I had stage 5 cancer when I didn't.

My eyes bugged out of my head when I read that!
Did you even have cancer at all??

I've sat here reading all of these with so much awe at the audacity of some of these professionals!

Here are my experiences:

- After high school, I got really sick. It kind of happened completely out of the blue...stomach pain, nausea with no vomiting, stomach distention, and general discomfort. If I ate, it made it worse. If I slept, it made it worse. I went to the hospital and doctor NUMEROUS times for help. They would either drug me up (probably thought I was some junkie who wanted a fix), give me all these tests that I've already had numerous times (blood, ultrasound, etc), or tell me to go to a G.I. specialist. I was told it could be acid reflux, Crohn's disease, defective galbladder. When I finally got a colon/endoscopy, all the doc could come up with was irritable bowel syndrome and suggested I see a head doc/take probiotics. I took probiotics for awhile but it made it worse. After a year of pain and anguish, I moved out of my parent's and it eventually died down with occasional stomach upset/digestive issues. Could have all been stress. Later, I read that probiotics may actually upset someone with IBS more due to the overproduction of good or bad bacteria in the digestive track already. Ugh.

- During one of my stints in the hospital, I was going to be given Dilaudid for the first time. The nurse was giving me a clear shot first and the pain was immeasurable. I was screaming and kicking and tears sprang up in my eyes. She pumped THREE TIMES before she realized she MISSED THE EFFING VEIN. Really, lady? Seriously? I had bruises up and down my arm for a month.

- I had experienced a strange pain real low in my abdomen one morning. It became a piercing, stabbing pain all at once and I actually doubled over from the pressure. I rushed to the hospital. They did a CT scan and told me I may have to have my appendix taken out. I'm scared and crying and they have to transport me via ambulance to a bigger hospital. They keep me overnight with no food. In the morning, I drink some kind of liquid for better radiation results for a second CT scan. The doctor there told me that I just had an ovarian cyst rupture and gave me some ibuprofen to knock down. An ambulance ride and an overnight stay could have been completely avoided if I had just had that stupid liquid in the FIRST PLACE! Ugh!

Yep. My distrust of doctors ain't lookin' too pretty.

After asking my Dr. if it was ok to eat only 1,000 calories to lose 'baby weight', he told me yes, but you'll lose the weight faster if you only eat 800! I only weighed 125lbs while 9 mths pregnant and probably only weighed about 110 when I asked him that. I ended up anorexic. :mad: :sad:

I should also add that the same Dr. told me that I had a cancerous tumor on my neck that was more than likely malignant cancer. It ended up being a calcified lymph node! Sadly, I didn't find out for weeks and all I did was worry about my 3 kids not having a mother. That was the last straw.. I never saw him again.

The worst advice given to me was by my past physician who I replaced with my current physician who works with me to understand my body and has given me access to the knowledge to help me accomplish my goals. I originally was told that I don't have to ask questions, just do what I'm telling you which was "lose weight".

I guess it counts that when I was born, I was early and itty bitty. Mom had no pre-natal care, smoked and drank all during pregnancy ( it was the 60's, most women did) Anyway I was having seziures.

The dr told mom it would go away, there was nothing wrong with me. Mom knew this was because of the fact she had no insurance. They told her the last test was a spinal tap, and it was very expensive, how would she pay.

She started screaming and yelling down the ward, and refused to leave with me. They did the test.

I had a raging infection throughout my body and probably would have been dead within the week.

Thanks Mom!!:flowerforyou:

Awww. Strangely heartwarming, lol. Thanks mom, indeed! No worries, my grandma "smoked like a chimney pipe" all through her pregnancies. I think my dad turned out pretty alright.

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Fast forward to a couple months later when I go back to get my iron infusion. They gave me the test dose of the medicine (which they do every time to make sure you don't have a bad reaction). I had a severe adverse reaction
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So they did the infusion! ...

Glad you're not going back! That's amazing... test for a reaction. Get it. Then ignore it!
There's a reason for protocols like that test.

I weighed 230 lbs, am 5'2" and was in a size 18 -20 jeans. I was curvy, chubby, etc. However, my new physician in MA at that time suggested I get the Lap Band. Um...Yeah I looked at her like she had another head and said, "How about I try the natural way with diet and exercise?" I think she was an idiot. I don't believe in gastric bypass or lap band unless you cannot even remotely move. I think they are unhealthy and dangerous. At the size I was, there was NO way I needed that.

I had a physician tell me when I was 8 years old that I would never be allowed to drink any kind of juice again if I wanted to lose weight.