Feeling Silly at The Doctor

amanda_tx1

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Joined : Dec 2015

Posts : 58

Posted 3/8/2019 8:47 PM (GMT 0)

Do you ever go to your doctor about a concern and then feel totally ridiculous when it turns out to be absolutely nothing?

This has been happening to me (a lot) lately. 😂

In my mind, I’m always like, “It’s good that you went and put your mind at ease,” but I can’t help feeling totally embarrassed when the doctor is like, “You’re totally fine”. And here I was dying with worry for weeks.

It’s super hard to decide when to write something off as Lyme and when something is a true concern about another possible issue. We all know Lyme can cause other conditions; even cancers.

How do you all decide when to go and when not to go? I have SO much medical anxiety, and ending up at the doctor’s office feeling stupid makes me reluctant to go back for other issues.

I get over it eventually, but the initial embarrassment is no fun. I try to tell myself that this doctor has most likely experienced this more than once and I’m not the only one, but I can’t help but wonder if they think I’m dense. With my PCP, I almost feel as though I’ve created a “Boy Who Cried Wolf” situation.

Szabo246

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Joined : Sep 2017

Posts : 875

Posted 3/8/2019 9:31 PM (GMT 0)

Haha I’m so bad for this. The other day I was at work and my eyes stared stinging so I thought great, bartonell has started to effect my eyes now... realised later that it’s my new under eye cream!

running wild

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Joined : Mar 2013

Posts : 2496

Posted 3/8/2019 10:33 PM (GMT 0)

A lot of times, it's just needing some reassurance. Nothing wrong with that. That's where this site provides a great service. I've written this before, but I trust people on this site much more than most doctors.

I go to a nephrologist who is great with kidneys and high blood but doesn't believe in chronic Lyme or that medicines can cause side effects. So I go to ask the questions I know he is strong with and not mention anything about Lyme or side effects.

But this site is like a God send, in my world.

Girlie

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Posted 3/8/2019 10:42 PM (GMT 0)

Pre diagnosis in 2013/2014 I was at my dr’s weekly - I kept getting more and more symptoms -

But now - I hardly go - I know what I have and what needs to be done ...my gp can’t really help except provide me with safety labs

KentuckyOConnor

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Joined : Nov 2018

Posts : 132

Posted 3/9/2019 9:52 AM (GMT 0)

MAN...... I used to have a sore toe and think “this is it I’m dying” literally 40 ER trips in 6 months...... don’t ever feel embarrassed. It’s hard to not worry when you have 1,000,000 things going on at once.. it’s hard to say what’s Lyme related and what isn’t.. it’s better to always make sure you’re okay.. at the end of the day all of our symptoms may present differently but we all have the 2 same goals....

DONT DIE

LIVE

🤣

Dahlias

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Joined : Jun 2017

Posts : 894

Posted 3/9/2019 1:42 PM (GMT 0)

All the time. We used to go to the doctor about once a year each. Now there are so many weird things going on -- it's hard to know what's serious.

Right now I'm sitting in the ER with my son, who also has Lyme. He's been four times in five months. Never went at all in the 15 years before this started.

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