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I got extensively checked out for why I was in pain all the time after I ate, losing massive amounts of weight to the point of near-starvation and felt like I had food stuck in my esophagus all the time. Doctors tested me for a couple of weeks for physical esophagus problems, declared I was fine, and sent me to a psychologist who grilled me for 45 minutes about whether I believed the tests or I "still thought something was wrong with me". I told her I believed the tests but that they were not the right tests yet. Pretty sure I didn't anxiety myself into losing 60 pounds in 4 months and losing my house, work and relationship... she declared I had "health anxiety". Oops, turned out I was actually developing LADA, a form of type 1 diabetes. I ended up at the ER later on and they said I would have died or gone into a coma in another 1-2 days.
Damn did you message the psychologist the truth?
More like damn did you message your malpractice lawyers?
I’ve thought about it. It was all a lot to handle and I didn’t really think back to it for another year. Probably I should write her “hey, so here’s what actually happened…”
More like "hey, your actions were harmful to my health and you should reconsider your biases as a professional since it's your job to be open minded even when you think your patient is wrong"
Or at least "hey, here's my malpractice lawyer's number.
I wish I had, because they really failed and the psychologist BS was a disappointing insult on top of it. Apparently, this hospital has a reputation for doing that. It's common, in general, that if they can't figure out anything or don't want to keep trying, doctors conclude you're mentally ill or 'faking'.
If you want you can read a thread I posted on reddit asking for advice 2 years ago. As best I could gather, there's a time limit of 3 years and it was too late by the time I recovered enough to consider doing anything.