Health: Today, I visited my new doctor for the migraines I've been getting...

By davav74 - 15/06/2012 23:31 - United Kingdom - Ely

Today, I visited my new doctor for the migraines I've been getting lately. Right from the start, I could have sworn the guy was on drugs. He just listened to my heartbeat, said, "Well Dave, it sounds like gallstones" and said they'll pass naturally. FML

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Charlatans

By freakofnature - 31/03/2012 16:17 - United States - Valparaiso

Today, I visited my new doctor, hoping that he would be able to figure out the cause of the pains I've been having for years. He told me there's nothing he can do, that half the drugs out there cause cancer anyway and that I should look into homeopathy. Great. FML

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Don't get high on your own supply

By jarv49 - 16/03/2012 17:24 - Australia

Today, I saw my doc about the painful swelling I've had in my arm all week. He seemed totally out of it, and ended up telling me it's all in my head, despite the swelling. When I respectfully suggested it might be a blood issue, he just said, "Nah". FML

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By louie - 31/01/2012 20:17 - United States

Today, I went to see a doctor about some of the memory problems I've been having. After the appointment, I could barely remember a thing he told me. FML

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Quack

By Anonymous - 25/03/2016 03:14 - New Zealand - Takanini

Today, I went to the doctor's after over a week of feeling extremely tired and having headaches. His advice? "When I'm tired I drink coffee. You should drink coffee." Somehow, I don't think that was worth $60. FML

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Hazmat suit time

By Anonymous - 03/05/2023 13:00 - Kenya - Nairobi

Today, I went to the doctor because I felt sick. He told me to describe the symptoms I had. With every new symptom I described, he took a step back. FML

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Lobbied

By not taking those! - 06/10/2020 23:07 - United States

Today, I called my insurance company begging for a new doctor. All my current one does is prescribe antidepressants for everything. Migraines? AD! Dizziness? AD! Birth control? AD! I’ve been having rough periods and I’m pretty sure she’s just trying to push pills to bill us more. FML

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Creepy nevertheless

By humdrummitydrum - 19/08/2014 20:46 - United States

Today, my new doctor gave me a breast exam and said everything was healthy, before adding "Well, I think so, anyway. I don't actually work here." As I freaked out, he laughed out loud, said he was just kidding, and that he should prescribe me a chill pill. FML

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Headfucked

By Anonymous - 08/04/2020 17:00

Today, after two weeks of migraines, my doctor informed me that bowel movements are one my triggers. This means every time I shit, I will have a headache. FML

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What a headache

By heckinfrick - 08/10/2020 08:01

Today, it was the day of the doctor's appointment that I've been waiting for for eight months. I woke up with a fever and had to reschedule. The next appointment is next year. Guess I have to put up with my daily migraines until 2021. FML

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By sad child - 27/08/2011 07:45 - United States

Today, I went to my doctor for a check-up. It started with the doctor lifting my shirt up to check my heartbeat, and ended with my gran starting a fistfight over his "perverted ways." FML

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KittyJay 3

Saturday 16 June 2012 5:25

Sounds legit to me O_o

me234 7

Saturday 16 June 2012 5:25

Time for a new doctor.

Comments

StrangeDuckling 9

Tuesday 19 June 2012 2:05

Seems Legit

maggienichols 0

Saturday 23 June 2012 2:12

that's free healthcare for you..haha.

Jobby 11

Tuesday 3 July 2012 23:18

Haha best doctor EVER!

outoftown 26

Saturday 14 July 2012 0:30

I once (in desperation) tried accupuncture for migraine. The practitioner explained that in Chinese medicine something called the "gallbladder meridian" was associated with migraine, but that CM body part terms did not always correspond to those of Western medicine. Long story short, the needles eliminated the migraine if it was caught early. (Pardon errors; typing this with migraine. I miss my acupuncturist.)

HailFairy 2

Wednesday 1 August 2012 12:45

Maybe he was being sarcastic and suggesting that migraines pass naturally.

Warmonger_Smurf 29

Wednesday 22 August 2012 0:39

Must have been a former Army doc.

jalapeno47 5

Monday 28 January 2013 6:26

:s.

angelofmusic113 9

Wednesday 19 June 2013 3:18

Did you go to Doctor House?

Rectov 10

Sunday 13 September 2015 17:43

Nope he's a doctor and he's always right. That's how they think anyway

Shellz866 8

Wednesday 20 April 2016 19:21

Actually maybe the doctor noticed something in OP's physical appearance that also hinted at gallstones. Put that symptom along with the migraines and an irregular heartbeat or heart palpitations and you got a legit diagnosis. Sure, he might sound like a crackpot but he could be right.