Health: Today, I went to the doctor for the second time, because I've...

By Nora - 12/11/2015 21:21 - United States - Fargo

Today, I went to the doctor for the second time, because I've had a cough for about six weeks. In my first appointment, the nurse said it was just allergies and condescendingly gave me a brochure with a recipe for salt water. Turns out it's pneumonia. FML

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By FueledByFate - 04/02/2016 04:59 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I went to the doctor after being sick for weeks. I found out that I had bronchitis that then progressed to pneumonia. My girlfriend is hearing impaired, and when I can finally get words to come out when I speak, she can't understand them. I'm not sure who I feel more sorry for. FML

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By fucking fuck it fucking hurts - 21/12/2012 22:41 - United States

Today, after nearly a week of awful pain in my right lung, I finally went to see a doctor about it. When I mentioned my history of lung problems and suggested it could be pneumonia, he told me to "leave the diagnosing to the professionals" and ended up claiming I have acid reflux. FML

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By Stephanie Kugelman - 27/04/2022 22:00

Today, I'd finally had enough of feeling awful and went to urgent care. As it turns out, the reason my throat was sore was because I have a sinus infection. The doctor explained my nose is producing pus, and that's what I'm swallowing and coughing up. Yuck. I also have pink eye on top of that. FML

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By kisyfrot - 18/12/2008 03:38 - France

Today, I got fed up with my neighbor who has been coughing, night and day, for six months. I rang at her door to tell her about several remedies I know of to help, so I could sleep. I thus found out she has lung cancer. FML

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By AkaiKitsune - 27/08/2017 04:30

Today, after blacking out from fever, I found out that the reason I've been feeling so sick is that I've somehow come down with pneumonia, strep, and the common cold all at the same time. FML

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By sicky - 27/01/2016 05:02 - United States - Salt Lake City

Today, I learned that I have a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis so bad it was on the verge of pneumonia. My work won't let me call in sick. I work with kids. Lovely. FML

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By BadLuck - 27/10/2013 14:30 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, I went to the doctor to see why my walking pneumonia wasn't getting any better. It had. I've just somehow managed to also contract mono... while sitting home, alone. FML

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By leovaldez - 22/06/2020 20:08

Today, after years of having seasonal allergies and months of having my throat close up, my mom agreed to see a doctor, only to insult me in front of the doctor, saying I just find new ways to make their lives harder and I'm probably making it all up. FML

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By Whoops - 15/06/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, it's been several weeks, I went to the doctor for an ear infection and I still don't feel too good. It was then that I realized the doctor forgot to prescribe me medication for said infection. That explains a few things. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2016 00:01 - United States

Today, I fractured two ribs from coughing. My doctor told me to stop coughing, or I would fracture them more. I have bronchitis. FML

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Basically_ 6

Friday 13 November 2015 1:39

Did she not listen to your lungs at your last appointment? lung sounds are definitely useful clues.

klutz44 28

Friday 13 November 2015 1:33

I had the exact same thing happen to me!! I sat there, hacking up a lung with a 102 fever while they told me it was "just allergies". Yep, pneumonia. That was 5 years ago and it still makes me so mad!

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marko1596 24

Saturday 14 November 2015 6:45

Your doctor may be an asshole, OP, but keep in mind they probably get a lot of patients that overreact over simple problems

mattrd_fml 31

Saturday 14 November 2015 14:23

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that they gave you a recipe for salt water? cuz it's real hard to make you know... lol

Kayli717 6

Sunday 15 November 2015 1:04

That happened to me too over the summer! I went in three times and they said I was over reacting and then I went to the hospital and they had to X-ray my chest and I had pneumonia and bronchitis.

Haleyrose242 6

Tuesday 17 November 2015 9:21

A few months ago my mom took me into the hospital because my head hurt so bad that I was uncontrollably vomitting. They told her it was just a migraine and not to worry. 2 days later I was in a coma with a severe brain infection lol

blackonblight 32

Tuesday 17 November 2015 11:24

It may not have been pneumonia at the time you went to begin with. Pneumonia often develops as a result of other illnesses, at least that's what I was told. I've had it twice due to a bad cold combining with allergies.

Shine242 17

Tuesday 17 November 2015 22:04

Omg the same thing happened to me!!! No lie! I've been coughing since July and they kept saying it was 'asthma or allergies' I went to a different Doctor last month and she said I had walking pneumonia. I feel for you.

JebMcdeber 11

Saturday 21 November 2015 4:52

Something similar happened to my mom. 4 hospital visits and several trips to her PCP and the most she got was cough syrup. They didn't do a culture until she started coughing blood. Turned out she had a pretty serious case of gram negative pneumonia and it took her most of a year to recover. US hospitals are mostly concerned with getting you back on the street, where it's someone else's problem. And to those blaming the nurse, well, she was probably a shit-head, but it's not like she made the diagnosis, they have doctors for that. The worst she could have done was go up to the doc and say "Yeah, she's got a cough, want to discharge her?" (likely) and the MD says "Yeah, I'm busy" (very likely).