Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

[u/Bruhbruhbruh_64]

The last time my sister went to the ER for 10/10 pain she asked me to come. And I sat there taking notes and giving them information when she couldn't speak. Gave her history of ovarian cycts and an eptopic pregnancy and endometriosis. And after she was given no tests I asked the doctor to come in and confirm what his plans were. When he said Ibuprofen and discharge, I asked if the symptoms and history were in the notes. He said yes annoyed, then I asked him if he was marking down refusal to treat her and he said nothing. I brought up recorded statements and every note I took including the nurses outside the door loudly claiming my sister was just drug seeking. So she got her scans and turns out she had an ovarian torsion. And an infection was indicated with the blood test. Yes I reported all of them no nothing happened. Our ER(and hospital in general) are still a joke.

[u/Pernicious-Caitiff → u/Bruhbruhbruh_64]

That's so scary (but really not surprising) ovarian torsion can kill if left untreated for too long for those of you who don't know. It's not like testicular torsion. Ovarian torsion is one of the most painful things a human can experience but a lot of men don't seek medical attention for testicular torsion right away because the pain is tolerable.

If the blood vessels feeding the ovary ruptures she will bleed out, and this is what happens when ovarian torsion isn't treated properly. Ovarian torsion is more likely to occur with PCOS, ovarian cysts, etc because the cysts unbalance the ovaries and make them heavier and more likely to flip and twist.

[u/Consistent_Horse6529 → u/Pernicious-Caitiff]

>a lot of men don’t seek medical attention for testicular torsion right away because the pain is tolerable.

I’m sorry but WHAT?!? Idk if you know anyone who has had one but I have. I was barely able to keep conscious for more than 10 minutes at a time due to the pain. I could not even stand to get into the wheelchair, they had to lift me into it. The idea that anyone could tolerate that pain is insane to me.

[u/Milyaism → u/Pernicious-Caitiff]

My ex had testicular torsion and the pain was apparently so bad that he couldn't sleep or do anything.

[u/Old-Badger-7367 → u/Bruhbruhbruh_64]

That is so sad. The medical system is starting to sound like another Stanford Prison Experiment where people in charge just take advantage of people who are weak and vulnerable (sick people, women) 😭

[u/Milyaism → u/Old-Badger-7367]

I'm a woman and feel the same whenever I hear the horror stories of what women have to deal with. And it's even worse for POC women.

[u/nose_poke → u/Old-Badger-7367]

It's the inevitable result of mixing capitalism and medicine. The system is designed to squeeze every ounce of excess "value" from the consumer -- the patient.

Now, I am a political moderate. I do believe capitalism can be useful in some circumstances.

Healthcare is not one of them.