Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

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

[u/Awes12]

I went to the hospital once with a terrible stomach ache, the "nurse practitioner" there basically bet her license that it was just gatritis (which is the wrong term btw). Went to the doctor in the morning, also thought it was just gastrointeritis or constipation. Well, lo and behold, I went to a different hospital and it was appendicitis and it had almost ruptured

[u/Waterlilies1919 → u/Awes12]

I was 19. Male doctors told me I was constipated, nope! Ovarian cyst had burst, and a rather large one as another hospital who did an actual ultrasound two days later could attest to by the amount of fluid still there.

28, same stupid diagnosis from a male doctor who didn’t even have me lay down on the table, palpitated my stomach while I was standing and holding my infant daughter. This time, I got recommendations for an OB office nearby, they imaged a 6.5cm cyst on my ovary. Thankfully this one didn’t burst, but solidified my disgust.

[u/Nuitsoleil → u/Waterlilies1919]

I know the pain, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I guess if they only found out a couple days later, then they didn't operate to remove the old blood that leaked from the cyst and the cyst itself?

Will they be doing anything about the 6.5cm cyst if you don't mind me asking?

[u/Waterlilies1919 → u/Nuitsoleil]

No operation for the cyst that burst, the fluid eventually absorbed. The second cyst went away on its own, but we learned that low estrogen or progesterone only birth control is a huge problem for me. My issues with hormonal birth control eventually led me to get a hysterectomy in 2021. Best procedure ever, every woman who wants one should get one!