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Another doctor trivializing my ‘perceived’ pain and issues

I am so sick of going to the doctor only to have them trivialize and question me because I’m A: a woman and B: highly sensitive. I had a bladder infection coming on since yesterday. I knew what it was the second the symptoms started. I’ve been taking over the counter d-mannose and drinking lots of fluids to fix it, but today the pressure was much more intense than yesterday. Since I’m leaving the country on Tuesday, I thought I would go to the doctor now to see how bad it was and see if I needed meds for it.

Upon our consultation the doctor asks me to explain myself, won’t start with my results. Like he’s just letting me talk and won’t guide the discussion. I’m also trying to explain things in a second language. It’s stressful. Then he’s like, well the sample you gave shows nothing so?? (Basically throwing his hands up. Like bro, you’re the damn doctor. Just tell me what’s good.) He came off skeptical and judgy and acted like I was wasting his time. I just did not get his bedside manner.

And it’s frustrating. Because I feel like this always happens. Ok, I’m sensitive. What seems a big deal for me might not be a big medical deal on the grand scale of all people. But why do doctors have to trivialize us? Like just smile and say keep doing what you’re doing to treat it and come back in if it gets worse. Just because I’m more sensitive doesn’t mean my pain and issues aren’t real. Gah.

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