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So you ignored a bunch of doctors and feel vindicated? Doesn't pass the sniff test. Don't ignore doctors, people. That said, mental illness can be very debil

So you ignored a bunch of doctors and feel vindicated? Doesn't pass the sniff test. Don't ignore doctors, people. That said, mental illness can be very debilitating and is very real.

kazinator 3y ago
The doctors were denying the existence of an illness though. Don't ignore the doctors when they diagnose you with an illness. If they insist you don't, there is a risk in not ignoring them. Maybe you have something and their diagnosis missed it. (I do realize that from the grandparent comment, we cannot conclude that the doctors were proven wrong. The symptoms went away on their own, and were never diagnosed as being something physiological, which would contradict the "in your head" claim.)
protocolture 3y ago
No the doctors ignored her, big difference.
com2kid 3y ago
I had a doctor tell me my knee pain was because I had worn away the cartilage and it was just going to hurt for the rest of my life. I had a personal trainer tell me it was because the muscles on one side of my leg were much larger than the other (leg length difference) and that was pulling my kneecap out of place. The personal trainer was correct, a few months of focused single leg exercises and the knee pain that had been with me for years went away. Doctors don't know everything.
- boringuser2 3y ago
  You didn't actually prove him incorrect. You essentially did PT, which would help joint pain.
  - com2kid 3y ago
    > You didn't actually prove him incorrect. There was 0 damage to the cartilage. I did not have early onset arthritis. I had pain from inflammation due to my kneecap being pulled out of place. One side of my leg was visibly more muscular than the other. I had also done PT, which hadn't helped any. The PT actually said that in the end that the strength training I did was likely the best approach.
    - boringuser2 3y ago
      Strength training is PT. Regarding the arthritis or whatever, I'll take your word for it that you had it imaged and it was clean.
- tayo42 3y ago
  How did they determine there was an issue with cartlidge in the first place Ime, I've had frustrating experiences with doctors about physical stuff like that.
- s1artibartfast 3y ago
  Doctors are human and medicine isn't mathematics. Putting the words “I think“ before everything they say makes expectations a lot more realistic.
- nradov 3y ago
  Likewise, it's common for physicians to tell patients that their lower back will hurt for the rest of their life even though many cases can be cured through physical therapy. https://peterattiamd.com/stuartmcgill/ https://peterattiamd.com/stuartmcgill/

So you ignored a bunch of doctors and feel vindicated? Doesn't pass the sniff test. Don't ignore doctors, people. That said, mental illness can be very debilitating and is very real.

kazinator 3y ago

The doctors were denying the existence of an illness though. Don't ignore the doctors when they diagnose you with an illness. If they insist you don't, there is a risk in not ignoring them. Maybe you have something and their diagnosis missed it. (I do realize that from the grandparent comment, we cannot conclude that the doctors were proven wrong. The symptoms went away on their own, and were never diagnosed as being something physiological, which would contradict the "in your head" claim.)

protocolture 3y ago

No the doctors ignored her, big difference.

com2kid 3y ago

I had a doctor tell me my knee pain was because I had worn away the cartilage and it was just going to hurt for the rest of my life. I had a personal trainer tell me it was because the muscles on one side of my leg were much larger than the other (leg length difference) and that was pulling my kneecap out of place. The personal trainer was correct, a few months of focused single leg exercises and the knee pain that had been with me for years went away. Doctors don't know everything.

boringuser2 3y ago
You didn't actually prove him incorrect. You essentially did PT, which would help joint pain.
- com2kid 3y ago
  > You didn't actually prove him incorrect. There was 0 damage to the cartilage. I did not have early onset arthritis. I had pain from inflammation due to my kneecap being pulled out of place. One side of my leg was visibly more muscular than the other. I had also done PT, which hadn't helped any. The PT actually said that in the end that the strength training I did was likely the best approach.
  - boringuser2 3y ago
    Strength training is PT. Regarding the arthritis or whatever, I'll take your word for it that you had it imaged and it was clean.
tayo42 3y ago
How did they determine there was an issue with cartlidge in the first place Ime, I've had frustrating experiences with doctors about physical stuff like that.
s1artibartfast 3y ago
Doctors are human and medicine isn't mathematics. Putting the words “I think“ before everything they say makes expectations a lot more realistic.
nradov 3y ago
Likewise, it's common for physicians to tell patients that their lower back will hurt for the rest of their life even though many cases can be cured through physical therapy. https://peterattiamd.com/stuartmcgill/ https://peterattiamd.com/stuartmcgill/