Originally posted by mmQ
Well they should have to at least try if you, maybe INSIST.
"I'm coughing up fucking blood. Sorry, I'm concerned."
Doc: "it's fine. Thanks for coming in we'll mail you your bill"
"Well can you at least just run a couple of tests or do something..doctorish? "
Doc: "No, and I'm not explaining myself. Its NOTHING. LEAVE."
" How about you run some fucking blood samples you asshole! I'm dying here!"
*spray cough blood all over doctors face*
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Anyway so how did you end up finding out? Did you just keep coughing up blood until a doctor finally decided to look further into it or did you develop new symptoms that unlike coughing up blood, actually concerned them?
I was told by one doctor that I had a "bug" like the flu. The second told me I had gastritis, but gave me a referral letter to the ER to use anyway.
My symptoms were heart pain, falling down, not being able to walk more than a few metres, and sleeping 18 hours a day. All for well over 2 weeks.
When I got to the hospital I was given a ECG (heart electrical scan) in the ER, and then immediately admitted. I had severe heart problems, as the cancer was attacking the sac in which the heart is located. I had a Doctor try to drain it once, it was full of very viscous serous fluid that barely even sucked out (serous fluid basically looks and smells like pee but is inside your flesh).