misdiagnosis

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Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 8 Nov 16

Hello everyone. I'm back if only temporarily. I really am trying to keep up with the time I am allotted. As I have written lately, I have been all over creation taking my mother for tests and doctors appointments. The last...

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Can You Trust Your Computer Repair Man.... I Mean, Really Trust Him?

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 22 Jul 09

After all... we're not anywhere near as clued up as they, when it comes to a problem with our computers. So, what do we do? We give up on the computer and take it to a repair shop, or a computer buff to have it fixed. Well......

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Mis-diagnosed?

Humbug25 @Humbug25 (12540) 23 Jul 08

During the time I was breasfeeding one of my children I experienced some pain and inflamation so I went to see my doctor taking the baby with me. After he examined both of us he told me that the baby had thrush in his mouth and I...

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Has your doctor been wrong before?

zeloguy @zeloguy (4911) • United States 17 Jul 08

Have you ever diagnosed yourself and have your doctor disagree with you and then have tests come back confirming what you thought in the first place? I have had this happen THREE different times. Most recently I passed...

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Do you think you have a disease ?

oriyadoctor @oriyadoctor (259) • India 18 May 08

Many a times people come to out patient departments, with vague complains that do not fit into a certain diagnosis. Surprisingly no amount of clinical examination or laboratory investigations find any disease. Many times...

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Misdiagnosis on a Tumor

jess211 @jess211 (10) • United States 31 Oct 07

So here is my story. A year and a half ago I started having really strong pain in my left leg. The pain was on my left butt cheeck to be precise. It was extremely painful, specially during the night. I decided to go to the...

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After years of fighting Fibromyalgia doc thinks I have Multiple Sclerosis

mkjohnson @mkjohnson (41) • United States 2 Oct 07

I may have been misdiagnosed apparently, now that the muscle weakness is worse than the pain - I have to go in for an MRI and possible a spinal tap to see for sure. Has this happened to anyone else? I've also had tremors, but I...

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Asthma - Misdiagnosed

Gummyman @Gummyman (17) • United States 27 Apr 07

Anyone here hear of any misdiagnoses attributed to Asthma, or anyone misdiagnosed themselves? I was, on April Fools Day, no less... I should have seen that coming :/

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Has a doctor ever misdiagnosed you?

Giggles88 @Giggles88 (542) • United States 27 Feb 07

My doctor tends to misdiagnose me a lot. He told me I had a bladder infection when I went in for stomach pains and when it wouldn't go away with antibiotics I saw another doctor that told me there was no infection at all. Why do...

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MisDiganosed

puppers @puppers (185) • United States 17 Jan 07

Have you ever been sick went to the Doctor and they did tests and call you a few days later and say your tests were Normal and then a few Days later you end up in the Hosipital with a swollen Colon and Colitits If so what would...

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Have you ever been misdiagnosed by a doctor?

ldynimaway @ldynimaway (704) • United States 1 Jan 07

I have more than one time. But one of the occasions was quite serious they were getting ready to put me into support groups and on a transplant list and more! Thank god for another doctor catching this error. Has it happened to...

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I have MS (multiple sclerosis), it took 15 years to get a diagnosis...

Bee1955 @Bee1955 (3882) • United States 27 Dec 06

if you have a terminal disease or illness, how long did it take you? I went thru hundreds of tests and misdiagsnoses. I was told I had lupus, cancer, lazy and I was a hypochondriac several times as my body grew weaker and I lost...

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