When You Doubt Someone’s Sanity
By Amber
@AmbiePam (97883)
United States
September 15, 2023 11:23am CST
My best friend growing up (haven’t seen her in about four years) texts me quite a lot, and over the years she has had some health problems. She has had her gallbladder removed, her appendix, her uterus, and her spleen. Yes, her spleen. One day, I suggested she change specialists, and she was quick to explain she’d never seen a specialist. This girl had her spleen removed solely on the advice of her primary care doctor and a general surgeon! What the heck?! How do you have all that removed from your body, and not see anyone besides those two doctors?
She also sees a pain management doctor, but he has nothing to do with those surgeries. Finally, after going to the ER last week, the doctor there referred her to a cardiologist, and it looks like she has POTS (P.O.T.S.?), which involves an arrhythmia, and passing out. There is more to it, so feel free to look it up. 
My mind was absolutely blown. Is there a world in which you would have allowed this? I can’t believe her husband didn’t intervene either.
My mind was absolutely blown. Is there a world in which you would have allowed this? I can’t believe her husband didn’t intervene either.22 people like this
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@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
16 Sep 23
Uhm... and you know for sure that she's actually had these surgeries? I'm almost positive a GP won't recommend surgery. They always send you to a specialist.
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@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
16 Sep 23
Yeah, she's had them. I've seen her records, and she documented it all on Facebook. From spleen removal to nerve ablations...she leaves it all out there for people to see. No surprise the primary care who started recommending things be removed abruptly left the practice a few years ago.
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@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
16 Sep 23
@AmbiePam Your friend should have sued! She may still be able to sue the practice if it's still in business even if that particular doctor has moved on.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
15 Sep 23
I would have thought her primary care doctor would have referred her to a specialist.
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Sep 23
This is horrifying..quite simply horrifying. Doctors are nuts. That is why I am petrified of them..imagine that she never needed any of that done Amber oh my that poor woman. Husband? Well..
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Sep 23
@AmbiePam This is so sad really Amber..It seems Frankensteinish.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
15 Sep 23
The spleen is especially concerning given the job it does. I'd really want to explore all the options (but I live in a country that still has socialised health care).
You do have to wonder if some people actually like being on hospitals. There are folks with mental illnesses who even fake or cause symptoms. Not saying you friend does, she might just be unfortunate.
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@allknowing (145146)
• India
16 Sep 23
I keep away from doctors to the extent possible . Poor lady What a way to live.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52305)
• United States
16 Sep 23
It seems very peculiar. I hope that she’ll be okay.
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@Metsrock69 (3602)
• United States
16 Sep 23
I don't do anything hugs without talking to a specialist
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
15 Sep 23
On the word of her PCP? No no no no no. You see a specialist for any surgery. I'm so sorry to hear this.
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@Marilynda1225 (84591)
• United States
18 Sep 23
Yes I would question her sanity having all those surgeries without getting at least a second opinion. No way would they wheel me into the operating room without me knowing there was no other alternative.
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@aninditasen (17032)
• Raurkela, India
16 Sep 23
Is she mad? Hope she is guided properly by her cardiologist. Heaven knows what's going to happen to her.
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@aninditasen (17032)
• Raurkela, India
17 Sep 23
@AmbiePam Really its a matter of concern.
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@almostoveryou (4858)
• Philippines
16 Sep 23
Must be a very talented general surgeon 
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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16 Sep 23
This is not good at all. The removal of major organs should only be done if there is no other choice at all. POTS is not a nice disease at all. My oldest daughter has it and has suffered for years from it. She does her very best to live a normal life, but there are many times that she cannot.
Maybe your friend needs some serious help or advice on how to make medical decisions, she isn't doing so well on her own. I cannot imagine going on the advice of a general surgeon with all that going on. This isn't 1800's, we do have better options than just to accept the only doctor available. Very sad, I am so sorry.
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@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
16 Sep 23
I’m not sure who she would listen to since I thought for sure her husband knew better. Her mom is currently battling opioid addiction, so she is distancing herself from her mom. Once I found out she hadn’t seen a specialist I urged her to see one, and she said she’d mention it to her PCP. Fortunately, that ER doc she saw after she passed out had enough sense to refer her to that cardiologist.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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17 Sep 23
@AmbiePam
Endless surgeries can truly take a toll on the body. In her case, they may not have been necessary at all, which is so sad.
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