https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:05:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820392 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:51:05 +0000 MamaBear87 2820392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can counter all these with the time my doctor caught a heart issue that I assumed was just crippling anxiety. I'm so thankful that she didn't just say yep anxiety and send me to a psychiatrist for meds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820378 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:26:07 +0000 mediagirl 2820378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter's pediatrician told me that my milk was not caloric enough and that's why she wasn't gaining weight. He made me feed her formula (4 weeks old). I went to an LC, she had me give my baby a bottle of my breast milk and she was just as happy as after the formula bottle. I fired that doctor. First time mom anxieties. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820364 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:07:25 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2820364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went to the college health center because I was throwing up and felt horrible. I was immediately told I was pregnant, without any testing. When I replied that I'd never had sex before, I was told "you don't need to lie, I won't tell your parents". But I really hadn't ever had sex, and who the hell tells a college student (or anyone!) that she's pregnant without testing first?!</p> <p>Went back 2 months later for the same exact thing. Different doctor noticed that I was on the 1st or 2nd day of my birth control pills each time this happened and told me that "estrogen sickness" was common. She switched me to a lower dose bc pill, and it never happened again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820297 Fri, 04 May 2018 10:00:50 +0000 Purpledaisy 2820297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I finally went to the doctor a few years ago, which takes a lot because I never go to the doctor, because I was feeling SO crappy all the time. I felt like I had a constant cold, tons of congestion, easily feeling out of breath and like I was wheezing, and trouble swallowing and feeling like there was a constant lump in my thoat. I could tell from the beginning that the doctor didn't take me seriously but he had me do tons of blood work and a chest X-ray. Everything came back normal and he basically was just like ok bye, nothings wrong with you. </p> <p>So after doing tons of internet research I found that I had basically all of the symptoms of silent reflux, I did my own elimination diet and quickly found that drinking tea was triggering it, stopped drinking tea and I felt 100% better within a day. </p> <p>I was so frustrated that the doctor didn't even suggest that I might be experiencing silent reflux when I had SO many symptoms. I was stressed out and thinking there was something seriously wrong with me for months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820293 Fri, 04 May 2018 09:53:25 +0000 cat620 2820293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After the birth of my first son, I had severe pain in my stomach and couldn't figure out what it was. It eventually went away, but I called my OB office thinking it was related to the birth, and they told me it was probably my uterus contracting back to it's normal size. I said it was a 10 on the pain scale, and she said she still thought it was my uterus and it was no big deal. The pain came back a few days later, and this time my DH took me to the emergency room, because I couldn't function from the pain. When we got there, the pain had subsided. They did bloodwork and looked me over, but they ultimately said nothing was wrong. So I went back home thinking I was crazy. A week later the pain came back again, but this time I started vomiting with it, and it didn't subside after several hours. DH brought me to urgent care, not wanting to deal with ER fees and thinking I might be exaggerating the pain (he feels bad about that now), and the urgent care took one look at me and said go to the ER. We went back to the ER and this time they did a scan and found I had gallstones and pancreatitis. I was admitted to the hospital where they had to perform two surgeries - one for the pancreatitis and one to remove the gallbladder. I'm still mad that nobody thought of that the first two times I complained about stomach pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820234 Fri, 04 May 2018 08:20:56 +0000 pachamama 2820234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misolee: thank god for second opinions. I'd say how could they be so off but current ultrasound technology is definitely lacking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820233 Fri, 04 May 2018 08:19:24 +0000 pachamama 2820233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: omggggggggg!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820154 Thu, 03 May 2018 16:16:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2820154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The time my child’s pediatrician was wrong...resulted in a weekday evening visit to the Children’s Hospital testing for leukemia. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong/page/2#post-2820099 Thu, 03 May 2018 13:01:20 +0000 pachamama 2820099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Geeeeeeeez. My god that must have been a horribel few hours. I had the opposite - my water broke, kind of a slow leak, but DEFINITELY amniotic fluid steadily leaking. My midwife swiped and somehow didn't get the fluid on the q-tip (???) so they didn't believe I was going into labor (in there defense, I had literally no symptoms and no contractions whatsoever). 10 minutes later she did it and was like WHOA that's amniotic fluid, you're having this baby today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2820014 Thu, 03 May 2018 07:55:27 +0000 HappyBaker 2820014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was 23 weeks pregnant I felt like I was having more "leaking" so I went in to get checked and they did the amniotic fluid swab test. It came back positive, but they never did an internal exam or any other testing, and basically prepared us to deliver our baby that night because my blood work also showed I was fighting an infection. We had to have talks with the doctors about what kind of interventions we'd want them to use to save the baby. They rushed me to a bigger hospital with a better NICU, where they did an actual internal exam and microscope testing on the fluid only to realize I was NOT leaking, the other test was just a false positive, and the infection was probably just a run of the mill normal thing, not PPROM related at all. It was a crazy rollercoaster ride of emotions with the best possible outcome, but I am still so mad at the first doctor who was not very thorough or sure of what she was saying before scaring the crap out of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2820006 Thu, 03 May 2018 06:43:32 +0000 hellobeeboston 2820006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to visit with a gastroenterologist because I wanted to get tested for celiac disease (this was about 14 years ago).... My sister had just been diagnosed after years of testing and trying to figure out what she had. my mom mentioned a few of the issues I was having and said, I bet you have it too. </p> <p>At the time, celiac wasn't as "known" as it is now I guess... there wasn't gluten free everywhere, and I don't think doctors considered it as much. Anyway, I met with the head of gastro at a very large well-respected hospital in Boston. I told him my symptoms, etc. He asked about family history including where my ancestors were from (??) and was like, I don't think you have celiac, I think you have IBS, he wanted to send me home, no follow up. Umm, OK.</p> <p>Anyway - I basically forced him to give me an endoscopy to confirm (they also didn't have the blood test then that they have now). And sure enough, confirmed celiac. </p> <p>Trust your gut! ( in my case, my broken gut, haha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819998 Thu, 03 May 2018 03:35:46 +0000 Ms. RV 2819998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor once told me I likely had something wrong with my gall bladder since I was very sick to my stomach and had pain/tenderness right around the gall bladder area. They scheduled me for an U/S the next day and told me to go to the ER if the pain got worse.</p> <p>Turns out I had a stomach virus and a bruised rib. It was scary, but I totally understand the initial misdiagnosis! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819986 Wed, 02 May 2018 21:14:07 +0000 periwinklebee 2819986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I had a friend in college with a similar story to your college one, except she had appendicitis and legit called 911 from the doctor's office because the doctor wasn't listening :shocked: </p> <p>And since when does an eye doctor dispense nutrition advice, ugh, so sorry you had to go through that :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819984 Wed, 02 May 2018 21:10:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2819984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could go on and on... fortunately nothing with a horrible ending, but I've been misdiagnosed so many times... most recently the ped and their lactation consultant said repeatedly that LO didn't have a tongue tie, and still attest that it's not a thing. He definitely did, and my boob attests otherwise. </p> <p>I still remember when I was a kid getting called over to my aunt's house, along with all her friends and family. She'd been told she had ovarian cancer and everyone was sobbing hysterically. Very happily, turns out it was all a mistake and she didn't have any problem - not even a benign tumor. Obviously much better than the reverse of having cancer and it being misdiagnosed, but it was still temporary hell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819982 Wed, 02 May 2018 20:52:07 +0000 Anagram 2819982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aww, so many. Luckily, none related to my pregnancies or my kids so far.</p> <p>1st time I can remember: I had an odd stomach pain in college. Went to the on campus clinic, where the (male doctor) asked me if I was on my period. I said no, and wouldn't be for another two weeks. He poked around and said it couldn't be appendicitis and said it must be "hormonal cramps". I restated that I wasn't on my period and it wasn't a cramping feeling. I specifically said it was a burning feeling. He told me that sometimes women have hormonal cramps even when they aren't on their periods and sent me on my way with no other testing. :bummed: that night, I popped a fever and stomach burning was intense. Went to ER, where they told me I had an "advanced uti" and THEN that male ER doc lectured me and told me I should have done something sooner and told me UTIs can be dangerous when left unchecked. Grrr. Didn't appreciate being talked down to then, still don't.</p> <p>Last year I posted a few threads about my 4.5 month long ordeal with a horrible full body rash. I went to a host of doctors, went through several misdiagnoses...FINALLY found out that I'd had mono and Coxsackie at the same time which ran down my immune system. Then I was given amoxicillin (misdiagnosed with strep) which is a no-no for Mono because it can cause a rash. However, my immune system went into overdrive and started stacking itself and kept the rash going way after I discontinued the amox--4 months longer. I had doctors tell me I had bed bugs (nope), pityriasis roses (nope), maybe a form of cancer (no thank god). I even had an eye doctor tell me it was because of my "standard American diet" and said that just going paleo would solve all my problems!</p> <p>My platelets were low, I had an active mono infection...but no one tested that stuff until I finally got to an amazing rheumatologist who also found out I have Sjogrens and a form of lupus. </p> <p>And by the way, I did a Whole30 that I turned into a Whole90 and I just got sicker and sicker (but that was the mono and the low platelets and the rash getting me down). Fuck that eye doctor. I still sometimes want to throw a paleo cookbook through his glass office window. Just terrible terrible awful medical advice for someone who has every classic Sjogrens symptom relating to eyes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819966 Wed, 02 May 2018 18:35:54 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2819966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first OB told me I wasn’t getting pregnant because I was overweight. Nope, but thanks for the fat shaming! (It was autoimmune issues) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819952 Wed, 02 May 2018 17:51:59 +0000 misolee 2819952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At my 20 week ultrasound, the doctor (not my primary) told me my baby had Congenital adrenal hyperplasia or ambiguous genitalia. She talked about what to expect, getting surgery, how they would proceed, etc. I mean she went through a whole spiel and referred me to the maternal fetal specialist. We went to the appointment later on in the week and the specialist said, "Nope, the ultrasounds look like a classic girl." We had to go for a followup with another specialist, and they also said classic girl. I was glad everything was okay but man was I annoyed at that particular doctor </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819926 Wed, 02 May 2018 16:35:52 +0000 agold 2819926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My last OB said I would need a c-section, but my angel of a nurse easily broke up some scar tissue and my baby was born quickly after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819919 Wed, 02 May 2018 15:24:18 +0000 Pollywog 2819919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beatrixkiddo: that is exactly what I had. I had no idea it was a thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819916 Wed, 02 May 2018 14:58:27 +0000 beatrixkiddo 2819916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yerpie110: that was one determined baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819915 Wed, 02 May 2018 14:57:16 +0000 beatrixkiddo 2819915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: whoa wait, 3 times???...<br /> @Pollywog: it is called atopic eruption of pregnancy. For me, I had a rash that popped up in random places on my body, and some of the bumps were welts that connected with other bumps so it almost looked like scabies trails. Mine looks very similar to the first picture that comes up with you google. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819908 Wed, 02 May 2018 14:14:26 +0000 kayla0416 2819908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The joys of living in a tiny town that is big enough to have a small hospital, but not big enough to draw quality doctors...</p> <p>I was (correctly) diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, but when the doctor told me about it, she said I would have to immediately go to "_____" (city 1 hr away with a large hospital) for surgery. I asked if I had time to go home and grab a few things, and she said no, I had to leave right NOW. She then said she would be right back and left me in the exam room for a half hour where I freaked the F out, bawling and calling my husband to pick me up and get to this other hospital. Then she comes back and says, "oh, I guess there's this other new thing you can do now where you just get a shot". After doing more of my own research later, I got more and more pissed. Methotrexate for an ectopic is really not a new thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819905 Wed, 02 May 2018 14:08:48 +0000 Mommy Finger 2819905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll cut them a little slack b/c it was the health center at my university but it still pissed me off and shouldn't have happened. </p> <p>Senior year, spring finals week and I got up early to study before on of my exams. My eye was really hurting me. I had enough time to visit the health center where they took a look at me and told me I had pink eye. I argued that pink doesn't hurt and what was coming out of my eye was tears and not well, the grossness of pink eye. They still sent me on my way and I don't remember them giving me drops. It wasn't until later that night (long story there) that I was able to get to an urgent care (long time ago before there was a minute clinic at every Walgreens). I had a corneal abrasion. They gave me some gel to put in my eye and an eye patch (gasp) and I went right on studying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819879 Wed, 02 May 2018 13:18:02 +0000 Ajsmommy 2819879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine still infuriates me. I went to the hospital to get my rh shot. While there my blood pressure was borderline high... Which is normal and my Dr's and specialists were aware. Anyway they held me to try to get it to come down. Well I was trying to text dh who had gone home and feel asleep!!!! Needless to say my bp didn't go down and the nurse told me I might be having my baby that night...at 26 wks for no other reason than my bp at that moment! They said that they were going to admit me and catheterize me.... I started freaking out and saying I was going to leave and the terrible nurse said that would jeopardize my baby and all this horrible stuff. Finally my dh arrived and they asked for a urine sample to check for protein in my urine. And this is the ridiculous thing...I drank a lot of water..like a lot. Anyway the dr tested my urine and came in to tell us the results and she said it was fine however she suspected I watered it down.... I was so taken a back that I looked to dh and I said did she just accuse me if watering down my urine!!!???!! It was surreal!!!!! What would watering it down even do!??!!?? Ughh it was a horrible horrible experience and it was all for nothing!!!! After about 45 mins my bp went back down but they held.me overnight at which time it even went low!!! I was so pissed and demanded to be released early the next day....went to my specialist and he said the whole thing was a mistake and he gave me his cell # for the next time...thankfully the was no next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819875 Wed, 02 May 2018 13:09:16 +0000 Pollywog 2819875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: 3? Did I miss something?!<br /> @beatrixkiddo: Can you tell me more about this? I had what was called chiggers and treated as scabies when I was 4 weeks pregnant with R, but no one else got them and we were all sitting in the same field. And they were way worse than chiggers. </p> <p>Mine is 8 doctors and no one could figure out celiac over a period of two years. My grandma watched the View and realized that's what I had. So many wasted co-pays and appointments . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819869 Wed, 02 May 2018 12:43:33 +0000 Rocker2014 2819869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, I have so many of these stories that we actually have inside jokes in my family about these kinds of events. :meh: </p> <p>My most recent was when I was about 20 weeks pregnant with DD. I started having off and on unbelievably excruciating pain in the upper right center of my abdomen. After a week of the pain getting worse and worse until it was continuous and unbearable, I scheduled an appointment with a colleague of my wonderful OB because he was out of town. This OB (interestingly the only female in the practice) told me, "Pregnancy is hard. Deal with it." YEAH...my gallbladder had failed, which I found out two days later when my OB came back into town and took a look at my chart and called me immediately. 2 specialists in 3 days later, I was on a protocol for saving LO's and my lives. </p> <p>I HATE that doctor, and refused to allow her to rotate in (they take turns in the practice) during my delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819866 Wed, 02 May 2018 12:30:35 +0000 Tanjowen 2819866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was the time my husband's lower back was hurting and the doctor said it was a strained muscle and gave him pain meds. Two nights later had to rush him to the ER , and he has E.coli and a serious UTI affecting his kidneys. </p> <p>Same office, 8 months after having my first baby, I went in because the corner of my mouth kept cracking and I was having night sweats and losing hair. Asked them to check my hormone levels and instead was held for a TB test, which even though negative, they made me go get an xray. All because I said I was waking up drenched in sweat at night.. Didn't even test my levels like I asked and I had to deal with the test and xray for almost an entire day. </p> <p>Next day I go see my dermatologist for my yearly check, and he says I have a yeast infection in the corner of my mouth, gave me a tube of medicine and it was gone in a few days. The sweats and losing hair I guess was hormone related and they eventually stopped. We switched doctors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819860 Wed, 02 May 2018 12:05:47 +0000 yerpie110 2819860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a miscarriage and a subsequent D&amp;C. I spike a high fever the day after the procedure, ended up in the emergency room, and had another emergency D&amp;C. 2 months later, my hcg is finally &lt;5 and I wait another 4 weeks for my period. Nothing. My OB starts me on progesterone to induce my period. Still nothing. She then diagnoses me with Asherman's Syndrome (a rare disorder that causes scaring to develop in the uterus after D&amp;Cs) due to me having the two back-to-back D&amp;Cs. She also tells me it will be nearly impossible for me to get pregnant again and to prepare for a long journey ahead. Long story short, my period never returned because all that time, I was actually pregnant and said baby is now 2.5yo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819856 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:40:56 +0000 Mama Bird 2819856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow these stories.</p> <p>Let's see, there was the team of pediatricians that told us it's normal DS needs antibiotics for ear infection every month because "he's just building up his immune system." We pushed for months to get an ENT referral, and no, of course it wasn't normal, and he had a deeper infection that was never fully clearing with the 5-day courses.</p> <p>With this pregnancy, I've already been told by a physician's assistant that my headaches are not normal and I should see a specialist ASAP, while in the next appointment the OB said it's just my low blood pressure and should clear if I up my salt and caffeine intake (but she gave me a neuro referral just in case). On top of that, the OB said I have a bacterial infection, but when I called the office the next day to get a prescription for the antibiotic, the PA said my records say it's a yeast infection and needs another medication. I'm not sure which one of them is wrong, but someone clearly is. I can't trust a word I hear from either one of them and am tempted to just walk away and never come back, but for all I know, all OB practices may be like this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-time-my-doctor-was-wrong#post-2819854 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:36:50 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2819854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My entire pregnancy was a series of bad calls by the practice I was in. I rotated docs too, so this wasn't even just one person. I knew exactly the day that I got pregnant, but baby measured small from day 1, they blamed it on wrong conception dating, even though I insisted I knew the exact date. Then there was a scare with one of the early genetic tests, but instead of re-testing, they sent me to multiple specialists,, all of whom told me I just need to be re-tested because I had no family history of the particular issue. At every appointment I brought up that kiddo was measuring small and that I wasn't gaining weight, and was repeatedly told some combination of a) you're already overweight, it's fine if you don't gain, b) your conception date is wrong, and c) you're short and your husband is short so of course your kid is going to be small. Thank God the one doc I had for my 36 week checkup listened when I got concerned that kiddo was not moving as much, and had the foresight to check my records and see that she hadn't grown in 4 weeks, so they induced me and found that not only was she very small (4 lbs 6 oz at birth) but that my placenta was the size of a fist (IUGR ended up being the official diagnosis) so it wasn't supporting her growth effectively and was why I didn't gain weight and the kiddo grew so slowly. </p>