i have asthma and have been having some trouble sleeping recently - it`s really bad right now because i have not slept properly since saturday / it`s now wednesday
my breathing is not that bad - but i feel worse since monday, because i saw my doctor / a monstrous woman frankly ... she treated me really badly imo and i feel she has exacerbated by condition
the thing is, even before she behaved pretty nastily to me, i told her about my flu, she took my oxygen level, i breathed into that tube thing, and she listened to my back ... and it was all pretty bad news ....
she advised me to use my inhaler more / something i often neglect to do tbh .... but then she said something to me, and this is why i`ve joined this forum ... for advice
i`ve googled what i`m about to detail and cannot find any information - and who knows, i may be totally wrong about all of this
this is what she said
i told her that i had not slept sunday night / the appointment was monday morning .... and she replied, and i quote ... "your body is scared to go to sleep because it feels that it won`t wake up in the morning" .... she immediately afterwards added "i`m being melodramatic"
is this normal behaviour for a doctor?
it strikes me as highly unprofessional and needlessly callous ... but i may be wrong
It maddens me to hear this.
Some doctors speak before thinking. Basically trying to be smart!
Patients are vulnerable enough as it is without dimwits like themselves coming out with stupid remarks.
Ignore the comment and go to another doctor next time.
As for you not sleeping properly I’m guessing you are drained and living on people’s every word. Once the flu has past and your breathing improves your anxiety will also ease off. Try not to panic too much. Give it another week xx
I like my doctor but she says things to me sometimes too. I have horrible health anxiety and have had some things come up over the last few months. A lot of things actually. But since I worry so much she seems to get irritated with me if I ask additional questions or if I'm unsure what to do after her asking me what I prefer. Sometimes I just can't answer. Doctors should understand that we are people and not just a number but we in turn have to remember that they are just people too. And they may get irritated at times especially if we are worried about things they feel they have given us significant answers about. That being said, I don't like what your doctor said to you. I think she was being an a**hole and I'd probably see someone else.
Sorry I apologize I used a not so nice term in my other reply. I dislike what your doctor said to you and I would probably see someone else. I also was commenting that my doctor gets irritated at me a lot especially with my anxiety when I ask questions over and over. The thing I remind myself is that she's human and I get irritated when i have to explain things to people over and over as well. We worry so much because our lives are in their hands. They make a mistake and it raises their professional liability insurance but it could cost us our lives.
I would call it thoughtless. The other view is that she is projecting her personal fears onto you. Well you did wake up the next morning , no thanks to her so ......
Drs have said dubious unprofessional things to me . It hurts at the time because we feel vulnerable. Looking back I think well why did I let that person have such an effect on me? Why did the dr feel the need to eb nasty, thoughtless, ruse, sadistic.
I also think that if the dr says something unprofressional that one day someone will report them.
Your feeling will diminish each day; as others have suggested avoid that dr. I would!!