'Doctors of Reddit' #3: Second Opinions

Continuing with the medical Reddit thread series this episode is on second opinions that saved lives! Responding to Reddit threads is a great way to learn and have a good time so smash that like the button to let me know you're on board!

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- Doctor Mike Varshavski

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[ukeyaoitrash]

"I can't see out of my right eye!"
The "doctor" : "don't worry, iTs a HeaDaCHe"

[Evan-bxvl]

"Potassium can kill you" : potassium: K.

[aaefvacce]

Patient: I'M HALF BLIND.

Doctor: That's just a headache.

[puddin]

My sister was 16 and went to her Dr multiple times for chest pain, coughing and the inability to breathe if she lay on her back. He kept sending her home with antibiotics for a chest infection. The one day he wasn’t in she had to book with a younger Dr, and he freaked out because her blood oxygen was bad and her heart was racing like crazy. They sent her to the hospital immediately to discover she had lymphoma and it was so bad that her heart was being pushed to the side from the cancer.

The Drs at the hospital said had they left it she would’ve been dead in a few months.

She beat the cancer about a year later 🎉

[jennahopkins]

Omg, Bear's face is just so smushable.

[savannahgrace]

Bear: *yawns*
Mike: “Are you yawning during my reddit thread?”
Bear: *lick lick*
Mike: “That’s so rUdE”
Bear: *lick lick lick*

[Transmers]

In the welding field, we cannot say this enough:
EYE PROTECTIONS,
EYE PROTECTIONS,
EYE PROTECTIONS!

[ziaexplosivo]

I’m so angry for the woman whose doctor was downplaying her terrible headaches. I need a follow up on that story! I really want to know how that doctor felt after finding out she risked her patient’s life!

[youllneverknowmyname]

When I looked at his shirt for a minute I went
“... He looks like Gaston.”

[genreilly]

My "thank god" moment was when I was younger, around 8 or 9, my eyes started swelling shut after I'd cry (edema). My mom said it was because I was "allergic to my tears". Anyways, this went on for a few months until my step-dad decided to take action and brought me to a doctor. After blood work, protein measurements, and a biopsy, I got diagnosed with Nephrotic syndrome. Short explanation; the filters in my kidneys basically melted together because of a bad infection. I was told it was so serious, that if we would have waited any longer, I would have gone into complete renal failure; Anyways, about 10 years later, I'm happy, healthy, and live a normal life because my step-dad had a gut feeling that my eyes shouldn't swell when I cry. Fun stuff.

[Hanmacx]

Patient: "my roommates are annoying"
*Patient lives alone*
Me: "wait a minute?"

[Pile_of_carbon]

2:40 This happened to one of my students during science class. Guy was 14 y/o. The class was briefed on how a heart works and how it's supposed to sound. After that they were handed stethoscopes so they could listen to their own hearts. The guy listens and then says something along the lines of "Uh... teach, I don't think this is normal..."

[nowandaround]

Doctor Mike: You can eat bananas and nothing bad with happen.
Me, allergic to bananas:

[lordaragon]

Me:*sees bear*
My attention to the actual video:”ight imma head out”

[becca]

the woman who kept dismissing that person’s headaches, and was RELUCTANT to send that person to a neurologist, shame on her.

[Danka]

My doctor for 5+ years:
"Feeling tired and hopeless all the time is normal."
"Not being able to fall asleep for hours is normal."
"Suicidal thoughts are normal."
"Impulsive overeating and drinking is normal."
My psychiatrist aftet the first 5 minutes spent with me:
"So anyway, this is _clearly_ depression."

[damienray]

"Bear! Isn't that crazy?!"

*Bear:* *I lick, not give medical advice*

[LilRosePetal]

In June of 2020 I went into my doc complaining of my swallowing feeling slow and having vitamins and some foods getting stuck lower down in my throat (sometimes chugging a full glass of water wouldn't help food or vitamins go down), I also had a constant feeling of a having a "ball" in the back of my throat. The doctor stated it was most likely acid reflux or heart burn causing my esophagus to be more constricted and if the symptoms persisted to let him know. A few months went by, I got used to the feeling and didn't think much of it anymore. Then one day in mid November 2020 I woke up and the whole base of my neck was completely swollen. I took an ibuprofen and allergy pill and waited to see if the swelling would go down. When the swelling did not go down, I went into an insta care doctor who did a physical check of my throat and then told me he thought it was nothing and would go away as fast as it appeared.... this just didn't feel right to me, so I kept asking him if he was sure over and over again (we probably went back and forth about 6-10 times) until he finally said, I really don't think it's anything but if you are that worried we can do an ultrasound. I requested the ultrasound and the following week (the day after my 26th birthday) I got a call stating they found a solid mass that appeared to be on my thyroid and wanted to follow-up with a CT scan. The CT scan ended up showing at had a very large 11cm mediastinal mass which led to a PET scan and multiple biopsies and ended in me being diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer. I still to this day can not believe how dismissive this doctor was of my concerns and how much I had to advocate that this was not normal. Luckily today I am approaching my 1-yr mark of being cancer free which is only due to me insisting that my symptoms needed further investigation. Otherwise it might have progressed to stage 4 and possibly death.

[Drecon]

Very important: people with psychosis aren't hiding anything. They actually experience the things they are seeing and hearing. No, it's not real, but their perception is real. It's just no use to try to convince them that they things they're seeing with their own eyes and the things they're hearing with their own ears aren't real.

[Wigconic.]

Nobody:
Not a single soul:
Doctor Mike : **in confusion**