The Worst Thing I've Heard A Doctor Say

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[Woohoo]

imagine PERMANENTLY disabling a patient and saying its not a big deal

[DoctorYoun]

Thank you for including me again! So fun and interesting!

[ekeg_]

making a mistake in surgery and saying 'not a big of a deal' is crazy

[Trident_Gaming]

Psychiatrist: "It's all in your head"
Patient: "Yes, that's... kind of the exact reason why I came to see you?"

[faridwiser]

0:18 that is actually malpractice, that shameless man should lose his license!

[shadowofchaos]

"its all in your head" well yes and I want it out of my head

[zackinator]

A psychologist saying "It's all in your head" is wild. Like, yeah bro, I know it is. It's your job to fix things that are all in my head.

[Stevejake]

It's terrifying to hear that their are some doctors out there that act like this 😬

[ColoringKaria]

The gyno saying that to a patient is exactly why many women and especially those who have been victims of sexual assault avoid going to the gyno. It’s cruelty and sadism in that field that would not be allowed in any other.

[SimplyIwon]

Some of these comments are horrible.. shame on those doctors.

[soapiewalten]

Definitely not the WORST thing a doctor has ever said, but when I told my doctor I was in severe pain daily and taking around 3-6 Ibuprofen pills every single day, he said: "That's okay! If it's helping, you should keep taking it."

Edit (for clarification): When I say "every single day, " I mean every single day for several years. I told my doctor that I have been taking it daily for years and he still encouraged me to continue doing so.

[Jon-qfqg]

Gotta admit, at one point I did actually try to find a white doctor because just about every doctor I had found through my insurance who wasn’t white was a non-native English speaker with a thick accent that I struggled to understand, and it was causing genuine issues in communication. One of them was Indian for example and he didn’t know some common english words so describing my symptoms was difficult. Since all I had to go off of was a photo of the doctor on the website, I hoped I wouldn’t have that issue if my doctor was white. When I finally got my white doctor she turned out to be European and also had a thick accent. Guess that’s what I get lol

[LoveYah]

This is why I advocate for my patients. I work in the private sector going from different hospitals and care facilities. I had this one patient who had dementia aaox1 and non verbal. I came in and started speaking to them, the nurse immediately told me they have dementia blah blah, I said I talk to all of my patients and tell them what’s going on with or without dent and tell them who I am etc. she didn’t say anything. We got them ready to go and my partner made a joke and the patient just started smiling, the nurse was shocked by the patient reaction. All this time other nurses and herself was probably just not interacting with the patient because they have dementia. It peeves me. I have plenty stories, when you’re under my care you’re being treated as family that I love.

[lovelies]

1:57 the fact that the person who said that is a woman is wild ☠️ Like????

[chinmustache]

“That’s why we have malpractice insurance”

DAFUQ

[Namrevlis]

Hi Dr Mike, I'm not a doctor but I want to tell you the worst thing a doctor said in my presence. It wasn't really so bad; in fact, a few minutes later we both laughed. As he was performing a small operation on my leg, he said "Oops!" That's all but I was on my back, looking up, and was scared, but just a bit. It was 1957 and I was a freshman at MIT. I'm now 86 but I'll never forget him.
Great video, David S.

[legzfalloffgirl]

I have Cerebral Palsy and had tendinitis so bad that I couldn't cut my food. My nurse practitioner told me, "you're too young to be sitting on your butt making your boyfriend do everything for you.

I got better with physical therapy. But not with her help.

[kweenalize]

I remember my gaslighting ex boyfriend used to tell me its all in my head. If a doctor told me that, they would be looking at lawsuit and public shaming. That is the definition of malpractice. As an insurance broker, i would refuse to provide them malpractice coverage due to them being a hazard.

[michellecoleman]

Oh lord, I'm 3 stories in and already scared and depressed.

[EasterEdwards]

You're incredible, don't stop creating videos!