How 1 Bite of Toast Made a Woman Bleed to Death

A woman keeps getting dismissed by doctors, who say her sore throat is nothing to worry about… But little do they know she’s been in excruciating pain for weeks, and soon, there will be nothing left that they could do. Let’s get into it!

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[tokos]

Moral of the story: if you're going to the doctor for whatever reason, EXPLAIN. EVERYTHING. RELATING TO THE REASON. Don't just brush off or downplay things.

[bobowon]

I nearly died because of misdiagnosed crohns disease. For about a year doctors kept telling me the blood in the toilet was because I wasn't eating enough Fibre. Eventually after an ambulance trip a doctor finally took a closer look. His words were something to the effect of "under no circumstances is this man to be discharged without my word".

1 month later I finally got out.

[qkwqpgl]

what Brew has taught me:
1. Don't talk
2. Don't walk
3. Don't Sit
4. Don't hike
5. Don't stay inside
6. Don't go outside.
7. Don't travel
8. Don' drive
9. Don't fall
10. Don't sleep
11. Don't use the restroom
12. Don't swim
13. Don't eat

[asterghst]

"The first bite tastes like heaven, the second bite takes you there"

[xbs]

Brew you are giving me more reason to be afraid of anything I STILL HAVE TRAUMA FROM THE OFFICE CHAIR VIDEO

[nadiasilver]

This happened to my mother, though it wasn't toast in her case - chicken. When she told me she had a nagging cough and told me about the chicken, I immediately (considering her age and that she'd had a GBP 10 years ago) told her to go to the urgent care. She played it off, but did make an appointment with her primary for a week later. Two days prior to the appointment, she passed away, choking on her own fluids. This past January was her 1st death day. Her 68th birthday would have been this May.

[minuswings]

As someone who works in the medical field, I have to say that rare situations like this are tough for a few reasons. We would love to have the resources for every patient to get a full scan of everything at every visit so we can catch things immediately. The resources aren't there, so we triage to get the people who need MRI/Xray/etc most the care they need. Please always tell us EXACTLY what is happening and what you think caused it, even if it's embarrassing. Details like that help us make the arguments to our higher-ups that let us push you to the top of the list for procedures or scans if that's what you need. Symptoms and history of present illness are the clues to what's going on. But also push when things feel wrong. "I would like a second opinion by someone else in this facility before I leave" is reasonable to ask in life threatening situations.

[AmoebaTheFirst]

If you dont want to watch the whole thing,

basically the toast vera ate had caused a tear in her esophagus which caused bleeding, she could have been saved if was just honest about the pain, she died from "massive internal bleeding"



PS: I've had my tonsils taken out once, there was a lot of bleeding when the scabs fell out, normally you throw up any blood you ingest

[Jacev_]

At this rate, I'm gonna run out of things to eat with every upload on this channel.

[bonnecherie]

I had a friend who was diagnosed with pneumonia and given an inhaler and antibiotics for it. A week later, he was in the hospital and they discovered his 'pneumonia' was actually congestive heart failure. He survived it, but has no memory of a six-month period because of it. My mom also had a misdiagnosis regarding a medication that reacted BADLY for her and left her disabled for the rest of her life. It's crazy how often this happens!

[LorienInksong]

US emergency room doctors really don't take pain seriously. My case was blown off until my heart started having issues. Turns out being in intense regular pain messes with it.

[CherriSherry]

I was misdiagnosed with constipation, GERD and chronic heartburn 19 times over the course of 3 years. Eventually I go in to the ER vomitting non stop, it's bright green, and eventually blood begins to mix in. Turns out? I had a gallstone the size of a pingpong ball that had been growing for the past 3 years that had finally stopped bouncing around and settled on top of the stem of my gallbladder. I was on a medication long term that one of its long term side effects is gallstones, and no one thought to scan me even once for it. I could have saved my gallbladder had I found out sooner, but now I just dont have one. Thanks medical misdiagnosis, very cool!

[Roman-kpzs]

Oh hey, I've had a similar situation. I had a serious case of stomach and abdominal pain suddenly. So I was taken to a doctor's, and after examination they said it must've been a stomach bug. I was sent home with barely anything. The pain got worse and a few day later I was sent to the doctor's again. Same thing again, sent home. Over the next few days the pain got so severe to the point where any movement sent me into excruciating pain, even breathing in fully hurt. For the 3rd and last time, I went to the doctor's. This doctor does everything the other doctors do, but finally suggests that it may be appendicitis, and recommends we immediately go the hospital. And just as the doctor thought, I had appendicitis and had to get surgery quickly. I was fine afterwards, just a few days in the hospital and some recovery, but these mis-diagnoses could've easily killed me if the third doctor was alike the first two. It's incredibly unfortunate to see these kinds of outcomes that could've been prevented if the doctors only checked one thing.

[Irish]

The third Wednesday in July is the most dangerous time to be in a hospital, because it is the day that medical students are allowed to treat patients. It is considered the most dangerous day for medical mistakes likely to occur.

[hayhayswanboat]

I'm one who was made permanently disabled from a dismissal from the hospital

[rienjen]

This is good advice--you must be your own health care advocate. But as someone who was a victim of medical malpractice--I was having an adverse reaction to the antibiotic metronidazole--sometimes doctors do not listen. I told the ER doctors that all my symptoms matched having a bad reaction to metronidazole; I literally lost the ability to walk and speak (temporarily) in front of them...they thought I was just being anxious. Turns out, the drug is neurotoxic in 1 in 400 people who take it and by the time I got the official diagnosis of cerebellar dysfunction (it wasn't the only issue), there was nothing the doctors could do. Almost ten years later, I still have some minor issues, but I lucked out--I know people who had a similar reaction and are permanently disabled. 84% of people with metronidazole toxicity are not believed by their doctors.

[dracofirex]

It's important to remember that you do NOT have to accept the first doctor or first diagnosis you receive. If you think something is terribly wrong and you need more treatment, you can seek other doctors or other hospitals! Rare cases are frequently misdiagnosed because they are so very rare, and doctors are trained to think of horses when they hear hoofbeats, not zebras or unicorns. I had a zebra case, and it took a few doctors to find it!!

[Zeeboklown]

wow. i'm gonna puree EVERYTHING i eat for now on... might as well call me "smoothie boy" for now on.. lol

[KidarWolf]

I've had a tear in my throat caused by a herb stalk in my food. I was lucky, mine was diagnosed quickly due to coughing up blood, and healed well on its own with just antibiotics to prevent an infection, and instructions to drink tea sweetened with honey (for the antiseptic qualities of honey), and to eat soft foods for about a week.

[evilisfun]

Well, thanks, Brew. Now I can't enjoy toast anymore. Just like every time I sit in my office chair, I wince.