Dr. refused requests from Blk female patient 25yrs old to test for cancer- now she is 37 w/ stage 4

[HARLEM AL]

Damn, I hope she recovers. God bless her and her family.

 

[MidniteJay]

Sucks she has this experience. But damn cancer at 25?

Must be heavy in the bloodline. My pops lost his mom and all his sisters to breast cancer. So my mother hounds my sister to make sure she not slippin' on check ups.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Always go for a second or third opinion. The worst doctor experience I ever had was with an Indian. Worst dentist experience I ever had was Indian too. I always go for a black doctor even if I have to travel a little further.

Rule to live by

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Does it really hurt them or something to just do a screening if the patient requests it? DAMN! This is so frustrating.

The crazy shyt is there are certain type of cancer screenings that the insurance companies wont pay for cause they claim it cost sooo much more than other screenings

There literally has to be some extensive write up from the medical professional that has to be submitted explaining why and with some type of bull shyt proof of the screening being needed

Before the insurance company will special approve it

If the doctor has a higher rate of requesting those screening the insurance company could pull out of allowing thay office to be in their network


This is why i laugh at people who put theit full trust in the medical profession and science in general


Both have a greater interest in profit than humanity

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

I’ve been trying to get test for last 5 years. I’ve changed doctors like 3 times already. Colon cancer runs in my dad’s side of the family and when I told everyone one of my doctors they hit me with your too young.

 

[HarlemHottie]

Like another poster said, a lot of doctors see patients like computers and follow a blue print to resolve/troubleshoot the issue.

I work in tech support and if someone comes to me and says their computer is slow or they get disconnected frequently from the network more often times than not we conclude that they have a home wifi/network issue.

These doctors are doing the same thing.. they see a symptom and say no it's just something minor/small not something that can develop into cancer.

Most physicians in my opinion are useless

Bullshyt. Look at bw adverse health events vs ww. And the bw be whole medical professionals like homegirl in the op.

Remember sis who was a doctor at the damn CDC and died right after she had her baby bc they ignored her heart palpitations?

 

[kdslittlebro]

I’m absolutely fukkin sick of this reactive healthcare. Aren’t there many studies that say a proactive approach saves money in the long run?

 

[old pig]

Always go for a second or third opinion. The worst doctor experience I ever had was with an Indian. Worst dentist experience I ever had was Indian too. I always go for a black doctor even if I have to travel a little further.

ya I’ve primarily been with AA or filipino doctors…worst doctor I had was a white one

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

I need some black medical school scholarships to donate too. If you can get a black doctor you should always choose that over the non black doctors. Their racism affects how they treat patients, and its scarier since they are in denial of their own prejudice a lot of the time and will get heated if you point it out to them.

We simply don't have time for that bullshjt when lives are on the line. We need more black clinicians

 

[kdslittlebro]

Always go for a second or third opinion. The worst doctor experience I ever had was with an Indian. Worst dentist experience I ever had was Indian too. I always go for a black doctor even if I have to travel a little further.

When going to a doctor if it is serious you get 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 diagnosis from different doctors.

Even if you are poor. You go to multiple public clinics to get the answers you are comfortable with.

Everyone TREAT YOU BODY as you would your car or your apple phone or tablet. Just like when you go to get them repaired and they don't give you the answer you want. You go to someone else and get an opinion.

Finally it is critical for women to get multiple opinions if they are having physical issues. Because overall their bodies have more critical parts because the lord gave them the ability to create and carry life. So as a woman you must get your physicals and annuals and this is not something to play with.

Always get multiple opinions. ALWAYS.

During this time, my husband was serving in the Army. I saw doctors in Alaska, Georgia, and Washington state. This wasn't just one doctor who missed the signs — it was many. After six years we moved to my hometown of Washington, DC. I began receiving my medical care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and that's where I was finally diagnosed.

She tried

 

[Hey_zeus]

I had a dr tell me I was too young to have a chronic illness you're born with

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Be able to not understand nuance brehs.

Stories like this is exactly why black americans have push back for the healthcare industry and doctors.

Y'all were on some shut up and take the vaccine shyt.

Where was this nuance when you brought up vaccines while talking about a shytty oncologist?

 

[SheWantTheD]

Where was this nuance when you brought up vaccines while talking about a shytty oncologist?

huh????

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

fukked up. Doctors always fail black folks

And we fail ourselves by not having more children into even if we have to learn internationally.

 

[Nigerianwonder]

I’ve been trying to get test for last 5 years. I’ve changed doctors like 3 times already. Colon cancer runs in my dad’s side of the family and when I told everyone one of my doctors they hit me with your too young.

Sometimes you gotta lie and play up your symptoms to get the test you want. exaggerate a bit.