I can personally attest to your first point. I've never liked going to see doctors but when I was getting hives over about half my body and couldn't figure out the source on my own I finally made an appointment in hopes that I could get a referral to an allergist.
Instead my full body hives (legs, arms and front and back of my torso) were dismissed as "just itchy" and that "the real problem is [my] weight" and I got a lecture on my weight and eating habits. Which the doctor didn't bother asking me about and got totally wrong. I left the office feeling like I wasn't worth treating and that clearly anything wrong with me was connected to my weight and therefore my fault and I shouldn't waste a doctor's time with it. That helps no one and from what I can tell, it's sadly common.
(The hives turned out to be caused by a polyester blanket, and I've now got a new doctor who is really awesome.)
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Date: 2010-10-11 04:13 pm (UTC)Instead my full body hives (legs, arms and front and back of my torso) were dismissed as "just itchy" and that "the real problem is [my] weight" and I got a lecture on my weight and eating habits. Which the doctor didn't bother asking me about and got totally wrong. I left the office feeling like I wasn't worth treating and that clearly anything wrong with me was connected to my weight and therefore my fault and I shouldn't waste a doctor's time with it. That helps no one and from what I can tell, it's sadly common.
(The hives turned out to be caused by a polyester blanket, and I've now got a new doctor who is really awesome.)