Once when admitted, my nephrologist doctor was not on all for the weekend but her colleague was. Okay. I was there with crazy low electrolytes, and other kidney related issues. The on call doctor said it was not possible for a kidney to hurt and it was likely just a back muscle. Hmm. What is more concerning though? I believed him for a length of time until I more logically could prove that he’s an idiot and clearly didn’t want to have to actually do anything with me on a weekend. Sheesh. I don’t automatically believe doctors anymore!!!
I must apologize dear Bailey, I've been on the road and in depth comments are difficult to do. I'll be home Saturday night, and I'll re-read everything you've written over the last week and comment at that time. Just know my love for you grows each day, my respect for you is incomprehensible. My feelings of empathy sometimes cause me to physically stager in pain and sorrow. But for you, anything. I love you, that will never change.
I went digging on Google Scholar and found only one study in about 20 minutes of searching: Geisser & Roth (1998) found that patients with chronic pain that either had no diagnosis or were unsure/disagreed with the diagnosis reported higher levels of disability related to their pain. The disability levels themselves were unrelated to pain perception, meaning that it isn’t the actual pain they felt that increased disability but rather the lack of information on why they’re in pain that is an important part of paint treatment. So, add that to the list of things you’re also right about.
Once when admitted, my nephrologist doctor was not on all for the weekend but her colleague was. Okay. I was there with crazy low electrolytes, and other kidney related issues. The on call doctor said it was not possible for a kidney to hurt and it was likely just a back muscle. Hmm. What is more concerning though? I believed him for a length of time until I more logically could prove that he’s an idiot and clearly didn’t want to have to actually do anything with me on a weekend. Sheesh. I don’t automatically believe doctors anymore!!!
I must apologize dear Bailey, I've been on the road and in depth comments are difficult to do. I'll be home Saturday night, and I'll re-read everything you've written over the last week and comment at that time. Just know my love for you grows each day, my respect for you is incomprehensible. My feelings of empathy sometimes cause me to physically stager in pain and sorrow. But for you, anything. I love you, that will never change.
I went digging on Google Scholar and found only one study in about 20 minutes of searching: Geisser & Roth (1998) found that patients with chronic pain that either had no diagnosis or were unsure/disagreed with the diagnosis reported higher levels of disability related to their pain. The disability levels themselves were unrelated to pain perception, meaning that it isn’t the actual pain they felt that increased disability but rather the lack of information on why they’re in pain that is an important part of paint treatment. So, add that to the list of things you’re also right about.