Posted by NikkiT2 on January 19, 2007, at 13:43:09
In reply to Re: How can you be sure? *triggers*, posted by Deneb on January 19, 2007, at 11:07:51
OK Deneb,
There are two thoughts I have when i read this. Either you are lying, which I have no reason to believe, or you need a new doctor.
As you know, I spent years doing "mini overdoses" as my form of self harm. And your pdoc is right, none ever killed me.
But, I can no longer go go to the toilet with passing blood with my stools, and I have to ake a stool softener every day as my colon doesn't work properly. This was caused by ibuprofen over doses they believe.
Needing to pass a stool gives me pains in my belly that double me over for about 15 minutes before "going".
My liver function tests are "borderline" and I ahve almost constant pain in my lower back from my liver. This is from paracetemol.
Other drugs made me sick, and I now feel sick after eating every single time, for about an hour, as my stomach is so badly damaged from the being sick and the drugs hurting the stomach lining.I have *serious* concerns about ~any~ doctor who dismissses such actions. Very serious concerns.
I urge you, very very strongly, to seek help with someone other than your pdoc. I do not want someone to have to live life in the often embarrassing and painful way I do.
Please deneb..
Nikki
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> She doesn't seem worried about my ODs, even about the one that landed me in the hospital. The doctors at the hospital told me I could have died, but when I asked my pdoc about it she said I wouldn't have died. I think they were trying to scare me.
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> Once I mini OD'd just before seeing her and I told her about it. She then asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital. I said, "No" and she left it at that. Of course she asked me how many pills I took, I think I took about 10, I'm not sure. She shortened our session by a lot that day. Maybe she didn't want to positively reinforce an OD.
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> My pdoc wants to help me live my life, she's not out to save my life. When I was suicidal she told me that it's my choice whether or not to kill myself. She knows she has no control over these things. I respect her for that.
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> As for malpractice, I don't think that happens where I live. Once I told her my family wouldn't sue if I died and she laughed at me. Then I laughed too.
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> Deneb*
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