Results: Medical problems
1.
1.
Have you ever had pain and the doctor can't find the problem ? Yes
40%
•
626 votes
No
48%
•
760 votes
Not Applicable
12%
•
197 votes
- went to different doctors until they found the problem
- f
- sent to a specialist
- not open for discussion, sorry
- no
- i went to get other drs oponions
- still suffering
- went to a different doctor
- find another dr
- cold feet.
- wait
- deal with it each day
- ignored it
- internet
- wait for it to go away
- saw a new doctor
- nothing
- see more drs
- lived with it
- nothing
- nhing
- continued to go to different doctors
- ended up in hospital
- na
- nonthing
- lived with it
- nothing
- na
- visited at times of peaks and delt with it
- pain med
- kept complaining
- suffer
- 0
- researching on the internet
- ?
- went away after a couple months. had an mri in the meantime which found nothing
- see a different doctor
- got a second opinion
- back pain, muscle pain
- kept researching trying other doctors
- it went away
- no
- went to another doctor
- back
- took aleve
- live with the pain.
- saw different doctors
- eventually figured it out
- nothing
- leg
- kept insisting it wasn't pregnancy related
- not sure
- nothing until my daughter got the same pains and was diagnosed properly, then i knew what i had.
- j
- nothing
- keep telling them you have the pain
- nothing
- went to get a 2nd opinion
- kidne
- still working on it - trying physio next
- suffered
- live with it.
- got more opinions
- n/a
- kept pushing for answers, testing, etc
- took pain killers until it eventually went away -
- kept going back to the doc!
- kept going back
- underwent every imaginable test overthe course of a week in hospital
- kept returning to the doctor
- tried at home remedies
- found another doctor that figured it out
- i dont know
- went to another
- nothing just lived with it
- saw a specialist, had more tests
- went to a specialist
- kidney stone
- live with it
- headache
- another doctor/tests
- nothing
- forgot about it
- cant remember
- waited for it to go away
- live with it.
- go to more doctors and research online
- the doctor ran other tests until he found the problem.
- na
- research on my own
- more tests and a different doctor
- operation
- just keep going back for more tests
- dealt with it
- keep trying specialists
- nothing
- went to another doctor
- tried explaining-didn't do any good
- lived with it
- nothing
- died
- found a new doctor
- had laproscopic surgery
- kept going to different ones until one found out what is was.
- kept trying until they figured it out!
- tried to forget it
- learned to live with it
- time healed it
- none
- nothing
- kept going to the doctor till he listened to me
- right side pain 2 yrs later is a tubal clamb that got loose and is traveling around
- gave up
- wenthome
- no
- went back to my family doctor.
- nothing
- took more pain pills
- nothing
- nothing
- stomach
- waited it out
- it eventually stopped
- pray
- my back
- take pain med
- keep going back
- back
- osteopath
- learned to live with it
- keep going to thr dr.
- took a pain pill
- go to hosptal
- i went to a chiropractor
- live with it
- zx
- back
- still have it
- either sought a 2nd opinion from a different dr or tried alternative therapy or home therapy
- every time i go
- web search
- felt bad
- let it wait and see , looking for other remedies.
- na
- none
- full work ups!
- just tried to ignore it
- google it
- back pain
- sucked it up
- exercised
- still suffer
- new dr
- went to another doctor
- throat problem
- just deal wit h it
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| nothing | 0.82% | 13 |
| na | 0.25% | 4 |
| no | 0.19% | 3 |
| lived with it | 0.19% | 3 |
| went to another doctor | 0.19% | 3 |
| back | 0.19% | 3 |
| live with it. | 0.13% | 2 |
| live with it | 0.13% | 2 |
| learned to live with it | 0.13% | 2 |
| none | 0.13% | 2 |
| went to different doctors until they found the problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| f | 0.06% | 1 |
| sent to a specialist | 0.06% | 1 |
| not open for discussion, sorry | 0.06% | 1 |
| i went to get other drs oponions | 0.06% | 1 |
| still suffering | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to a different doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| find another dr | 0.06% | 1 |
| cold feet. | 0.06% | 1 |
| wait | 0.06% | 1 |
| deal with it each day | 0.06% | 1 |
| ignored it | 0.06% | 1 |
| internet | 0.06% | 1 |
| wait for it to go away | 0.06% | 1 |
| saw a new doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| see more drs | 0.06% | 1 |
| nhing | 0.06% | 1 |
| continued to go to different doctors | 0.06% | 1 |
| ended up in hospital | 0.06% | 1 |
| nonthing | 0.06% | 1 |
| visited at times of peaks and delt with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| pain med | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept complaining | 0.06% | 1 |
| suffer | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0 | 0.06% | 1 |
| researching on the internet | 0.06% | 1 |
| ? | 0.06% | 1 |
| went away after a couple months. had an mri in the meantime which found nothing | 0.06% | 1 |
| see a different doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| got a second opinion | 0.06% | 1 |
| back pain, muscle pain | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept researching trying other doctors | 0.06% | 1 |
| it went away | 0.06% | 1 |
| took aleve | 0.06% | 1 |
| live with the pain. | 0.06% | 1 |
| saw different doctors | 0.06% | 1 |
| eventually figured it out | 0.06% | 1 |
| leg | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept insisting it wasn't pregnancy related | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing until my daughter got the same pains and was diagnosed properly, then i knew what i had. | 0.06% | 1 |
| j | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep telling them you have the pain | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to get a 2nd opinion | 0.06% | 1 |
| kidne | 0.06% | 1 |
| still working on it - trying physio next | 0.06% | 1 |
| suffered | 0.06% | 1 |
| got more opinions | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept pushing for answers, testing, etc | 0.06% | 1 |
| took pain killers until it eventually went away - | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept going back to the doc! | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept going back | 0.06% | 1 |
| underwent every imaginable test overthe course of a week in hospital | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept returning to the doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| tried at home remedies | 0.06% | 1 |
| found another doctor that figured it out | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to another | 0.06% | 1 |
| nothing just lived with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| saw a specialist, had more tests | 0.06% | 1 |
| went to a specialist | 0.06% | 1 |
| kidney stone | 0.06% | 1 |
| headache | 0.06% | 1 |
| another doctor/tests | 0.06% | 1 |
| forgot about it | 0.06% | 1 |
| cant remember | 0.06% | 1 |
| waited for it to go away | 0.06% | 1 |
| go to more doctors and research online | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0.06% | 1 | |
| the doctor ran other tests until he found the problem. | 0.06% | 1 |
| research on my own | 0.06% | 1 |
| more tests and a different doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| operation | 0.06% | 1 |
| just keep going back for more tests | 0.06% | 1 |
| dealt with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep trying specialists | 0.06% | 1 |
| tried explaining-didn't do any good | 0.06% | 1 |
| died | 0.06% | 1 |
| found a new doctor | 0.06% | 1 |
| had laproscopic surgery | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept going to different ones until one found out what is was. | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept trying until they figured it out! | 0.06% | 1 |
| tried to forget it | 0.06% | 1 |
| time healed it | 0.06% | 1 |
| kept going to the doctor till he listened to me | 0.06% | 1 |
| right side pain 2 yrs later is a tubal clamb that got loose and is traveling around | 0.06% | 1 |
| gave up | 0.06% | 1 |
| wenthome | 0.06% | 1 |
| went back to my family doctor. | 0.06% | 1 |
| took more pain pills | 0.06% | 1 |
| stomach | 0.06% | 1 |
| waited it out | 0.06% | 1 |
| it eventually stopped | 0.06% | 1 |
| pray | 0.06% | 1 |
| my back | 0.06% | 1 |
| take pain med | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep going back | 0.06% | 1 |
| osteopath | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep going to thr dr. | 0.06% | 1 |
| took a pain pill | 0.06% | 1 |
| go to hosptal | 0.06% | 1 |
| i went to a chiropractor | 0.06% | 1 |
| zx | 0.06% | 1 |
| still have it | 0.06% | 1 |
| either sought a 2nd opinion from a different dr or tried alternative therapy or home therapy | 0.06% | 1 |
| every time i go | 0.06% | 1 |
| web search | 0.06% | 1 |
| felt bad | 0.06% | 1 |
| let it wait and see , looking for other remedies. | 0.06% | 1 |
| full work ups! | 0.06% | 1 |
| just tried to ignore it | 0.06% | 1 |
| google it | 0.06% | 1 |
| back pain | 0.06% | 1 |
| sucked it up | 0.06% | 1 |
| exercised | 0.06% | 1 |
| still suffer | 0.06% | 1 |
| new dr | 0.06% | 1 |
| throat problem | 0.06% | 1 |
| just deal wit h it | 0.06% | 1 |
2.
2.
Have you ever been called a hypochondriac ? Yes
13%
•
206 votes
No
75%
•
1183 votes
Not Applicable
12%
•
194 votes
3.
3.
Did it make you mad ? Yes
13%
•
207 votes
No
17%
•
271 votes
Not Applicable
70%
•
1105 votes
4.
4.
If the doctor can't find anything and your in serious pain would you ask the doctor to do exploratory surgery ? Yes
10%
•
153 votes
No
45%
•
710 votes
Undecided
21%
•
325 votes
Not Applicable
25%
•
395 votes
5.
5.
I feel a person does not suffer with pain unless there is something going on. How do you feel ? I Agree
47%
•
748 votes
Not Sure
51%
•
809 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
47 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.12% | 18 | |
| i disagree | 0.25% | 4 |
| na | 0.12% | 2 |
| maybe in their head.... | 0.06% | 1 |
| that is not always true | 0.06% | 1 |
| wrong! | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| psychosomatic | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think some people imagine the pain. | 0.06% | 1 |
| nope doctors are not god i went to 6 before they found my nerve damage | 0.06% | 1 |
| you know what you feel inside; if doctor thinks you're nuts, go get another opinion elsewhere | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't agree. that should have been an option. | 0.06% | 1 |
| you're absolutely wrong. | 0.06% | 1 |
| severe emotional pain can become physical pain even if there is nothing physically wrong. | 0.06% | 1 |
| this statement seems clouded, but yes i agree that if there is pain there has to be a cause of some kind | 0.06% | 1 |
| not always | 0.06% | 1 |
| a specific mental health disorder can casue those symptoms too! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i was not with the people i grew up with and love. too much stress. did not find the causes good. now i am better. away from the problems i do not want to solve and cannot. run to a better situation. vacation. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think some people feel the psychological pain, but not the physical pain | 0.06% | 1 |
| sometimes it is in the head | 0.06% | 1 |
| pain has many sources and can be brough on by stress or anxiety | 0.06% | 1 |
| i agree, but would like to state it could be a mental thing as well. not sure if something mental is what you would consider "something going on" or not. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ,, | 0.06% | 1 |
| that yes they could be in pain regardless | 0.06% | 1 |
| d | 0.06% | 1 |
| i believe there is real pain and imagined pain. | 0.06% | 1 |
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