Ignorant things people have said to you

[d-man]

this woman told me that it was dialysis that was going to kill me and that if I went to a doctor that understood how life energy work instead of a nephrologist I would get better, because the problem was not my kidneys really it was the dialysis that made me sick   

I really hate the "you are too young to be sick" and the "what did you do" just makes me want to fight!! 

[Chris]

Wish I could remember what my oral surgeon said last wek that was really ignorant about kidney's and the pancreas. It was something so dumbfoundedly stupid coming from a surgeon who went to medical school too. I should have wrote it down at the time.

[twirl]

I left my thermos cup at home and I asked for an empty styofoam cup -
the tech told me she could not give me an empty cup it had to have ice or water in it
fine, give me a cup of water and I can pour it on the flour 
I never got the cup 

[kitkatz]

My own dear mother asked me on Sunday if I was still doing dialysis. 

[willowtreewren]

My own dear mother asked me on Sunday if I was still doing dialysis. 

Oh dear, she does not get the whole dialysis thing, huh? 

Or did you sneak in a transplant when know one was looking. 

Aleta

[koutsounel]

I was asked what the initial problem that lead to dialysis was... I replied "congenital nephrotic syndrome" - then the doctor said "when did he first get it?"..... this was at an A&E when my son was 12 months old and the hydroceles needed repair due to PD fluid leaking downwards...  and this was a senior pediatric doctor... then they checked for relapse of nephrotic syndrome!!!!
Do you need to be a doctor to understand that you can't possibly have a kidney condition without kidneys???

We also have issues when people ask for urine samples.... (is it that complicated? no kidneys means no urine, surely you learn that when you train to be a nurse...)

[girliekick]

I really hate the "you are too young to be sick" and the "what did you do" just makes me want to fight!! 

Also "too young to be sick"
And I hate it when someone older than me says "Just wait till your old" I mean wouldn't it be rude of me to say "Just wait till your sick"   ??

Girl

[Loretta]

My chiropractor talks about healing my kidneys every time I see him.  He wants me to take some sort of pill that he thinks will make my kidneys better.  He said that if I didn't have any kidney function I would be going to dialysis more than three times a week.  (I have had one kidney removed and the other one is so small they couldn't find it on an ultra sound. I have told the chiropractor several times.)

[Des]

My husband (the dear) received a call for a free massage. He arranged it as a surprise for me last night.
The lady arrived at our house and she actually sells a Ozone bubble bath thingy with a machine that "clears" the air.

She started off with a questionare to establish existing diseases and problems. My kidney problems was mentioned and she said ..:" My dear, you should have contacted me a year ago already... I would have fixed your kidneys up for you but now we can at least reverse the damage"

OH! now that got my feathers ruffled........... Now I have found another cure (besides sauna's ) have a Ozone bubble bath people!!

needless to say, I sent her packing VERY quickly.

Oh just by the way it treats Aids as well.........
She knocked on the wrong door.... we ain't no idiots 

[Jess21]

She started off with a questionare to establish existing diseases and problems. My kidney problems was mentioned and she said ..:" My dear, you should have contacted me a year ago already... I would have fixed your kidneys up for you but now we can at least reverse the damage"

OH! now that got my feathers ruffled........... Now I have found another cure (besides sauna's ) have a Ozone bubble bath people!!

needless to say, I sent her packing VERY quickly.

Oh just by the way it treats Aids as well.........
She knocked on the wrong door.... we ain't no idiots 

My neph ran into me at the hospital getting my blood drawn 2 weeks after transplant.  His exact words:
"So do you miss dialysis?"  umm...no, I can't say I do.....   "Good, because they already gave your spot away!"  umm....cool?!?
OR the person that asked my mom how long it would be until we knew my transplant was good (like when you have cancer and go into remission).  my mom's response?  "Never..."

[Hanify]

That the term Indian Giver is actually supportive of Indian people and means the opposite of what you think it does. lol

[willowtreewren]

That the term Indian Giver is actually supportive of Indian people and means the opposite of what you think it does. lol

 

Oh Hanify. You are too funny!

 

[BigSky]

That the term Indian Giver is actually supportive of Indian people and means the opposite of what you think it does. lol

Actually it shows your ignorance to the other definition to this word and your ignorance in how it can apply in this country.

[Jean]

Feeling a little grouchy Big Sky?

[okarol]

Stay on the topic please.

"Dialysis: General Discussion - Ignorant things people have said to you"

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[Jean]

While talking to a friend the other day about the man who had the wrong kidney removed, she said, " now he has to go on continuous dialysis" I said, why? She said, he has no kidneys!!!! What could be the difference in having no kidneys or two that dont work?

[twirl]

but didn't one of the kidneys work and they got the wrong one?

[dwcrawford]

Jean, sorry, I do love you but that makes perfect sense to me.   lol.....

[Chris]

I went to a GI doc Thursday because he had been doing test from one of my hospital stays. I asked a couple questions about previous test result concerns I had and quoted what he told me then. He goes through my chart and can't find the test results and then says they we're normal. His eyes and facial expression show he didn't find them and that it was a complete 180 from what he told me before. So he tells me that he can send me to the city for further testing since he has no further input (No thank's I'll talk to my transplant hospital myself!) and then ask if I need any prescriptions. Heck, you never wrote a prescription for me in the first place and why now when your telling me I don't need to see you unless there are problems. I felt like saying sure, give me some oxycotin, vicodin, norco, etc, I think I can find a buyer and make a few bucks!    And the idiot can't read my chart right! Still only thought I had a kidney transplant and yet my chart and copy of my med listings have kidney and pancreas transplant, so quit asking me about insulin and blood sugar throughout the day 

I'm not going back to him!

[dwcrawford]

Damn Chris, That downright scary.  Good decision not to go back to him.

[YLGuy]

OH! now that got my feathers ruffled........... Now I have found another cure (besides sauna's ) have a Ozone bubble bath people!!

What if I brought the Ozone Bubble Bath into the sauna? 
Think about it

[Chris]

OH! now that got my feathers ruffled........... Now I have found another cure (besides sauna's ) have a Ozone bubble bath people!!

What if I brought the Ozone Bubble Bath into the sauna? 
Think about it

Don't forget the magnets there Marc   

[aharris2]

"You look like you feel really bad today", said to my brother at Panera shortly after a quick trip outside to lose his breakfast.

A. No he didn't look like he was feeling really bad.
B. What does one say to that - I am, thanks for noticing. I'm not, but thanks for letting me know I look like that. (There's always my answer - Go **** yourself, but my brother is vastly nicer than me .)

 

[willowtreewren]

Oh, Alene,
There is nothing one wants to here more than "Gee you are looking bad!" 

Sorry Rolando had a bad morning at Panera.

 

[dwcrawford]

same thing said to me this week.  My answer was, "thanks for your concern."  Then she says, what can I do to help?  My answer was, "thank you, I'll be fine in just a few minutes".