Patients

27 Medical Professionals Share The Most Bizarre Instances When Patients Tried “Self-Treatment”

A related story from my friend, a Gynecologic Oncologist. Basically a woman had early uterine cancer, but refused surgery. She wanted to explore alternative treatments like coffee enemas (?) and meditation. She somehow managed to get an audience with the Dalai Lama who told her to go back to western treatment. drleeisinsurgery , BBC News … [Read more…]

“I Know I’m Not Supposed To Judge, But”: 50 Therapists Share Unhinged Stories About Their Job And Patients

I work at a residential group home. We had a kid who we had admitted about four months prior, when in a family session they mention they had parasites……I’m like what??? Mom goes “oh yeah our whole family has them, we don’t believe in getting rid of them since they’re part of our biological ecosystem” … [Read more…]