While we shouldn’t be visiting any random website to google our symptoms if we fall sick, doctors are human beings too and they may not necessarily be right all the time.
One netizen shared her experience after being misdiagnosed recently, by a doctor who claimed she was pregnant!
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Twitter user, Syaimaa Zailany (@syaimaa_zailany), told her story via screenshots of her Instagram account. She said she first visited the clinic after experiencing pain for almost a week. After the doctor conducted the necessary screening and urine check, the doctor confirmed that she was pregnant.
Photo: Twitter @syaimaa_zailany
She was upset and confused, as to the best of her knowledge, she had never had any sexual relations before.
The female doctor, however, insisted that she was right and that she has encountered many patients like Syaimaa who lied about their sexual history.
Syaimaa was furious and just couldn’t believe what was happening (as would any of us!).
She immediately went for another checkup at a different hospital to find out that she actually had appendicitis!
Photo: Twitter @syaimaa_zailany
She was admitted to the hospital ward for her condition, but she managed to tweet just how angry she was at the previous doctor that not only caused unnecessary stress to her, but also to her poor sister who was there with her when she was told she was “pregnant”.
Tmr I discharge, i tak sabar nk pergi serang balik klinik yg cakap I pregnant tu . Aku nk lempar gmbar scan baby entah mana ni dkt muka kau . Tunggu jp esok
— syaimaa zailany (@syaimaa_zailany) May 28, 2020
Syaimaa’s tweet has since gone viral with more than 15,000 retweets, inviting netizens to share their experiences with doctors who had misdiagnosed their conditions.
This shit happen to me. Dah tuduh i buat sex sebab sakit perut muntah muntah. Bila dah check air kencing. Negative , dia boleh tak ckp apa. Padahal dia ckp depan dr and pt lain. Malu gila masa tu. Klinik kerajaan lah. Dr perempuan bertudung. Nasib time tu bodoh. Kalau tak saman!!
— ♡ (@ntssyyaa) May 28, 2020
sama dengan kawan aku pergi klinik panel sebab demam, doktor kata ada masalah buah pinggang, last kawan aku pi KPJ rupanya influenza B
— Keo 🟨 (@_amirulsyazwan) May 28, 2020
I kena dgn klinik KK Sg Buloh. I demam and sakit kepala for 2 weeks plus. Dia ckp sbb i gemuk.. Diorg igt i nk tipu MC kot.. Then i terus pegi KPJ. Rupanya sinus i dh teruk sgt and tonsil dh besar.. So kn operate.
— Park Sae Ro Yi❤ (@hazlianaazhar) May 29, 2020
Bodo gile demam and sakit kepala 2minggu sbb gemuk..
One doctor also commented on how patients should be treated to avoid the same incident from happening.
Important messages for everyone
— Nimelesh (@HausofHilton) May 29, 2020
- Trust your patients
- Drop your judgmental attitude and personal opinion when in consultation with patients
- Think of 5 differential diagnosis . A positive UPT doesn’t mean 100% pregnancy all the time. https://t.co/x16gPx8oah
Syaimaa has since been discharged and has also visited the hospital again to get further explanation. Although she did not manage to meet the doctor that misdiagnosed her, the doctor’s colleagues reassured Syaimaa that the doctor is a good doctor and that she may have been under a lot of pressure at the time due to the high volume of patients.
We hope this story will serve as a lesson to everyone to not jump to conclusions and to always handle things professionally and seek second opinions if you are unsure, especially if it’s something concerning your health.
By: Siti Farhana Sheikh Yahya
