Wow, the doctor story really hits close to home for me.
My mother was fat. She was feeling especially tired for several months. She went to her doctor. The doctor was historically kind of embarrassed that my mother was fat, told her to lose weight, and didn't palpate her swollen belly.
My mother went to the dentist. The dentist had known my mother for years, and palpated her belly. She sent her immediately to the emergency room.
Happily, my mother survived metastatic lymphoma after the removal of the 9" tumor in her belly, a heavy dose of chemo, and an autologous stem cell transplant. Modern cancer treatment is really impressive!
My mom has been in remission for over a decade, but I'm still really mad at her general practitioner.
My mother was fat. She was feeling especially tired for several months. She went to her doctor. The doctor was historically kind of embarrassed that my mother was fat, told her to lose weight, and didn't palpate her swollen belly.
My mother went to the dentist. The dentist had known my mother for years, and palpated her belly. She sent her immediately to the emergency room.
Happily, my mother survived metastatic lymphoma after the removal of the 9" tumor in her belly, a heavy dose of chemo, and an autologous stem cell transplant. Modern cancer treatment is really impressive!
My mom has been in remission for over a decade, but I'm still really mad at her general practitioner.