Mystery Doctor Not Diagnosis

Today was a difficult day for me. I was very nauseous and faint. I have also had sore lymph nodes under my arms, chest and groin for about a week. This got me thinking, maybe it is not the trouble finding the diagnosis, but the doctors that I am seeing. I think some of my symptoms are pretty straight forward and could lead to something if the doctors I have seen wanted to take the time with me.

Have you ever seen the show Mystery Diagnosis? They show you two case histories per episode. Usually, with both cases the patient sees doctor after doctor to no avail. Most of the doctors send the patients home with the “I think it is stress” diagnosis, or some other generic answer they come up with. Then the patient finds another doctor, and finally out of thin air a doctor takes their time and vows to help them.
This new doctor runs tests that the other doctors should have run, or overlooked results are reviewed. This is the doctor they have been searching for. They finally know what is wrong with them, and feel relief even if it is a bad diagnosis. At least they know they are not crazy. Now, the patient can focus on healing what they knew all along was a disease instead of trying to convince the doctors that they are sick and not crazy.
I guess what I am getting at is this: If you believe you are sick do not give up on yourself because you are your only advocate. These doctors that find the diagnosis when others fail are out there. You just keep trying until you get the answers you are looking for. I am going on doctor number nine and specialist number four, and can only hope this time I will get a “Mystery Doctor”.