Doctors, What's Your "No, That's Not Normal" Moment? (r/AskReddit)
Summary
TLDRThe video script recounts various medical anecdotes from healthcare professionals, detailing unusual and misdiagnosed conditions such as extreme alcohol consumption leading to life-threatening withdrawal, a woman's persistent vaginal bleeding due to an overlooked issue, and a child's misdiagnosed seizures. It highlights the importance of medical attention for seemingly minor symptoms, which can be indicative of serious underlying health issues.
Takeaways
- 😀 A young man had an irritated scab in his belly button due to aggressive lint picking, which led to the discovery of his severe alcohol withdrawal and esophageal tear.
- 😮 A woman casually mentioned two months of vaginal bleeding, and her hemoglobin was dangerously low at 3.9, leading to immediate medical attention.
- 😱 A man in his 50s could whistle and pass gas from his penis due to a connection between his bowel and bladder, which he thought was normal.
- 🤯 A child with blank staring episodes was initially thought to be absent-minded but was diagnosed with absence seizures.
- 😷 A young girl with severe constipation thought having bowel movements every 2-3 weeks was normal until medical intervention.
- 🩸 A patient with a cyst misidentified as a 'beer belly' underwent emergency surgery, highlighting the importance of medical attention for unusual symptoms.
- 🧠 A schizophrenic patient discovered they had two voices in their head, not realizing it was abnormal, leading to a diagnosis.
- 💔 A patient with undiagnosed heart failure thought they were just out of shape until requiring a heart transplant.
- 🥛 A patient discovered their severe lactose intolerance only after moving to China, where dairy is less common, resolving their chronic stomach issues.
- 💉 A patient with severe anxiety found significant relief and a sense of normalcy after starting on Prozac.
Q & A
What unusual habit did the 20-something-year-old man have regarding his belly button?
-The man had an irritated scab inside his belly button caused by aggressive lint picking.
What critical medical condition was the same man experiencing unknowingly?
-He was experiencing alcohol withdrawal, which led to sweating, shaking, and severe internal bleeding.
What life-threatening condition did the woman with persistent vaginal bleeding have?
-The woman had a hemoglobin level of 3.9, which is extremely low and life-threatening.
What abnormality did the 50-year-old man proudly show his doctor?
-The man could whistle from his penis due to a connection between his bowel and his bladder.
What did the parents mistakenly attribute their child's absence seizures to?
-The parents thought the child was being absent-minded or not listening to them.
What did the young girl mistakenly think was normal about her bowel movements?
-She thought it was normal to have bowel movements once every two to three weeks.
What did the primary doctor discover about the patient's 'beer belly'?
-The 'beer belly' was actually a large cyst that needed emergency surgery.
How did a person realize they had schizophrenia?
-The person discovered they had schizophrenia after realizing that having two voices in their head was not normal.
What was the root cause of the midwestern student's chronic stomach aches and underweight condition?
-The student was lactose intolerant and experienced symptoms from consuming dairy.
How did the patient with heart failure initially misinterpret their symptoms?
-The patient thought they were just out of shape and lazy, not realizing they were in heart failure.
Outlines
😨 Medical Misunderstandings and Alarming Symptoms
This paragraph recounts several stories of patients who had alarming symptoms but were unaware of their severity. A man in his 20s with a belly button scab caused by lint-picking was found to have alcohol withdrawal symptoms and a torn esophagus. A woman with persistent vaginal bleeding had dangerously low hemoglobin levels. Another man could whistle through his penis due to a bowel-bladder connection, and a child's 'absent-mindedness' turned out to be absence seizures. A girl with infrequent bowel movements was suffering from severe constipation. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of medical attention for unusual symptoms.
😱 Unusual Presentations and Delayed Diagnoses
The second paragraph details cases where patients presented with unusual symptoms that led to significant health issues. A woman with a 'pimple' on her breast had a necrotic tumor, while another person mistook an abscess for a common pimple. A patient with mental health struggles was later diagnosed with schizophrenia after a psychologist discovered they heard two voices. Other stories include a misdiagnosed heart condition, a sleep study revealing severe leg movement, and a case of testicular cancer mistaken for a simple lump. The paragraph highlights the importance of prompt medical attention for unusual symptoms.
🤔 Misdiagnosed Conditions and Personal Anomalies
This paragraph discusses instances where patients had unique or misdiagnosed conditions. A root canal patient became known to the dentist for the complexity of their treatment. A teenager with celiac disease and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism had suffered from various symptoms as a child. Another patient had severe menstrual pain due to an internal hemorrhage, and a man ate nickels as a family tradition. A therapist's advice to a couple about sex led to a positive outcome, and a patient's unusual leg position was mistaken for an injury. The paragraph illustrates the diversity of health conditions and the need for accurate diagnosis.
😖 Late Realizations and Life-Changing Discoveries
The fourth paragraph shares stories of patients who discovered the cause of their long-term health issues. A patient with lactose intolerance experienced a dramatic improvement in symptoms after moving to China, where dairy is less common. Another patient found relief from anxiety with medication, realizing their previous anger and frustration were not normal. A skin infection turned out to be a severe condition requiring long-term antibiotics. The paragraph underscores the impact of late realizations on health and well-being.
😲 Bizarre Behaviors and Unusual Syndromes
The final paragraph describes patients with rare or bizarre conditions. A patient consumes food through their nose, a behavior that shocked the medical staff. The paragraph also mentions a patient with Tannless syndrome, a condition that was not recognized until adulthood. It highlights the wide range of medical conditions that can affect individuals and the importance of medical professionals being aware of these rare cases.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Alcohol Withdrawal
💡Esophageal Tear
💡Vaginal Bleeding
💡Absent Seizures
💡Constipation
💡Cyst
💡Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
💡Celiac Disease
💡Anxiety Medication
💡Lactose Intolerance
💡Bipolar Disorder
Highlights
A man in his 20s with a belly button scab caused by lint-picking had unknowingly consumed a gallon of gin in three days, leading to severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
A woman with persistent vaginal bleeding for two months was found to have critically low hemoglobin levels, yet appeared physically fine.
A 50-year-old man with a chronic issue had an unusual ability to whistle from his penis, revealing a connection between his bowel and bladder.
A child experiencing 'spells' of unresponsiveness was diagnosed with absent seizures, initially mistaken for inattention by parents.
A young girl with infrequent bowel movements for years was found to have severe constipation, thinking it was normal to have them only once every two to three weeks.
A patient with a 'beer belly' since age 21 was diagnosed with a large cyst, initially dismissed as weight gain.
A woman with type B COPD had severe symptoms despite never smoking, challenging the assumption that COPD is solely a smoker's disease.
A woman with a breast 'pimple' experienced a discharge of necrotic material, later diagnosed as a large breast tumor.
A patient with mental health struggles was found to have schizophrenia after a psychologist noted the presence of multiple voices in their head.
A patient with persistent shortness of breath was diagnosed with heart failure, initially thought to be a result of being out of shape.
A man with a complaint of unequal testicle size was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had metastasized.
A patient with restless leg syndrome (RLS) had an extreme case, moving legs over 900 times during a sleep study.
A woman with a severe period was diagnosed with a massive internal hemorrhage in the womb, initially thought to be a heavy menstrual cycle.
A man claimed to eat a handful of nickels daily, a peculiar habit passed down in his family.
A patient with lactose intolerance experienced a dramatic improvement in health after moving to China, where dairy is less common.
A patient with anxiety found relief with Prozac, realizing that their previous extreme reactions to minor irritations were not normal.
A patient with aphantasia, the inability to visualize images in the mind, discovered their condition during a psychology class.
A patient with hashimoto's thyroiditis and psoriasis had unusual skin symptoms, leading to a diagnosis and long-term hormone and steroid treatment.
A patient with inattentive ADHD was misdiagnosed as lazy until proper treatment led to significant improvement in daily functioning.
A patient with a severe foot condition had constant pain, which was later diagnosed as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
A patient unknowingly consumed food through their nose, a behavior that was shockingly discovered when they presented with a salad.
Transcripts
dr slash therapist have read it do you
have any no
that's not normal stories if so what
abnormal habit slash oddity did the
patient have thinking it was normal
guy in his 20s came in complaining of
belly button problem i examined him
he had an irritated scab inside the
belly button caused by aggressive lint
picking
but jude was sweaty and had a slight
tremor looked like crap
when i asked how he was feeling overall
he said oh okay i guess just a little
tired
drank a little more this week than usual
probably overdid it
i had to pry for details and turns out
he drank a gallon of gin over the last
three days
and stopped drinking alcohol when he
started vomiting large amounts of blood
and pooping a mixture of bright red
blood and dark sticky stuff
molina digested blood he was totally
unaware of the fact
that he was going through alcohol
withdrawal sweating
shaking because he hadn't stopped
drinking long enough in recent memory to
experience
symptoms i sent him straight to the
emergency room
where they found a tear in his esophagus
that required immediate intervention
and he was admitted for impatient
alcohol detox
i read his hospital note he still
insisted
that the ed doc examine his belly button
i love the note at the end
i don't care about my life just save my
belly button
his belly button did after all
potentially save his life by being
scabby
woman came to the hospital because she
was feeling tired
and casually mentioned her persistent
vaginal bleeding she'd been dealing with
for two months
she said it wasn't ever a large amount
so she didn't think twice about it
labs were done until her hemoglobin was
three nine
for context that slow like
you should be dying low but she looked
perfectly fine
fifty ice year old man who came in for
chronic issue follow-up
he brought his wife with him this time
around at the end of the visit
she says hey tell the doc about that
thing you can do
he turns to me proudly and tells me that
he can whistle from his penis
if he really pushed he could blow gas
from it
his wife insisted it wasn't normal but
he was certain most guys could
turns out he had a connection between
his bowel and his bladder
mom brings her kid in because the
babysitter was concerned about these
spells the child would have
apparently the child would have episodes
where he would just blankly stare at
them
and not acknowledge whatever it is they
were telling him or whatever he was
doing
the parents just thought he was being an
[ __ ] and not listening to them
or being absent-minded kid turned out to
be having absent seizures
a younger girl who had come in for
generalized abdominal pain
that she experienced on and off for
years
but just always wrote off to either
menstrual cramps or bad food or life
we had asked her if her bowel movements
were regular
and she said yes at some point someone
was sharp enough to ask her how often
she had bowel movements
to which she said about once every two
to three weeks
she had been suffering from pretty
severe constipation
but just thought it was normal to have
bms once to twice a month
i'm sure i have more but i think i wrote
enough for now
ninja read it oh yeah i have a lot of
stories involving skin lesions
please people no doctor will ever fault
you for wanting to just get something
looked at
there are a few easy ways to tell if
you're looking at something potentially
evil
gotta remind the above edited due to
people's bad experiences
no decent doctor should blow you off if
you're concerned about a skin lesion
they should at least take the time to
discuss why it is they are not worried
about a lesion
if it's not concerning i was a patient
but when i went in for a routine
physical the doctor poked my extended
belly
and asked how long it had been like that
i laughed and said
what my beer belly oh since i was 21
probably
turned out that no the beer belly was a
cyst that had grown really large and
that was
why my friends kept saying i looked
pregnant i thought i just had really
shitty friends
had to have emergency surgery and for a
week or so they did not know
if it was a cyst or ovarian cancer it
was a pretty big scare
believe it or not this also happened to
me i found it
because i became pregnant and they saw
it in the ultrasound
also had to have an emergency surgery
and i lost 32 pounds that day
i always just thought i gained weight
weird or something
32 pounds holy [ __ ] [ __ ]
the lady with type b copd who had long
term cigarette user symptoms
she spontaneously got copd having never
smoked in her entire life
how do you determine people aren't lying
in situations like this
i know it's not terribly self-serving
but people lie about weird [ __ ] at the
worst times for bad reasons
cigarettes leave a lot of [ __ ] in your
system and it's easy to tell if someone
smokes
you know those blackened lungs they show
you those are just one part of what
cigarettes does to your body
[ __ ] your lungs actually go black i just
assumed that was hyperbolic and wildly
exaggerated
in order to get people to stop smoking a
pimple on her breast
that was actually a four inch wide
bleeding and necrotic breast tumor
protruding through her skin
oh that's sort of like me i thought i
had a pimple on my back
until it shot out what i could only
describe as moldy old cheese mixed with
cream of chicken and blood
wasn't necrotic as far as i know just an
abscess
the smell is indescribable i'm sure you
as i assume
a medical professional know what i mean
my pet got one of those
and i ended up draining it myself it was
not great
the pus was bright green i feel like my
story belongs here
even though i'm the patient since the
exact scenario happened to me
a few years back my mental health
totally took a skydive
as a result i dropped out of school and
had to start a recovery program
the first thing i had to do was talk to
a psychologist
during these conversations with the
psychologist she'd focus on different
parts of my life
so one day she'd ask about relationships
and the next
childhood memories and so on after a few
conversations she focused on my social
life
i then told her that it's pretty much
non-existent
and it always has been she then stated
that i must have suffered from
loneliness a lot then
i just told her that i've never actually
felt lonely at any point in my life
after all it's pretty hard to feel only
with the two voices in your head always
keeping conversation
but surely she knew that right well as
it turns out
no apparently everybody else only have
their own voice in their head
my entire life has been a lie turns out
i'm schizophrenic
who tf new way obligatory in the patient
i thought for years that i was just
continually getting more and more out of
shape
despite my best efforts nothing helped i
would just hit this wall
and couldn't keep going eventually i
couldn't walk from my driveway to my
house without needing a break to breathe
turns out shortness of breath isn't just
something to wave away
it's also something i wish doctors had
taken seriously
in the span of two weeks i went from
seeing a local clinic pa
to being admitted to the iq my doctor
told my husband he had no idea how i was
still alive
nevertheless functioning this was me
with my heart problems
i literally thought i was just lazy and
out of shape
but never improved despite me trying to
work out more
turns out i had literally been in heart
failure my entire life
it eventually quickly tanked to the
point i needed a transplant
now i feel like a freaking superhuman
because i can exercise without feeling
like
i'm dying i don't need a transplant but
over a period of eight months or so
i went from being fairly out of shape
but working on it
and going to the gym several times a
week to being basically unable to stand
up without feeling
like i was going to pass out my doctor
was treating me for asthma for six
months
until i got a chest x-ray and then an
mri
and they found fluid on my lungs i was
diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in
early february
and i still can't believe how much
better i feel now i'm on the right
medications
was on neurology rotation in medical
school when a 20-something
year old male presented with the
complaint that one of his nuts was too
small
and he wanted them to be equal because
it was embarrassing
one testicle was normal the too small
one
while the other was the size of a
grapefruit unfortunately the cancer had
metastasized
not sure how he did long term as i
rotated off the service
after he had surgery a guy was in a chat
that was primarily woman-based
and we diagnosed his testicle cancer he
wasn't that concerned
and was going to talk to his doctor in a
couple of months
because he feels this lump and we told
him no he needs to go in tomorrow
he did need to get his ball removed and
was thankful
that we helped him and i told him that
if he had been willing to share his id
for recovery letters and gifts i would
have sent some pens for him to write
with
uniballs of course as a patient
i went in for a standard sleep study
because i was always
exhausted doctor asked me afterwards if
i would consider signing a release for
him to write a paper on me
apparently i moved my legs over nine
zero
zero zero in the course of the night
apparently it was rls
i wasn't realizing i had my wife never
even told me i did it and i had no idea
she casually agreed after i told her
what the doc said
i barely met the rex for moderate sleep
apnea where they will recipe a machine
god i love that thing
i sleep so much better with it whiffy on
the other hand
uses hers and sleeps with her mouth open
so annoying to listen to the air he said
all night
what's her ls rowdy legs syndrome
restless leg syndrome
lol except when it's over nine thousand
then it's rowdy leg syndrome i had a
root canal needed in a molar
i went in so he could prep it for the
next step
but two hours in and he had to call it
for the day
so by the fourth two hour visit when it
was finally done
i was sick of seeing my dentist almost a
year later i'm back at the dentist
and he turns to his assistant and says
this is the one with that root canal
i'm a legend apparently not a doctor
but when i was maybe 14 or 13 i remember
describing to my primary
how during my periods i would pass out
from the pain
couldn't move or i would get sick and
told her a story about how i went on a
trip to italy and some time in the
middle of the flight became wildly sick
to the point of terrifying the poor
flight attendants
i'm so sorry flight attendants by
filling four puke bags
crawling to the back of the plane
clutching my stomach
finding the doors locked attempting to
use the first class bathrooms
so i could finish being sick when denied
entry just lay down in the aisle waiting
for sweet sweet death to take me
it did not death has terrible customer
service
and then passed out when we exited the
plane
but periods are supposed to be painful
right the doctor was like honey you're
supposed to experience some discomfort
not being capacitated
way she put me on birth control and i've
never been happier
i'm more disturbed they wouldn't let a
13 year old girl clearly suffering from
some kind of debilitating illness go
into first class to use their restroom
that's absolutely cruel obligatory i'm
not a doctor
bullet i have celiac disease and i'm in
the process of getting a hashimoto's
hyperthyroidism diagnosis
i was the abnormal patient when i was a
little kid
because not only did i get monthly
bladder infections
apparently i had to use a catheter for a
while but i don't remember that at all
my doctor was confused why i always had
extreme gas
joint pain and weekly headaches at the
ripe old age of six
turns out it was just me slowly dying
because i ate a lot of wheat bread with
celiac disease
colon close bracket celiac is a
nightmare
i was 17 when i was diagnosed symptoms
can come on super fast too
i think i dropped something like 7 to 10
pounds
which on my frame was pretty significant
and that's what got me into the doctor's
office first
this happened to me i woke up with a
period so heavy the bed was soaked
stood up and it just poured out of me
clots the size of my palm
overwhelmed i did what any woman would
do if they could
and phoned my mum to come over and
comfort me
and help me clean up the mess at this
point i was still thinking hmm
this is a strangely heavy period and i
was more worried about how my landlord
would react to the carpet
i then fainted woke up fainted again
phone mum to cry about my stupid period
making me miss work
my parents called an ambulance that
arrived to the house first
and rushed me to hospital not period
massive internal hemorrhage in the womb
i had a guy that said every morning he
would eat a handful of nickels
he said everybody in his family did it i
guess when people say
change comes from within this is how it
comes to be within
i like you i'm a therapist and a couple
came in
and were fighting because they didn't
want to have sex
i told them they didn't have to they
were fairly confused
and thought i was lying to them now they
have three kids
i was a patient but mine was kind of
backwards of the whole thing
i feel like it's close enough to fit
when i lie down on my back
my feet turn out lay completely flat
they've always done this
my bones in my legs are twisted and
that's the most comfortable position for
them
this was the day after i broke my pelvis
and i was going to the doctors to see
what the damage was
the doctor didn't know about my feet so
he had this terrified
look on his face when he saw me and
headed back out
my mom had to talk to him and tell him
no that was normal
because he assumed i broke both hips how
else are your feet supposed to be
being serious here when i lie down on my
back
my feet point more or less upward
turning them too far outward feels
uncomfortable
like you're stretching the tendons along
the inside of your legs
i was a patient when i was growing up i
had constant stomach aches
every time i ate i'd get sick i went to
the doctor multiple
times for it but they could never figure
out what was wrong
eventually i started to think that
everyone lives with pain like that
and i was just being a wimp and couldn't
deal with it
i barely ate such that i was super
underweight
i was miserable all the time i was
constantly stressed and depressed
because of this problem fast forward to
grad school
my first year is in china i'm there for
a few months and then
over time my symptoms disappear i don't
have stomach aches anymore
i gain about 40 pounds seemingly
overnight
now i'm at a healthy doctor approved
weight my depressive symptoms disappear
almost entirely
but how could that happen what could
have caused such a change
turns out i'm lactose intolerant i grew
up in the midwest where pretty much
everything has dairy in it
and i'd been eating it constantly for so
long it took months for my system to
reset
being in china where dairy isn't such a
staple made all the difference
i felt like such an idiot when i
realized that was what was making me ill
on the plus side i feel better look
better
and i'm a much happier person now tl
dr constant nausea and stomach aches are
not normal
when i finally got on medication for my
anxiety i found out getting irrationally
angry
and frustrated almost to the point of
crying and screaming at people for
touching things certain ways putting the
dishes away wrong
chewing moving my stuff a few inches or
talking to me
when i didn't feel like talking was in
fact
not normal thank god for prosec same
prozac is the best thing that has ever
happened to me
it's the first medication that i've
taken that has worked really well for me
when i started taking it and it really
started to take effect at about week
five
i came in the bedroom in tears to tell
my husband
that i felt normal yes when my dose
kicked in about week four fifths i felt
drunk
and was genuinely worried because one of
the side effects is excessive happiness
turned out
that i'd forgotten what it was like to
feel anything other than empty
despair or anger i kept telling my
fiance i felt
like i'd been gone for about a decade
and just how grateful i was he'd stuck
around
prozac him and our dog are my favorite
things three
i had what i thought was a mild staff
skin infection
that just wouldn't go away i ended up
having to see an infectious diseases
specialist
and was on high dose antibiotics for 18
months
two pills four times a day rip your
intestinal biome
slash didn't realize until college when
having a discussion in a psychology
class that most people have a mind's eye
and can see things visually in their
mind i have never had a daydream and
thought i just didn't have an
imagination
turns out i have aphantasia wait this
isn't normal
nope if you want to learn more there's a
subreddit called
slash aphantasia not a doctor but i had
close calls
for a few years i often found myself
falling asleep at certain time
often after work however with family
advice
i went to the doctors and explains the
symptoms
i was checked by a specialized in
autoimmune diseases
as that ran in the family i was given an
x-ray in blood work
they noticed my thyroid wasn't working
given the second of two cancer scares
i was eventually diagnosed with
hashimoto's thyroiditis and psoriasis
thanks to unusual on my skin i was put
on hormones and steroids
likely for life i was a patient
but i walked into an urgent care clinic
after i had pushed my teeth through my
bottom lip
i was covered in blood and had a large
hole in my face
i told the nurse who did the intake i
was having trouble drinking water
and was worried about dehydration and
did not acknowledge the new face hole
she got real freaked out i know someone
who did this
after crashing his bike a big blood clot
fell out of his mouth onto the reception
counter at the ur
after he asked how much he was bleeding
happens to the best of us i'm a patient
growing up i assumed i was struggling in
school because i was just a stupid
miserable fuck-up
i had zero confidence in myself or
anyone else
sometimes i would go days without
sleeping other times i would sleep all
day
i thought about my own death constantly
i truly believed
that i was a flawed person and that it
would always be that way
turns out i actually have bipolar
disorder and thanks to medications and
therapy
i'm a normal functioning human now
mostly
anyway lol same but with inattentive ads
until i was 19 i didn't know it was
unusual for my feet to hurt every moment
of every day
a lot i have incredibly flat feet they
literally suction to the floor
and make farting noises i assumed that
like people told me i was just
incredibly lazy
turns out most people didn't grow up in
constant pain
thanks ella's tannless syndrome i
currently have a patient who
for no seemingly good reason consumes
food via their nose
it wasn't so bad when it was a softened
diet but the salad was a real shocker
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