Sick...sick...sick

SueSue · January 9, 2008

I am on my fourth day of bad nausea that comes and goes. I have gone to the bathroom numerous times to gag, wretch,but nothing comes. I have gas and mild feelings of diarrhea. A persistent pain in my back on the left side. Now, the strange part is that when I lay down the nausea goes away.

I go my regular doctor and she is out for the day so I see her partner. I tell his nurse all of the above. He comes in and says rather snotty you were just here Friday. I wish I would of said, yeah and your point is. But instead I said yes for a regular routine checkup. He then says well how long have you had these symtoms, 2-3 days? I said 4. He says well I can't diagnose you on just 4 days of these symtoms. And I can't explain why it goes away when you lay down. I am not going to run any tests or scans because you have felt nausea for 4 days. So he sent me home with Nexium.

I think what bothers me the most about all this is how he made me feel. I did not want to go to the doctor but have hated missing work and felt I needed to do something to find out what it was. I do not go to the doctor often at all. I have taken off work 2 full day and two days early. I cannot continue to do that.

Have any of you ever had some of these symtoms?

twiggyinhiding · January 9, 2008

i had such symptoms 7 months ago..and it would go away when i lay down....bad nausea... like motion sickness... i was diagnosed with vertigo..go back and tell that dr a piece of ur mind.... nexium is for heart burn and acid reflux... oh that makes me mad you were treated that way... mine was brought on my a sinus infection..detected by tests... hmmm i'd demand my money back if you paid anything.... he could have at least given you a prescription for the nausea....gl to you

SueSue · January 9, 2008

I told his partner the Friday that I went that I was having dizzy spells every time I layed down. You mentioned that. I am a big chicken about confronting him or asking for my money back but he sure did make me feel foolish for coming.

twiggyinhiding · January 9, 2008

oh the dizziness was the worst....you need to get ur inner ear or ur sinuses checked....i didnt even have a sniffle!!! it lasted 3 days ..well on the 3rd day i went to the dr... so the meds he gave me made me feel better right away! one was a cortizone shot..... really check into it....vertigo doesnt just go away:huytsao and find a new dr!

SueSue · January 9, 2008

Thanks, I will do that. I think finding a good doc is very hard!!

bandster_1007 · January 10, 2008

you know, i didn't think about that suesue, but i had about 3 weeks of vertigo and it was a sinus infection too (my last little cold). each person is different, but mine did make me naseous. not as bad as you are, but naseous still.

aubrie · January 10, 2008

I had vertigo so bad I couldn't walk or stand with my eyes closed. I fell in the shower shampooing my hair, and fell getting out of bed. It can be dangerous. Go back to that assh*** and tell him you need to be looked at for vertigo, and take a written complaint with you to be filed. Poor thing. I hope you feel better soon.