Medical gaslighting occurs when a healthcare provider dismisses, minimizes, or invalidates a patient's symptoms, concerns, or experiences, causing them to doubt their own perception of reality or the legitimacy of their medical issues. This can lead to delayed diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, and the worsening of the patient's condition. Gaslighting in a medical context can stem from various factors, including biases, a lack of knowledge or understanding of certain conditions, time constraints during appointments, and communication barriers between the patient and healthcare provider. It's essential for healthcare professionals to listen to their patients, take their concerns seriously, and work collaboratively to address their health needs.

Medical Gaslighting: My Colon Cancer Symptoms Were Ignored! Amanda’s Story | The Patient Story

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Amanda started getting light IBS symptoms and a month later, started seeing blood in her stool. She immediately asked doctors if it could be colon cancer. But doctors told her, "there's no way that would be colon cancer" and thought it was hemorrhoids or a fissure. Her symptoms then worsened and persisted for almost a year before she finally got a colonoscopy. She was then diagnosed with stage 2A colon cancer. In this conversation, she talks about the frustration of not feeling listened to and taken seriously, how important it is to fight for answers and advocate for yourself, and why you should be on top of your health care. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COLON CANCER SYMPTOMS VS IBS → http://tinyurl.com/jnhdz2f6 Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/patie... Join Our Community: Website : https://www.thepatientstory.com/ Facebook: @ThePatientStory Instagram: @ThePatientStory Twitter: @patient_story Contents of Video: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 My first symptoms 04:58 Possibility of colon cancer 08:40 Getting testing done 10:08 Appointment with gastroenterologist 12:11 Getting a colonoscopy 13:36 Finding a large tumor 15:54 Getting the diagnosis 20:01 Going through chemo 27:35 Words of advice #coloncancer #cancerawareness #symptomsofcancer #cancerscreening #colorectalcancer #cancerprevention #cancersymptoms #cancertreatment #cancerresearch #coloncancersurvivor #thepatientstory #cancerstories #cancer

@eclectictomboy6873

It's sad when you're smarter than your doctors.

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@RJones-tn5vg

A 29 year old doesn't ask for a colonoscopy for fun. Insurance companies are awful.

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@shannen7917

My cousin was medically gaslighted for about 5 years and was diagnosed with stage 3B colon cancer at age 32. They told her the same thing - hemorrhoids. Fortunately for her, her health is doing well today

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@nancybee250

I hate that young people have to go through this. My 28 year old daughter was told for 2 years that her swollen lymph nodes and breast lump was just a cyst and didn't need a biopsy and she was being overly anxious for no reason. Long story short, she was eventually diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. I think medical gas lighting is just a whitewashing term. Its medical arrogance is that doctors feel they have superior knowledge and that patients don't know anything. I strongly urge anyone with similar situations to file a complaint with there state medical board so they're held accountable. I am to see you are looking happy and healthy!

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@leahvatson6379

4 months ago

Omg, thank you soooo much for saying that not everyone needs to drink 8 cups of water a day! I did that for about 6months, forcing myself to drink that much even though I wasn’t thirsty. I was peeing every 30min

and my urine was clear. After those 6months I got extreme panic attacks and anxiety that lasted about a year!! I started adding electrolytes to my water and drinking only when thirsty. After about a year, slowly the anxiety subsided and the multiple a day panic attacks stopped. I think by forcing myself to drink that much water each day flushed out lots of electrolytes from my body and that’s why I had such terrible symptoms

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