Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: New to the Board & Confused.....

I'll bring the kleenex box and cry with you. Like you and many others on the board, I've been on the medical merry-go-round several times. It is frustrating. I often wonder what did these docs learn in medical school, residency and years of practice? It seems like if you can't see it, it doesn't exist. Or even better, if you can't see it on a lab test, it doesn't exist. Or if you see something on a lab test that may indicate something, refer the patient to someone else.

My only suggestion is to try to manage your anxiety level. I know mine escalates with this type of frustration. It then exacerbates my symptoms. Also I don't think I present as well to the doctor when I am feeling so tense and frustrated and in pain. As Michelle said, it is good to break the pain cycle for awhile.

These boards are a blessing as I don't feel like I am just a nut case when the doctor tells me nothing shows up. I know the pain and disfunction I am experiencing is real, that others experience it too and there is support and understanding.

Susie

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