My knee began hurting in my twenties after a fall. I went to my GP who told me it was just a sprain and to exercise. The pain never really went away, and then one day in my late forties the dog yanked me on his leash to try and chase a cat and it popped in a funny way, and I saw an orthopedic surgeon who told me I should have had surgery in my twenties to correct a malaligned kneecap, and that now it was too late and I would be prone to medial collateral ligament injuries like the one I currently had. I've done a bunch of physio but I still avoid stairs because it's one surefire way it's going to aggravate my injury.

Just another example of doctors not taking women's complaints seriously. A referral to Ortho would have taken five minutes of his time.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

If it makes you feel any better, doctors also don’t take men’s complaints seriously.

[–] WhipTheLlama@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I empathize with your story, but I'm not sure why it became about anti-women doctors. Men constantly have our complaints misdiagnosed.

The problem is that most GPs aren't very good. People who do the best in medical school often choose to become surgeons or specialists, not GPs.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Idk, I can simply say there's a lot of jokes women make about how you can go in with a broken ankle and your doctor will ask you the date of your last period and tell you you should get some exercise. Though I did work with an excellent gynecologist who disposed of the scale in his office because it didn't mean he wasn't going to treat his patients or make any difference to their care.

GPs also make shit money and work a lot of hours to be fair though, but yeah some of them really are the pits.