Amazing how his daughter told him that she felt like she was "literally dying" and he STILL didn't automatically take her to the ER.

If I had a nickel for the number of times I had something serious going on but the first doctor or clinic said, "it's probably nothing" and sent me home. It's like their protocol to discount every first visit. I hate that.

I’m not a doctor, but if a child comes to me who has been profusely vomiting for 3 straight days, I’m running any and all tests before ruling things out on a whim

8:18 “Maybe Jen was ovulating”. It was the best explanation this doctor could think of for extreme stomach, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, etc, so we sent her home with her parents, who trusted this doctor because he was her pediatrician after all.

Yikes. Time to get a new pediatrician.

Why wouldn’t the doctor assume her ovary ruptured? 3 times the size, fever, excruciating pain. That would be my first thought. There’s absolutely no sane reason a doctor wouldn’t order a full CBC and send her for an ultrasound.

People who are vomiting need an electrolyte solution like Pedialyte.  If you just give water, they may get low sodium or potassium and get serious complications.

NEVER tell your spouse you’re getting a divorce.

Where is Dr. House when you need him!!??

I attended an American Society of Microbiology several years ago.  One of the lectures I attended talking about Schwann’s ice cream.  He explained that the US logistics system is so highly efficient that tainted food can be distributed in several states before anyone knows there is a problem.  Schwann’s is a unique situation in that regulators know exactly who received the tainted food.  So, there was an ice cream recall in which workers went directly to the homes of everyone who had purchased the ice cream.  Everyone was cooperative about turning over the ice cream, except for one man who refused.  Schwann’s was replacing the ice cream free of charge, but that one man insisted on keeping it because he had paid for it.  The lecturer did not tell what became of the man, other than that he kept the tainted ice cream.

Sorry, if my child has been vomiting straight for more than 24 hours, they’re going to the ER. Certainly not after 3 days to your local doctor. Yes, it could be routine stomach bug and probably would be, but it’s so important to test for other possibilities before it gets serious

The pediatrician I used to work for, if a child isn’t able to keep anything down and vomiting that violently for that long, she would refuse to see the patient in office. She knew the patient needed IV fluids for rehydration at that point and something given by IV to stop the vomiting. Along with STAT testing.

A family member of mine got salmonella so bad she almost died. She was left infertile bc of it. She was the only person out of a class of kids to choose the chicken.

First story; anonymous tipster likely wasn't following the disinfection protocol in their truck and realized it was really hurting people, not just a skipped chore due to laziness.

I’m trying to figure out how salmonella could be something every single doctor they talked to was unaware of.  The ineptitude of the medical community astounds me sometimes.  In addition, down playing a girl saying that she was in severe unbearable pain. “oh I’m sure she’ll feel better in the morning. Just give her some water.”😡😡😡

I am no doctor, however, I am ServSafe certified and have been trained to recognize symptoms of salmonella. Instantly I began to suspect that's what was going on in this case.
Incase you don't know, NEVER cross contaminate (Use same utensils, cutting boards, gloves) when handling raw meats, eggs, and ready to eat foods and always wash your fruits and veggies before eating! Salmonella is no joke!

No tests, no lab works? Send her home?    Appendicitis was diagnosed on my daughter the first time she was seen by doctor.  That first doctor has to be a quack .  No test for infection, antibiotics by second quack.  Man where they they get their education.

The first story is making me so mad. As someone who almost died from cancer, just because I didnt go to the doctor for general nausea.. take your children to the ER for debilitating pain...

First story: doctors always blow off females’ medical problems and pain. It always gets passed off as period issues. If she had been a boy doctors would have taken her pain seriously.

The first story was very interesting.  In 1994 my family and I PCS'd (Permanent Change of Station) from Fort Bragg, N.C. to Fort Knox, Ky.. the fall of that year we went out to eat at a local national chain restaurant.  The next day I began to display signs of food poisoning.  I battled it for four days before going to the emegency room at the base hospital and being treated.  We assumed after te pricess of elimination that Ì, more than likely was poisoned by the ice cream machine at te restaurant since I was the only one that had ice cream that night.  After listening to this video and talking to my wife (detailed address book of all assignments and addresses with dates), great Army wife, we realized that we were  Schwan's regulars.  You never know😮.  Anyway, now at 72 it didn't kill me. 😂😂

i remember that schwab’s truck driving around, makes me feel old lol