Weak In The Knees
AUSTRALIA, DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN, MEDICAL OFFICE, PATIENTS, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA | HEALTHY | JUNE 14, 2018
(I have gone to my general practitioner to get a referral to a specialist for endometriosis. My regular GP is a middle-aged, Singaporean man, but I don’t mind having male doctors for female issues.)
Me: “I’m seeing [Specialist] for endometriosis, and I need a referral.”
GP: “You realise that you’ll have to have surgery to know for sure?”
Me: “Yes, I have a family history.”
GP: “Okay, I just have to make sure that you have a reason to go. Do you have painful periods?”
Me: “Yes, definitely.”
GP: “So, it hurts in your abdomen region? Is it cramping, or other pain?”
Me: “Actually, my knees hurt.”
GP: “Come again?”
Me: “I get pain from my knees up during my period. But it’s worst in my knees.”
GP: “Really?” *chuckles* “All right, just give me a minute to write that referral.”
(I honestly hadn’t realised how weird it was, before that. I did end up having endometriosis — it turned out the knee pain was nerve damage from that.)
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