"What was the most disheartening thing a doctor has told you about your symptoms? In what ways have you kept that in your mind? If you feel comfortable sharing, post your response in the Structured Educational Program section of the PTPN's discussion forum. We would love to hear from you."
I don't have anything disheartening to share, but instead an amusing thing that was said to me. I visited the doctors multiple times about cold hand/feet. This particular time, I was in the room temperature waiting room for around 1 hour (with a jacket on!) and my hands and feet were still freezing. When I finally met the doctor and he examined me, and saw that the blood results were all ok, he said:
"Some people just have it and you just have to keep yourself very warm. It is usually common in 14 year old skinny girls, so you must be unlucky to have it" (I'm a 29 year old male)
I don't have anything disheartening to share, but instead an amusing thing that was said to me. I visited the doctors multiple times about cold hand/feet. This particular time, I was in the room temperature waiting room for around 1 hour (with a jacket on!) and my hands and feet were still freezing. When I finally met the doctor and he examined me, and saw that the blood results were all ok, he said:
"Some people just have it and you just have to keep yourself very warm. It is usually common in 14 year old skinny girls, so you must be unlucky to have it" (I'm a 29 year old male)
