Deadly illness from THIS SUPPLEMENT: Medical Mystery

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  @ViolinMD · 2 years ago · pinned

  What was YOUR diagnosis? Did you get it right before I revealed the answer?

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  @jasonwarbird · 2 years ago

  Geez, this was like a real-life House MD episode, except that no-one broke into her house and found the supplements and then accused her of being an addict.

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  @Emily-hd9sm · 2 years ago

  "stress from the new job" ugh I low key hate being told my symptoms are from stress when I wasn't stressed until my symptoms started 🙃

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  @searaph · 2 years ago

  Sounds like there are 2 morals in the story. 1. Health care practitioners: never belittle your patients! 2. Patients: always inform your doctors of anything you're taking.

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  @blackdagger7332 · 2 years ago

  The supplement is Ayurvedic Medicine, which had lead metals in it, which landed the woman in the hospital. Hope this saved your time ya'll.

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  @samindian5641 · 1 year ago

  I am from India and it’s a known fact that many Ayurvedic medicines does have high lead content and one has to be really careful on brands since it’s not really controlled . So saddening that this patient has to suffer for so long .

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• MI

  @michellebobier4471 · 2 years ago

  My cardiologist reacted to learning that my chiropractor had been helpful to me with my attacks of tachycardia by blurting "Your CHIROPRACTOR!!" -- as if I had just told him I had consulted a witch doctor. So I totally understand this patient's reluctance to mention her Ayurvedic regimen to the hospital staff, given that a previous doctor had belittled her about it. Doctors really need to learn to be less arrogant and judgmental and stop shaming patients. A friend of mine who was overweight was fat-shamed by an OB/GYN, and the experience was so humiliating for her that, even though she was diligent about other kinds of checkups, she went many years without a gyny exam. She eventually developed ovarian cancer that, thanks to her humiliation-derived avoidance, wasn't diagnosed until she was having significant symptoms. Successful surgery saved her life, but she could've died because of the aversive conditioning she had endured. Shaming patients can result in disastrous consequences. Stop it, docs!

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  @wallychambe1587 · 2 years ago

  I brought my 89 year old friend to his doctor check up showed every thing he was taking including some supplements. The doctor made a snide remark "Well you just need to take a multivitamin, those other supplements you are just wasting your money on them" ! My friend told the Doctor "I didn't get to be 89 taking all that prescription crap!" He is only on two prescription meds, blood pressure and prostate! No diabetes and perfect cholesterol!😲😲

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• CO

  @CobyRandalMedia · 1 year ago (edited)

  I think Dr. Eric Berg mentioned that one needs to be very careful regarding which supplements they take because many products have heavy metals. Even some spices and salt you buy from the grocery store have levels of heavy metals MUCH higher than safe. Be careful out there and God bless.

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  @FireCracker3240 · 2 years ago

  This is why you never, ever hide anything you're ingesting from your doctor. It's better to be embarrassed than sick or worse. It's just not worth the risk to your health and your life.

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  @9ijnht5rdx · 2 years ago

  Lack of heavy metal testing by doctors.

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• ER

  @erictaylor5462 · 2 years ago

  My dad worked in an oil refinery from 1968 to 2008 and as they were still making leaded gasoline he had to have regular lead testing.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; My dad was also a GA pilot and owned an airplane with 3 other guys.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; We had some friends of the family who had a son (who was under 18) who was serving time in the juvenal prison system. The prison the boy was serving his time in was in Southern Ca and so once a month my dad would fly the man and his wife down to visit their son.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; On this particular day he noticed the belly of the plane was covered in oil, so he took a rag, got some gasoline on it from the plane and used it to clean the oil off. Aviation fuel is 100 octane and is called &quot;high lead&quot; because it contains a large amount of tetraethyl lead.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; On his next work day he was tested for lead levels and the test came back &quot;alarmingly high&quot; just from cleaning the plane with a rag with av-gas.

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