Medical Rage!!

Medical Rage is like Road Rage in that it is an extreme reaction to a very frustrating situation in which the Raging person feels helpless to change the situation. One of the biggest differences is that Medical Rage is usually privately expressed by normally well-behaved men and women, while Road Rage is expressed in public, available to many on the road who may also experience some of the consequences of the Rage, such as car accidents, dented fenders, etc.

This morning my friend whom I shall call Sharon, called to say that although she had been told by her doctor on Friday that she had pre-cancer breast tissue, it turns out that, in fact, it is DCIS breast cancer. She was crying, raging angrily, helplessly. She wanted her doctor to tell her the truth about her situation, not minimize it!! I certainly understood her rage and her feelings of helplessness. It is at these moments that we want to hear the truth from our doctors!!

Have you every experienced rage because of a doctor minimizing a diagnosis? Write a comment and tell us about it. I know we aren't the only ones!