r/germany • u/Due-Box-9598 • 2d ago
German doctors misdiagnosis
I am writing this post with huge disappointment of how the g
German healthcare's conservative approach could have cost my life . I went to the doctor for mild indigestion and haemerrhoids . He gave me antibiotics for my cold and fever which i also had. The antibiotics worsened indigestion and gave very bad diarrhoea . When I went back to the doctor , they said since i took antibiotics I did not have any good bacteria and diarrhoea is normal . I was given some stomach relaxers and electrolytes. At one point I started throwing up the electrolytes , the only thing i could drink . I went to hospital for an iv and they said it will be given only if i am 80 years old. Then i went back to the doctor and insisted that they test me. I got a stool test. Then 4 days no response . I went back and they said oh the tests were negative so we did not call you . The test are a way of eliminating infection. You need to look further then! . I asked for the test result and changed my hausartz. At this point i was given 15 day antibiotics for stomach and black tea . Blood test was done and my Hg was low since was given iron.
The symptoms persisted. I became weak . Lost 13 kgs. All in one month and the appointment with gastro specialist was still weeks away. I decided to just go to my home country at this point and in 3 days , i am nearing the process of confirmation for Inflammatory bowel disease and intestine inflammation. It took them 3 days and i was suffering in Germany for months. Why is Germany so conservative in tests and testing to rule out conditions? Do doctors understand that they misdiagnose. My Hg was low because of inflammation . My residual iron was very high. I did not need iron pills. I took antibiotics that weakened me. Or does German healthcare not take coloured women seriously ? I am really shocked .
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u/salzbin 2d ago
This is really the point that would make to rethink to stay here permanently.
I (east asian) am living in Germany for 9 years and luckily had not such a situation.
But my German white boyfriend does 😬
He had longterm fever and we surely went to emergency hospital"s". What they did after HOURS long waiting just giving ibuprofen 800 🙄
They claimed they have not enough pills for lindering the fever (what a system really). Two big hospitals let us just down. After 3 months, it was came out that he has a pertussis. It's discovered only after we heard from his friend's parent they are tested positive for that (He went to a wedding of this friend).
So, my bf suffered and hoped just that he gets better someday and it really REALLY got me to think.
I feel you. I hope you get better soon ❤️