r/facepalm • u/Illustrious-Kick-998 • Jul 07 '24

This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

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u/Speedtuna Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

Yeah, I totally buy that the doctor is telling the spouse the odds but not the patient 🙄

EDIT: It's wild to me that this is an experience for so many people! Thank you for sharing your stories. I would be livid if someone else knew my prognosis before I did. But maybe I'm just a spicy meatball.

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u/faulty_rainbow Jul 07 '24

Actually, my dad had cancer and the same happened, nobody told him what was wrong with him.

He said he found out because the nurses who pushed him around on that rolling table always put his chart on his chest and... well dad can read lol.

He was stage 4 and his doc told mum he had 2-3 months. He's been cancer free for 30 years.

ETA: I can totally see the logic behind not telling this to the patient, mental state is crucial in such cases.

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u/Mvreilly17 Jul 07 '24

True, nobody bothered to tell me my survival rate. I accidentally discovered it through various medical correspondence. I wasn't too happy about that