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CRP level and DP’s reaction, would you be upset?

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Treasdre · 18/06/2026 21:03

I have felt extremely unwell in the last week. I eventually went to hospital despite DP (surgeon!!!) telling me I would be wasting hospital time and that I would eventually get over whatever was in my system.

Anyway while he was at work yesterday I was in so much pain I got a taxi to hospital. When I got there I was given an urgent scan with dye as CRP was over 400. I messaged DP and said I was staying in and he said he would be over after work but I was being dramatic about 400 being massively high and he’d seen higher. I just feel so hurt. We’ve only been together 2 years and he does have form for being a bit cold sometimes but AIBU to think this was a shitty thing to say to me especially from a surgeon who surely knows that is a high reading?

edited to add that I am not medically trained but the person doing my scan said the reading was extremely high and I urgently needed the scan. I’ve been googling since then and it says online too that it’s high. I feel like he completely invalidated how unwell I was feeling and how serious this is

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Treasdre · 18/06/2026 21:08

@Ibwah could I have developed sepsis from that?!

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Scarydinosaurs · 18/06/2026 21:08

That sounds awful. What a way to speak to you - I hope you have others who are looking after you.

Treasdre · 18/06/2026 21:08

Ibwah · 18/06/2026 21:06

So… have they got to the route of why your inflammatory markers are high? Mine was 320
when I had sepsis. There is no doubt that number is high. He sounds like a horrible man, gaslighting you! Or maybe he is just a really rubbish Doctor.

@Ibwah yes I have campylobacter

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AliceAbsolum · 18/06/2026 21:08

Treasdre · 18/06/2026 21:05

@AliceAbsolum i keep thinking I am probably being over emotional as I am feeling so physically drained but I just can’t stop going over what he said

Does he invalidate you with other things?

Ipsevenenabibas · 18/06/2026 21:06

Yanbu. Get well soon. X

Ibwah · 18/06/2026 21:06

So… have they got to the route of why your inflammatory markers are high? Mine was 320
when I had sepsis. There is no doubt that number is high. He sounds like a horrible man, gaslighting you! Or maybe he is just a really rubbish Doctor.

Treasdre · 18/06/2026 21:05

AliceAbsolum · 18/06/2026 21:04

He was being a dick

@AliceAbsolum i keep thinking I am probably being over emotional as I am feeling so physically drained but I just can’t stop going over what he said

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Decacaffeinatednow · 18/06/2026 21:04

Yeah - you’re not a priority for him.
Hope you recover well.

AliceAbsolum · 18/06/2026 21:04

He was being a dick