To not go to the doctor about illness?

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Or - AIBU to ignore my 'symptoms' and hope they go away on their own?

It isn't life threatening. Reasons are:

1. Treatment is unlikely to be effective
2. Doctors are busy and I have a different illness they are helping with - don't want to be seen as a hypochondriac

Sometimes i want to moan on her but everyone would just say go to the Doctor!

YANBU not to go, but it's not a once in a lifetime decision. You can make a different decision in the future if something changes.

IMO the doctors' opinion of you as a person, hypochondriac or otherwise, is irrelevant. I wouldn't be basing any decision on speculation about what they might think.

Do you have enough medical knowledge to declare "treatment would not be effective"??

YANBU

I probably wouldn't bother going in the circumstances you describe

Flogging, not medical but I know myself well. Plus I don't think the doctor would give me much of s medical examination in fairness.

Didn't understand your question? What symptoms?

If it's a lump anywhere, go to the doctor.

No, nothing like that.

Is it a mystery?

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It depends. Can you cope with the symptoms on your own or do you need doctors to help to provide pain meds or refer you to specialists etc for further treatment?

It's one of those things I think I just have to learn to live with :)

I don't think anyone can really day without knowing what it is but I spent 8 years suffering with depression and panic attacks thinking no one could help - one mention of it at the doctor and I was proved wrong

What do you think the doctor would say if you went in and showed him this thread by way of explanation? I'm not being harsh to you OP but I don't understand what you mean?

Well what is it OP? Or are you being mysterious as a way of channeling your inner wilful child?
If it's a big wart on your derriere you can probably learn to live with it, maybe even in time come to love it.
If it's a lump or something bleeding profusely, not so much.

How on earth you expect anyone here to advise you when you are being all bashful is a mystery to me

I'm not being bashful, it is depression. I just know a lot of people will say they got better with XYZ d I won't, so ...

How do you know you won't?

How well are you functioning currently? If you are functioning ok, then fine. If not, then you should at least consider asking for help.

Please go to the doctor honestly it isn't something to put up with alone.

I think yabu asking us-we don't know what it is so really can't say either way.

I think you think you should go, deep down anyway.

You do realise that's your depression talking don't you?

Surely that's just the depression talking? How do you know it won't get better with XYZ if you haven't even been and discussed the options?

Oh and I'm not better - but I have been feeling a little light at the end of the tunnel just from having someone say - you know what it's ok!

So now you've said OP, there is absolutely no way a doctor will poopoo depression. GO and see them sweetheart.

Cross post. You should go. You don't have to take anything just because the dr advises you, but you should find out what your options are.

I don't think they'd poo poo it but I don't think they'd be able to help.

I don't think they would poo poo it I just don't think they can help, so I don't want to bother them as essentially I'd just be whining and wasting their time.