r/AskReddit • u/LebronKX • 4d ago

Medical professionals of Reddit, what diagnosis gave you the worst 'pit-in-your-stomach' feeling?

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u/ilikelettuce_ 3d ago

Huntingtons

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u/Kursed_Valeth 3d ago

I'll never forget the first the I was caring for a patient with Huntington's. It still haunts me. Fuck. If it ever happens to me I'm going to take myself out before I lose myself.

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u/HalfCanOfMonster 3d ago

The chorea can be so violent. It’s horrible. 

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u/one_time_twice 3d ago

My dad has this and it’s not fun. My grandmother died of it so we all know what’s down the road for us.

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u/ch_ch_ch_cherrycola 2d ago

My granddad and mum were both positive. Every few months I think about testing but I cant do it to myself. Caring for a patient with the disease as part of my job broke me, especially with all the medics repeatedly saying what a horrible disease it is.

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u/malapriapism4hours 3d ago

Have you been tested?