Have any of you experienced the following. After tests that do not show anything and are mostly normal that the docs say that it is pyschosomatic. I only ask this question now as if you do not fit neatly into a diagnostic category then it is 'in your head'. It has not happened to me as such but I was just thinking back to a resp doctor who was called for a consult for my resp problems but took it on himself to note that my pain did not seem to be organic and he could not explain. He then went on to suggest that other docs needed to look at my psych make up and that I was demanding more analgesia than on pre surgery - yes well on virtually none pre surgery as problems with opiates, so not hard to be on more, plus cons told me I must take pain meds and ask and not suffer in silence. So he implied I was a hospital hopper, a malingerer, wanted drugs or and possibly munchausens!! Charming doctor, he never said this to me but put it in writing to a doctor. Thankfully I was told so that could complain as it could have had devastating effect on rest of treatment etc..Needless to say I do not see him for resp care!!

Also asked as I read a very interesting article I think cited on forum (very long) about the prevalence of diagnosing or referring to psychiatrist and dismissing pain as actual just because they cannot find something wrong. As it stated if a fisherman goes out to sea and returns with no catch, it does not mean there are no fish in the sea!!

Also the article stated that the more intellectual and less likely to say yes doctor and agree the stated treatment the more likely you are to be cited as being non compliant and unhelpful with many doctors BUT not all - thankfully!!
Sorry if slightly off topic but interesting I thought.

Best wishes my forum friends
Hx