I have two, not super serious, but fairly bad nonetheless. I have Fibromyalgia and a host of other stupid auto-immune problems. With the pain in one of my arms increasing rapidly, I had to undergo some blood tests. My ex-doctor called me and informed me that I had tested positive for Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis, and needed to be seen by a Rheumatologist ASAP. While I was crying on the phone, he basically told me to get over it as they weren’t such bad diseases to have! So, after a 3 hour appointment with the Rheumatologist, she announced that I did not have either disease… just some antibodies for them. Her diagnosis? Tennis elbow. I cried like a baby, my relief was so great. I still may get them in the future, but for now… I’m good.
The other time, I started having a severe twitch in my eye. It was a stressful time for me, so I didn’t think much of it at first. After a month, I mentioned it to my doc. He waved off my concern, and told me to try taking Xanax for it. When that didn’t help, I called again. “Hmmm, not sure what’s causing that. These things usually resolve themselves on their own.” When I began to feel pressure in my eye, like it was bulging out of it’s socket, I called again. Still, no concern. Meanwhile, 6 months later, I happen to read the insert that came with a prescription refill (that my doc had prescribed for me). “If these rare but serious eye side effects occur, discontinue this medication immediately: Muscle twitch, pain, and/or pressure.” I called and left a message for the doc about it. A half hour later I had an emergency appointment with an eye specialist. Turns out that medicine causes Glaucoma! Luckily, I caught it in time.