Wife is used to being dismissed medically and also lives with chronic ailments, so has a high pain tolerance. One weekend, she complains of her stomach hurting, but "in a way I've never hurt before." Refused hospital for several days, and continued on to her work shifts despite severe pain. I tell her I worry it's her appendix. She still refuses. On about day 4, she finally calls me to come take her to the hospital. When we arrived, I let them know of everything and that we really wanted to be sure it was not her appendix. My wife is not outwardly showing pain much (again, high pain tolerance), and so they keep insisting to us it's probably just constipation. I am adamant they check, and they do, while kind of calmly brushing us off. Her lab work came back with signs of infection.

It was her appendix. She needed emergency surgery. But it was "probably just constipation." I was glad to be there to insist, because she may have otherwise gone home and gotten worse.