Topic : 10/11 Munchausen Mom

Quote From: falselyaccused

This last summer I was falesly accused of exagerating my daughter's symptoms.  They put her in the hospital and a video camera in her room.   She has had mild issues which span across several body systems and has a feeding tube and had stomach  and eye surgery (all of doctors recommendation).  Her symptoms have always been incosistent and after seeing several specialists with no diagosis they decided to investigate me.  After seeing this show I do understand why becuase there are some sick poeple in the world.  But after several weeks in the hospital under investigation, they determined it had nothing to do with me or her home environment but still had no idea why she was so sick before or why right now she is doing do much better.  It's a shame there are people like this mother who make things so much harder for parents like me.  There are things which medicine will not find an answer to but having to go through all the questioig and suspicion was a terrible terrible experience.  I love my child so much ad wat so much for her to have the fullest, most normal life possible.  What is worse is that in the end they did not even apologize for putting our family through all that when they became covinced they were wrong about their suspicions.  I'm not sure I can ever trust any of those doctors ever again.

Quote From: shortt

Sue, I'm sorry for what happened. Fortunately, you intervened where you thought was necessary.  I'm SO glad Dr. Phil had this subject on his show!  *I often think about this situation regarding a former client, and

wonder if I should alert someone:*

I am a Home health aide, and have seen a man who attends to his wife with M.D.  , EX:  What she has is progressive, and he often said she's beyond where she should be with the disease.  IN FRONT OF HER.I suggested little things that may help her, and he insisted she couldn't do it.  He gave herbal remedies along with her meds.  He spoke like he knew a lot about herbs, I just listened.  I did ask him to remind the Dr. of the herbs, just in case they would not work with her RX meds.

 I have posted a similar question, with the above message title.

I hope Dr. Phil will answer our questions and concerns regarding adults, VS children !!!!!!!

Take Care!  Blessings to you and yours.......               shortT   F,  51 yo.

Quote From: dobikinz

My sister and I survived MSBP as children. It is like a childhood in the "twilight zone." For 20 years, our mother has denied what she did to us even in the face of our telling her that we were not sick. Even more painful than the abuse is the reaction of other family members who negate the harm and pressure us to basically stick to the family script.

My mother nearly killed me. I still fear that I'll become incompacitated and my mother will be allowed to visit my hospital room, charm the nursing staff, impress everyone with her competence and commitment as a parent and then kill me.

I would like to find an online support group for survivors of MSBP. I've always wanted to process some of my memories, but am not sure where to find someone who would really understand.

Quote From: lydiachris2000

   I believe that this woman should be ordered to have a  hysterectomy she should not be able to have anymore children or adopt any she is very ill and i feel that the  courts should order her to have this procedure done