I've had several previous blood tests (all more than a year ago now) where they said I had high creatine levels and my kidney function was slightly below normal but that it wasn't something that warranted doing anything about or worrying about. I also get bad stomach pain that comes in waves and during a wave of pain I will often not be able to stand up until it goes away. The pain is getting worse and more frequent so I had an appointment with my uni's college doctor today. I'm on my year abroad and the appointment was online with a "doctor" from my UK uni so obviously I knew they wouldn't be able to prescribe anything or do any blood tests. But his apparent medical conclusion was that the pain is likely just from anxiety and the stress of living alone in another country but that I can get medical help here if it gets unbearable.
I'm planning to see a proper doctor in the UK as I go home for Christmas in a few weeks but him suggesting it was AnXieTy is very discouraging (I've also had the pain for much longer than I've been living abroad and I brought up my past blood test results). I was expecting him to suggest that I should see a doctor to get blood tests and be prescribed stronger painkillers, which is what I'm going to push for when I see a doctor at home.
But completely dismissing me in that way is insulting and worrying as I know my kidney readings were below normal last time I had a blood test and are almost certainly worse now. But it seems like doctors won't accept that it's time to take action about it until I'm literally dying and need a transplant. I don't see why they'd rather me wait to become seriously ill than just be willing to treat the problem in its current form.