Doctor vent

hikeout470

So, ladies (guys feel free to comment)... I got in a fender bender the other day and I went to my general practitioner for back soreness... (his scale is 8 POUNDS heaver than mine, but that's not it) and he asks me about my female health! Every time I see him, he discusses aging, loss of estrogen, menopause, how many babies have I had, etc. WHAT IS THIS? I have no female complains, I report everything is normal, and I think I look pretty good for my age. Would this annoy you? I just saw him for the regular annual exam last month too.

hikeout470

ps, age 42

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Bak, he's a general practitioner, he's used to doing a general overhaul. I just figure that it's one of those things I have to put up with since I'm over 25.

genxrider

That's a bit much. I refuse to be uncomfortable around my doctor. I currently have the most awesome doctor and nurse and will never give them up. Never!

Tell the doctor that you appreciate his concern but that if you need to talk menopause you'll do it when you're ready, like maybe in 10 years.

hikeout470

Thank you, I was getting a little worried. I haven't read much about it, but I thought it was a little later in life, normally.

msaap

It annoying, but it's what doctors do. When I was in high school, I switched over to the same doctor that my mom was going to. I was 155 lbs in high school, which is overweight, and he kept telling me I needed to lose weight or I would be obese like my mother. And this happened EVERY TIME I went to him.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Some people hit menopause early, and early onset of menopause can be a sign of other things going on in your life. My sister (37) was in a seriously high stress situation and started going through some symptoms. She's since gotten it all worked out, but man . . .

hikeout470

It annoying, but it's what doctors do. When I was in high school, I switched over to the same doctor that my mom was going to. I was 155 lbs in high school, which is overweight, and he kept telling me I needed to lose weight or I would be obese like my mother. And this happened EVERY TIME I went to him.

How annoying! I had a similar experience, right out of college and 130 pounds which is great for me, had an obese doctor warn me about my weight and now years later I found out she passed away at a very young age.

_Ben

Just part of a routine checkup. Maybe you do not fall under this category, but I know sometimes my girl will forget about some of her random aliments until the doctor brings it up. Its silly but its just part of the job.

christine24t

Yeah, as a future nurse, I'm thinking they do this because they do not know when you will be in the office next...some people NEVER go to the doctor so they figure they will hit the important topics with you while you are there.

ladybug1620

I work in medical billing. It's called a "review of systems." He should be bringing up everything in general, and then if you have a specific complaint he addresses those in more detail. Totally normal

ivyjbres

As a girl with some minor brain damage (I forget things), It'd be nice if my doc was that anal retentive. Mostly I forget if I have a question and never get to ask it.

tkacomet

he's checking up on stuff. some times things onset so slow we don't even notice them, so it helps of they ask. happens to me all the time. the one that used to drive me nuts was going in to my GP for, say, a flu shot, and getting asked about my emotional well-being. I used to be really concerned about this until I realized they were just tagging all the bases, and some of us have "red flags" that we don't even realize. for me, I have MS which means I am more susceptible to issues like depression. I didn't know that. Now it makes more sense.

At your age you're coming into a time where your hormones can go totally kittywhumpus. The doc probably wants to just keep tabs on that. your answers to the same questions over time can give him a gauge on how you may be changing and not even realize it.

of course, sometimes a doctor has just learned something new and nifty and so they obsess about it. this happened to me also. I had a time period where my doctor was fascinated by my gums, because she'd been reading about it!

hikeout470

I guess it just annoyed me because I get regular physicals twice yearly for my occupation, and I am used to the regular questions about whatever the doctors thing, breast cancer, heart disease, cancer, take a vitamin, don't overcook your veggies, etc Thanks all for input. I am going to find a new doctor anyway because of the wait times there. 30 minutes, is ok but 3 hours is a bit excessive. Last year I had to go to one of those quicky places for antibiotics for a sinus infection, and very poor service there, never again.

stefchica

they always ask thta, just to track any fluctuations in your health. at least they have it charted somewhere if something were to go wrong, they can track how far back it started.

ninerbuff

So, ladies (guys feel free to comment)... I got in a fender bender the other day and I went to my general practitioner for back soreness... (his scale is 8 POUNDS heaver than mine, but that's not it) and he asks me about my female health! Every time I see him, he discusses aging, loss of estrogen, menopause, how many babies have I had, etc. WHAT IS THIS? I have no female complains, I report everything is normal, and I think I look pretty good for my age. Would this annoy you? I just saw him for the regular annual exam last month too.

Lol, he must sell HCG too. Or is in to HRT therapy.

hikeout470

So, ladies (guys feel free to comment)... I got in a fender bender the other day and I went to my general practitioner for back soreness... (his scale is 8 POUNDS heaver than mine, but that's not it) and he asks me about my female health! Every time I see him, he discusses aging, loss of estrogen, menopause, how many babies have I had, etc. WHAT IS THIS? I have no female complains, I report everything is normal, and I think I look pretty good for my age. Would this annoy you? I just saw him for the regular annual exam last month too.

Lol, he must sell HCG too. Or is in to HRT therapy.

Lol, no idea but I see what you mean about the scale... BTW Niner, your profile pic is very sexy!!!

Troll

I get annoyed every time i go to a Dr. Mine is flipping out because of my B/C (i'm on depo) because ortho-tri cyclin is in her back pocket. I hate it.

purple1butterfly

My doctor asks all different questions about my health like you but he is my dad & mum's doctor he knows there health. Dad has diabetes now, mums has been in her menopause since I was 13, has had cancer & loads of other things. He is the best doctor I have had for 18 yrs

dad106

When I went to see my obgyn, she had me take a pregnancy test(even tho I've never had sex) just because I missed a period.. yea ok, unless immaculate conception is happening, I highly doubt I'm preggers.

Let your doc ask away and chalk it up to part of his job.

cjw6

There is actually a really straightforward answer to this.
If you had had early menopause/hormonal issues etc, you may have been more at risk of osteoporosis. In the context of back pain after a shunt in the car, you wouldn't expect someone with 'normal' bones to have fractures. But if someone had abnormal/weak/osteoporotic bones then a fracture might occur with fairly minor trauma. He was probably ascertaining whether you had any risk factors for weak bones.
Also when you see the Dr he can't make assumptions about what is causing your pain- thats how stuff gets missed, so he needs to ask 'screening' type questions about eg. your liver, kidneys, bowels, ovaries, to make sure it isn't mischief with one of those causing your pain.

Jorra

I've had quite a few terrible doctors in my life.

When I was a teenager I went to see my pediatrician for back pain. He took some x-rays and told me I might have ankylosing spondylitis. He never followed up with that claim. You don't tell a young girl that her vertebrae are fusing together and not do anything about it! Glad to say, my spine is still in perfect working condition.

My fiancee's most recent doctor never remembered his name. He would always write it incorrectly on notes, call him the wrong name, etc. It irritated me to no end. His name is BRANDON, not BRIAN. The chart is right in front of the doctor's face...seriously look at it.

Finally, my mother's doctor was a nutcase. She was obese for the majority of her adult life, but she had gotten to her highest weight in years. The doctor said she had gained 20 pounds in two weeks, and he told her to quit snacking. That's it! I felt like a gain that huge would signal some kind of other problem, and it did. She went into the hospital two months later and died a month after that of a heart attack. The doctor went against all our advice to cover his own *kitten* and listed "Depression" and "Sleep Apnea" as contributing factors of death. Needless to say, I hate that man.

Minnesnowtagurl

I work in medical billing. It's called a "review of systems." He should be bringing up everything in general, and then if you have a specific complaint he addresses those in more detail. Totally normal

I second this.!....

I work with Doctors in an Urgent Care. It is completely normal for them to mildly touch on every aspect of your health.although it is annoying and maybe offensive, it is a part of their list of things to ask. In order to charge your insurance and generate a bill they literally have to check out different areas of your health. (i.e....8 out of 11 of your body functions). Also since their license is on the line it is with in reason that they did not "miss anything." ; )

hikeout470

I work in medical billing. It's called a "review of systems." He should be bringing up everything in general, and then if you have a specific complaint he addresses those in more detail. Totally normal

I second this.!....

I work with Doctors in an Urgent Care. It is completely normal for them to mildly touch on every aspect of your health.although it is annoying and maybe offensive, it is a part of their list of things to ask. In order to charge your insurance and generate a bill they literally have to check out different areas of your health. (i.e....8 out of 11 of your body functions). Also since their license is on the line it is with in reason that they did not "miss anything." ; )

It wasn't mildly touching, it was an exam about my female health when I went there for a car accident and back pain. And I just had completed the normal exam one month prior... I understand the osteo questions, but JC I was just rear ended at and stand still, by an SUV doing at least 40 mph. And no, I am not complaining about the fact that he didn't offer to prescribe pain medication, because I don't want it. I needed an exam to make sure I was not hurt.