How To Speak Doctor
“Top Ten Ways to Annoy Your Doctor”
Dr. Rob, one of the website’s regulars, titles his blog, “Musings of a Distractible Mind.” (There is no evidence his mind is anything but focused.)
These are two of the top 10 ways he lists to drive your doctor nuts.
He’s nailed some of the best ones.
As to the first, asking the doctor to keep something important from the patient, most doctors simply will not agree to that—nor is the doctor someone to use as a menace with your child.
“1. Require the doctor to keep things secret from your child or your elderly parent. Insist that they can’t know about their cancer, depression, ADD, or foot fungus. Call the medication the doctor prescribes “vitamins.” Alternatively, you can threaten your child by saying that if they don’t behave better, the doctor will give them a shot.
“2. Disguise the real reason for your visit with something simple. For example, if you have depression or chest pain, set up an appointment for a sore throat. Make sure you leave all of the office staff in the dark as long as possible. It’s a bonus if you end the office visit asking them to check your hemorrhoids or help with a certain discharge you have been having.”
Source: Medpage Today, November 17, 2009
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