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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Psychiatrist told me it was all in my head

No f*****g s**t its in my head, that's why I'm seeing you!

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189points

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SM 8 months ago

"Psychiatrist told me it was all in my liver."

70points

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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When I had my breast reduction due to back pain, the doctor specifically looked at my husband and asked him, 'What size does he want them?' My husband is a very smart man and told him whatever size would make my pain stop

Final score:

180points

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Ripley 8 months ago

"What the hell are you asking me for? They're *her* breasts" would have been a more appropriate response.

188points

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Professionalism among medical specialists is key in and of itself—but even more so in the ever-changing (and rapidly so) climate of the industry. Things like healthcare reforms and cost control pressures are pushing for change within the system, and so the idea of medical staff professionalism is being considered as a factor that could have an impact on improving things.

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients My son started passing out one time. We took him to the ER via ambulance. Turns out, we think he was choking on a cookie his aunt gave him.

Doctor wanted us to visit a specialist just to make sure his brain was OK, since he was shaking a lot during the episode.

We went to the specialist and he was 90 min late. He came in, was a d**k, and signed off that our son was all good. When we were leaving, his assistant apologized for the waiting and the doc snapped “DONT APOLOGIZE TO THEM, I’m the doctor, they should wait for me and be happy that I showed up.”

I kindly told the doc “f**k off” and went about my business, since I knew I’d never see him again. Be kind to your patients, doc!

Final score:

172points

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Donteatme666 8 months ago

Narcissistic prick

105points

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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When I was 15 my mom took me to the gynecologist. He told me to get on the scale to check my weight. He then looked me up and down and said 'You're underweight, but better stay like that. You're very attractive, it suits you'. At the time I was dealing with an ED and starving myself.

Final score:

164points

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Premislaus de Colo 8 months ago

As a father of two daughters fighting with anorexia I have to say that's probably the worst doctor ever

167points

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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients “You’re a Marine, you are supposed to be tough, so quit crying,” said the male doctor with his hand inside of me doing a cervical biopsy.

Final score:

157points

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Susie Elle 8 months ago

I swear, cervical pain will floor you.

129points

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David Stern, a professor of medicine at NYU School of Medicine, has defined professionalism within the context of medicine as including excellence, accountability, altruism and humanism. The Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) has expanded upon this definition by breaking down humanism into humanitarianism, respect for others, and honor and integrity.

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When I was working with mentally and physically disabled children we had this really sweet girl. She was around 10 years old, had down syndrome, was really heavy mentally disabled but one of the happiest human beeings I have ever met.
She became really sick (dont know what it was) and was delivered to a hospital. When I visited her she lost a lot of weight and I asked the Doctor why she gets no artificial feeding. He answered a "normal" Person would get fed but she isnt for "Natural Selection". I was shocked and told the girls mother. She was just sad because it wasnt the first time something like this happened.

Final score:

152points

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Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago

A fine example of ableism, I hope the child finally got to see a doctor who had an ounce of integrity. Poor Mum having to repeatedly face that too.

115points

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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients "You're a mom now. Suck it up, buttercup."--said to me by an OB/GYN when I complained of extreme exhaustion and feeling cold all the time after the birth of my son. I was working 40+ hrs a week and my husband was working 60+ hrs, so when I was home, I got stuck with not only taking care of our son but also the majority of the housework, etc. I was so exhausted I couldn't function without a dozen or more cups of coffee a day and no matter what I did, no matter how much I bundled up, I was freezing cold all the time unless I was outside in direct sunlight or under a stream of hot water in the shower. Took me five damn years to figure out that no, feeling that exhausted all the time wasn't normal and that the reason I felt that way and was so damn cold all the time was my thyroid had basically said "Yo, I'm out of here. Peace out, b**ches!". Once I got on medication, I was more or less fine.

Final score:

149points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 8 months ago

Gee, what a caring and compassionate doctor 🙄

71points

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34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients "I'm not hurting you."

The dentist had actually been hurting me for about 10 minutes before I started making noise. She perforated an intact tooth.

Final score:

135points

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Javelina Poppers 8 months ago (edited)

I've been dealing with dental phobia all my life since my parents sent us to the dentist from hell. They ignored all our complaints about him and the pain he was causing us because he went to the same church as us and he knew he could blow us off as just whiny kids.

65points

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Excellence is defined as a physician's obligation to continue to improve their skill set and the quality of care that they offer. It involves following guidelines, effective communication and the proper use of the resources available to them. This can be done in multiple ways, whether on a personal, systematic, or public health level, as long as the education is evidence based.

#10

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients She asked if I’d ever been pregnant, and when I said no, she *corrected me* and said “not *yet*.” B***h, “no” was a perfectly accurate answer

And I know she was just being sexist but also I really hope that’s how she answers all the time. “You’ve never had bone cancer? Not *yet*.”.

Final score:

133points

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Daniela Lavanza 8 months ago

Women too can be stupid sexists, towards men or women.

78points

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#11

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients I had really bad acne starting at the age of 8. When I was 13 I went to a dermatologist who recommended I take acutane. For those who don’t know, acutane does help cure acne but has extreme side effects. So much that you have to get your blood tested while on the medicine to make sure it isn’t causing liver damage.

I mentioned to the doctor I was concerned about the side effects. She told me “Well if you don’t take it then you’ll just be ugly forever”

I was so humiliated I ended up taking the medication.

My acne was not cured btw. To be called ugly by a medical professional at the age of 13 was so damaging that even now, well over a decade later, anytime someone says I’m pretty, I replay the moment of being called ugly and find myself incapable of believing I’m anything but hideous.

Final score:

129points

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cerinamroth 8 months ago

That is absolutely awful. I have no doubt that you are beautiful. The doctor is the ugly one with an inhumane attitude like that.

79points

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#12

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Just last year when I was diagnosed with brain cancer. The guy walks into the room to chat about my diagnosis and the first thing out of his mouth was “so, I hear you’ve been talking to another doctor”, all passive/aggressive tone.

Later that morning we met with the other doctor and that afternoon did a pros and cons on our whiteboard and the end result was we immediately ditched doctor A and went with doctor B.

Haven’t regretted the decision one minute.

Final score:

119points

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Javelina Poppers 8 months ago (edited)

Anyone not getting a second opinion on a life threatening problem is a fool and the doctor who objects is a greedy quack.

104points

locks_are_paranoid , arolina Grabowska/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Then there’s accountability, which essentially means that medical staff ought to prioritize the interests of the patients over their own. This would mean that they would assume ownership of patient outcomes and followups, as well as collaboration with other members of their team in an accountable way. Besides that, it’s also about staying true to professional ideals and society.

#13

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When I was in college I suddenly started getting nosebleeds everyday. I was concerned about the frequency of the nosebleeds, so I went to the campus health center. Before even examining me, the doctor said it was from the dry air. I told her that I'd never gotten frequent nosebleeds before, and the college was less then an hour away from my hometown so it was in the same climate, but the doctor kept insisting that it was from the dry air. I started to get angry, and she said "I don't have to treat you, so if you don't calm down you'll have to leave." So I reluctantly calmed down and she did a physical exam, but she still insisted that it was from the dry air. Eventually I saw a specialist at a regular doctor's office, and he correctly diagnosed it as being from an enlarged blood vessel which had nothing to do with the dry air. He cauterized it and that stopped the nosebleeds.

Final score:

119points

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Snazzy Smurf 8 months ago

Well d**m!

30points

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#14

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients “A young girl like yourself shouldn’t be wasting her life being depressed and anxious, you really need to be getting over this by now” This was after I told him I have trouble answering the phone because of social anxiety and he just chuckled and said that statement, made me feel horrible.

Final score:

118points

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Tuesday 🇵🇸 8 months ago

oh wait, he's kinda right! let me just turn it off...

45points

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#15

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients I went to a new OB/GYN and she’s examining me and I feel a weird sensation. Not painful, just odd. I said, “What are you doing?” and she replied, “I’m tilting your uterus. Some women find this pleasurable.” I was left wondering if I had been violated in some way so that was the last time I saw her. In the 15 years since (including childbirth) have never had another doctor do that.

Final score:

113points

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Uncanny 8 months ago

Was it off centre? Like a painting?

45points

sarah-exalted , Karolina Grabowska/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Altruism is a strong point to mention as it’s all about advocating for the patients’ interests. And that includes things like end of life care, among other things.

The idea is physicians should in a sense forget themselves and be there for their patients—things like showing respect for their personal and cultural backgrounds and admitting to medical errors despite the embarrassment and other factors.

#16

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients I had an abscess on my armpit. He refused to put me under to drain it. When the male doctor put the needle in my VERY INFLAMED and red and swollen armpit to provide local numbing I winced in pain and made a sound of discomfort. He said “what? I barely even touched you.” in a very condescending and dismissive tone.

Another time, I got the courage to ask my family doctor to refer me to see a therapist or counsellor in hopes to seek help for my mental health. He told me “no. There is a long waiting list, about 6 months so there isn’t a point. If you need someone to talk to, just talk to me.”.

Final score:

112points

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Milady Blue 8 months ago

I would be SOOO tempted to punch them in the face, then go before a judge, and pleading, "Justifiable assault and battery."

51points

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#17

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients 'You are just stressed and also overweight. Get fit and go on some nice dates; you're a young woman!' I had gone to this doctor with hair loss, fingernails breaking, joint pain, brain fog, and sudden unexplainable weight gain. It was my thyroid, which needed one single blood test to diagnose. Fun plot twist: I only got the blood test after starving myself for months to get rid of the excess weight. The late diagnosis is causing issues up to today

Final score:

107points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 8 months ago

Wtf, that doctor is a massive doucherocket.

62points

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#18

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Had a neurologist tell me, after our first and only office consultation, that I was "suppressing abuse at the hands of my father" and "that I needed to dig into it" I was having vision loss in my right eye, and having tremors on my right side, with loss of feeling on the entire right side of my body. Jokes on him. My dad was never around much when I was growing up. But when he was he was a damn good dad. BTW I changed primary care doctors and was sent to a different neuro who ran several tests, and diagnosed me with complex migraine. I still deal with the vision loss, but now I can "sense" when it's coming.

Final score:

106points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 8 months ago

That is one unhinged neurologist...

79points

anon , Bruno Rodrigues (not the actual photo) Report

Another part of being a professional medical specialist is humanitarianism. That means that they are in the service of their patients, irrespective of their insurance status. The key here is to work on the overall health of a society, reducing health disparities. Volunteerism and community health are actually strongly encouraged in that sense.

#19

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients I work in child protection and I got a report on a kid that was smacked in the face so hard it left a mark. The report came in a couple of days after and still a mark, so I told the caregiver to take him to the pediatrician to be checked out. Doctor calls me and said the kid was misbehaving in the office and he can see why grandpa lost his temper and smacked him. Found out later he also said that to the kid. And he’s not a bad kid, he just has had so much trauma in his life he’s highly reactive and not always in the most appropriate way.

Final score:

105points

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MellonCollie 8 months ago

Poor kid.

72points

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#20

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients I was looking for a referral to getting my tubes removed, at 32 of age (the minimum age is 30). The doctor looked at me, laughed, and said I am too young to make decisions about my reproduction. I should wait until I meet my future husband, and as I will love him so much, I'll want to "give him everything" including children, and then I would regret my decision.

Oh, and as a result of incorrect food being served at a restaurant I got a bowel obstruction. The pain was so awful that I was brought to the hospital and got a referral to CT-scan. The next doctor took a look at me from the other side of the room, decided that it's nothing, refused to do the scan, and sent me home. Couple of days later another doctor noticed the obstruction had blocked my urinary tracts and caused pyelonephritis, aka my kidneys were inflamed.

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Final score:

93points

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Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago

I think I need to stop reading these, my blood pressure is going through the roof at the misogyny.

118points

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#21

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients An OBGYN told me at 23 years old (single, student with no job, etc.) that I should hurry to have kids, or it will be too late soon.
And he refused to change my contraception.

Final score:

80points

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Elio 8 months ago

Ew. He should know the "your fertility plummets at age 30" is a myth. And at 23 with no job and in school that is not the time to have kids, assuming you even want them.

43points

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It goes without saying that professionalism means respect for others. And it’s not just the patients this time around either, but also respect for the team and one’s own coworkers. It is believed that this is what ultimately helps to ensure a higher level of quality in terms of patient care as it empowers other staff members to express their concerns for the betterment of the team.

#22

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients As a teenager, I went to get birth control pills from my doctor, and she told me that I should also start taking prenatal vitamins in case something went wrong and I got pregnant anyway. If I'm here for the pill, what makes you think I'd be keeping an accidental pregnancy?

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Final score:

74points

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Marie Clear 8 months ago

Do you live in Idaho? (Or Kentucky, or Louisiana, or Mississippi or. . .)

39points

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#23

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Went in for a routine EKG, and the practitioner administering it said “sorry, the machine isn’t working right - if this was your real heartbeat, you wouldn’t be living much longer.”

As we learned minutes later, it was my real heartbeat - just had a lot of asymptomatic skipped beats (PVCs).

Turned out to be a relatively straightforward fix - minor ablation procedure, all good.

But those words echoed in my head every waking second I had for the next 6 weeks while i waited for a cardiology appointment.

Final score:

73points

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Stardust she/her 8 months ago

The poor practitioner must’ve got a shock and is currently regretting that day

44points

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#24

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When I went to get my knees checked and the Dr goes " if you weren't over weight they wouldn't hurt" I'm not over weight and she never checked my knees but offered me "diet pills" to help.

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Final score:

71points

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Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago

Ahh yes, losing weight, the miracle cure for all illnesses…. (yes, there are some conditions losing weight will help of course, but it’s not a panacea for all ills)

69points

death_by_chocolate , Jayro Cerqueira da Silva/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

The last aspects of professionalism that are also pretty universal among professions are honor and integrity. This means upholding high ethical standards and complying with laws and regulations. While it is tempting to find greater financial opportunities by misrepresenting events when recording patient diagnoses and treatment, that’s not a good tactic in the long run.

#25

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Not sure if it was the *most* unprofessional thing but I had a fella recently who was examining my wife (for a possible knee replacement) while I was in the room tell her to "spread your legs like you were having sex."

And this was after bouncing into the room like some damn happy-a*s tweaker when my wife is terrified she'll never walk again.

We're not prudes or anything but we never met the fella before and he's just *assuming* that brusque and irreverent is ok.

Well guess what, Doc?

Final score:

70points

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Tuesday 🇵🇸 8 months ago

That's just unprofessional, come on.

47points

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#26

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients "there's nothing wrong with you, you're skinny! it's all in your head!"

i'm skinny because i'm allergic to damn near anything i could eat and am in constant pain because of it :).

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Final score:

69points

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Any 8 months ago

Hope OP got help. :(

47points

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#27

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients When my wife had her first post baby appt, they had to check her stitches. My wife asked how it's healing, he said very nice and if she ever wanted to be a labia model, she would make a lot of money.

Final score:

68points

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cerinamroth 8 months ago

Just the thing a new mum wants to be thinking about - going back to work! /s

53points

nerdy_latino , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Many agree that one of the best ways of improving professionalism among medical specialists is focusing on education and medical practice. And, hey, if you can measure the progress and actively integrate this into existing processes, it only gets better from there.

#28

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients My brother took a friend to the hospital who had just broken her arm, exposed bone and all. One doctor came out to see them, looked at the broken arm, and said, 'Eeww!' like she was scared and went back inside. A few minutes later, another doctor came in

Final score:

63points

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Delta Dawn 8 months ago

probably not a doctor, or maybe it was their first day

43points

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#29

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients He would pinch my stomach and say “you obese!”

I’m a six foot tall man that weighs 180 lbs. So I’m a *little* overweight by medical standards, but holy s**t, Dr. Mang….

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Final score:

57points

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Brenda 8 months ago

I'm 5'7.5 and weiegh 170, so i must be WAY beyond obese! Seriously I hope OP knows that at 6'0 he's actually his perfect weight (160 to 196).

31points

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#30

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients You're tired, you can't sleep and can't eat? Just take a vacation.

NEXT!

Final score:

52points

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cerinamroth 8 months ago

Great, make sure you put plenty of money on that prescription - enough for me and the family to go somewhere sunny.

25points

CaptainKraw , Ivan Samkov/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report

So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Do you have some unpleasant stories to share from the doctor’s office? Share them as well as your takes on the whole thing in the comment section below!

And, hey, if you want to read more stories, there’s always more on Bored Panda.

#31

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Ok so that family guy bit where the doctor tells him he's fine, just fat? Yeah that.

At the time I actually had bronchitis (as confirmed by a different doctor 2 days later) and this dude seriously goes "I don't see any reason for your cough, you could lose some weight though".

I laughed cuz it was funny, I'm not mad about the fat part, I'm mad that I paid him to not tell me I had bronchitis and give me the prescriptions the other doctor did.

Final score:

48points

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María Hermida 8 months ago

Obesity does not make you cough, so, even if you are stupid enough not to see any reason, there must be one. And it's not related to the patient's weight.

33points

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#32

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients All of my glands were swollen everywhere. The doctor told me it looked like lymphoma and the nurse started crying and gave me a big hug.

Biopsy came back in a week, I was fine, who knows what except an overreactive immune system. My body went back to normal in week or two.

I spent a week ruminating about how to spend the last few months/years of my life. Do not cry and give someone a hug when the tests aren’t in.

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Final score:

44points

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Javelina Poppers 8 months ago (edited)

While in the Air Force, I went to the base clinic with a cough and fever and was given medicine, I started getting worse with a high fever and rashes and came back. After looking me over, they sent me back into a waiting room full of people not knowing what I had and was it contagious. After a half hour the doctor came out and said to me in front of everyone, "we think you might have meningitis OR second stage syphilis". The clinic emptied out instantly. They then sent me to the Air Force Academy hospital for them to look at my rash because they didn't have a dermatologist. The Academy hospital determined within minutes that I was having a reaction to the medication and I also had pericarditis, inflammation of the lining around my heart. After 2 weeks I was released completely cured..............The military gets a lot of their doctors right out of med school, they can bypass their residency requirements that way.

29points

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#33

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Told my doctor that my ears had been itching like hell for months, and he told me to just stick my finger in there.

Final score:

36points

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Jack Burton 8 months ago

Prick move but not much damage in comparison to this list...

17points

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#34

34 Times Doctors Crossed Boundaries And Blurted Out The Most Inappropriate Things To Patients Went in for a vasectomy referral… Was asked 4 times if I needed pills for anything.

Final score:

30points

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Justin Tyme 8 months ago

"Well, sure if you are offering. I'll take some to resell."

28points

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What do you think ?

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Diana Burnwood 8 months ago

Shame how almost every single person was a woman. Doctors really need to believe women more often.

40points

Catlady6000 8 months ago

This is why a lot of us turn to alternative therapies. At least those quacks pretend to care. And ironically, are sometimes as effective because they care. I'm saying this with the realization there are charlatans and outright nutjobs in that area

9points

The Original Bruno 8 months ago

The thread was specifically seeking input from women. (But yes, of course you're correct about your broader point.)

1point

Tired bean (they/them) 8 months ago

EXACTLY

0points

Bilja M 8 months ago

Worst thing doctor ever told me. Female OB GYN, I was 8 months pregnant and worried that baby didn't move all day. She looked at me stone cold and said "if she didn't move all day, she probably died". I was so horrified I almost passed out, hurried to another doctor who did Ultrasound immediately and said "no, she is fine, she is sleeping, hear the heartbeats". Ironically, he was a male ob gyn and when he saw how distressed I was (and heard what I've been told before) he didn't even want to charge me. Baby is now 22 years old.

33points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

I am so sorry, what an absolute c**t that first OB GYN was. Not feeling your baby move for hours on end is among the more horrible things in life. Kudos to the second doctor. I hope the first one got what she deserved.

24points

CD Mills 8 months ago

My daughter was...blessed by the Breast Fairy. She has a hard time finding bras that fit but they don't trouble her. She saw a Doctor about some gastric issues and he ignored why she had come in and just went on and on about how getting a breast reduction would fix all of her problems. She saw him twice in a month and he didn't address the issue, he just focused on pushing a breast reduction. She ended up in the ER a few weeks after that and the ER Dr. questioned her about the issue, ran tests, and discovered that her Gallbladder was inflamed. She changed Doctors.

24points

SadieCat17 (she/her) 8 months ago

More so cursed by the breast fae

4points

Wendy Me 8 months ago

Every one of these makes me want to scream. As a retired nurse I can say that the majority of physicians I worked with were empathetic and respectful but there are always those who should be drawn and quartered. One that stands out was being with my patient during an exam. She was admitted to the hospital for breathing problems and the doctor insisted he needed to do a breast and vaginal exam then and there. Looking at the doctor, I told her she had the right to refuse any treatment she was uncomfortable with. He told me she was his patient and he had the right to thoroughly examine her however he saw fit. Thankfully she refused and he left. I wrote down my name and contact information and told her that if she decided to press charges I would be more than willing to testify on her behalf. Some people don't deserve the privilege of caring for others.

14points

and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 8 months ago

My first therapist. I had been wondering if I was autistic, and told him how I sometimes wished I had friends and he INSTANTLY goes “oh then you can’t be autistic.” Guess who’s diagnosed with autism? Also, when I was trying to get the horrible, incapacitating chronic pain throughout my body figured out: “have you considered it might just be stress?” I could barely move from the pain. It was Juvenile Arthritis. Assface.

9points

SadieCat17 (she/her) 8 months ago

I hate the belief that people with autism don't want to socialize or have friends. It's so f*****g stupid. We're still human beings.

4points

Kristiina Männiste 8 months ago

I have type II diabetes in my family and when, as a result of a mental breakdown I started to shiver and feel cold all the time, I had the "pleasure" to meet the worst endocrinologist ever. Instead of listening to me he spent the whole visit trying to use his PC (unsuccessfully) then told me I am not to eat cakes and pies anymore. I piped up that I never actually ate cakes or pies (never liked them). Well, the dr. said "then you are not to eat anything tasty ever, as it will endanger your health and life". I did not eat anything but boiled chicken fillets and spinach for two weeks and then tried to unalive myself. After that I thought- when I manage to off myself, it really does not matter if my blood sugar was 4 or 7 - I will be gone anyways so can eat that orange if I want to.

9points

jjdubs W 8 months ago

I really hope you reach out for mental health help.

1point

LB 8 months ago

I have told this story on here before, but when I got my pacemaker my (female & super kind & professional) cardiologist accidentally punctured my heart with one of the leads. That evening I started fainting, because the bag around my heart was filling up with blood, so it couldn't pump so well anymore and my blood pressure kept dropping no matter what they did... Next day the (young & male & unkind) attending cardiologist (in training) complained that he had to stay late because of me. Well f**k you too, a*****e. Like I had a good time that night...

9points

LizzAle 8 months ago

Had a lot of stomach pain, had seen 3 doctors, all told me it was the flu, only the last doctor sent me to the ER for some scans. At the ER they were mad at me for coming with 'just' a tummy ache... Turns out my stomach was perforated, leaked stomach acid onto my intestines and everything was infected. 10 minutes later I was in the OR...

7points

Petra D. 8 months ago (edited)

My mom took me to a pedriatician when i was 8, If remember correctly, because i had a Lot like of heartburn and would vomit almost every morning (during week, mind you). When asked to explain symptoms, little me started to talk Just to be interupted with a "shut up, im talking to talk your mother. You should educate her better so she knows How to stay quiet while The adultos speak". Worse parte, my mother went along. Dind't say anything. I can't even imagine not defending my kids in a situation like that.

6points

Jeevesssssss 8 months ago

That's so bad... one of the biggest problems for doctors in treating kids is that they often WON'T talk and so can't be questioned for further information the parent probably doesn't have.

2points

Kylie 8 months ago (edited)

Had a stent put in my right leg. They make an incision at the top of your left leg and feed the stent into your artery at the top of your left leg. Op went fine except that within a week or so my left (good) leg is feeling really "heavy". Went back for a follow up and turns out the doctor reattached my artery to my vein and I had no blood flow in my left leg. Emergency op the next morning to correct it and now what was my good leg is now my bad leg and still swells up like a balloon every damn day. Yeah, I'm considering suing. WTH vascular surgeon doesn't know the difference between a vein and an artery? I could have lost my leg. Went to my primary care about the swelling and she recommends I go back to the same surgeons that screwed it up? Really? There's no other vascular surgeons in this town?

6points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

WOAH!!! That is insane! But you knew that already. If I were you, I'd find a vascular surgeon in a different town TODAY.

4points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

The OBGYN I saw at the hospital at 11pm when I was in labour with my first child, did not feel like doing some actual work on her night shift and belittled me, ridiculed the midwife who had come to see me at home and who referred me to the hospital, and stalled the birth of my child by pinching my cervix so hard my body completely went out of having-a-baby-mode and into fight&flight. She was a real piece of work. I didn't learn until my second pregnancy that what stalled the labour was this utter c*nt.

5points

David 8 months ago

Most of these are issues of bad doctors who the best way to deal with is to file a complaint with the Medical Board (in the US at least) and the certifying agency for their specialty. They take these things serious. If it a hospital file a complaint as well, but with their legal department about the quality of care, they too will investigate to reduce hospital liability. Good chance the doctor could get in a lot of trouble for some of these, even have their license suspended. People need to understand, when you get subpar care due to medical neglect or abuse, file and complain.

3points

Donald 8 months ago

I mangled my arm/wrist going over the handlebars on my mountain bike and heard a loud snap. Went to the orthopedist and was told it was just a sprain or a growth plate fracture, nothing on the x-ray showed up. I insisted they do some other scans to see if there was soft tissue damage and they just told me to kick rocks. I got my cast off 4 weeks later and had a purple bruise running from my hand up to my elbow, still in a ton of pain. Doctor told me, "you're young, it will heal up." Next time I broke that arm I went to a different ortho, after that cast came off he sent me to get a CT scan. Turns out I had torn a ligament in my arm 4 years before and as I was still growing the bones in my hand had shifted out of place. Three surgeries and two years later it was "fixed" but still have constant pain and no cartilage in my wrist.

3points

Sky Render 8 months ago

I had a real piece of work for a doctor a few years back. Told me that intersex was something only children experience (it's not a disease and it cannot be "cured"), and was so inexperienced with the appearance of human genitalia that he completely missed the massive anomaly that is my crotch and dismissed my concerns. The scan he scheduled for it took a curiously long time to come back, was never delivered directly to me, and the only thing I ever got from it was a (copied from instant messenger and sloppily pasted into the medical messaging system) spiel doubling down on his ignorance. Very glad he's not my doctor any longer.

3points

Jeevesssssss 8 months ago

Wtf?? Did he think you grow out of it??

1point

RAM31280 8 months ago

This list makes my Dr saying I had the "Godzilla of hemorrhoids" seem like nothing

3points

Wysteria_Rose 8 months ago

I get medical services with a tribal nation being a citizen. Someone asked me if there was any possibility they could cover payment for lasik surgery, since I was going to an eye appointment anyway. I figured it didn't hurt to ask and in no way did I expect them to say yes. The eye doctor I'd was always a bit short spoken and blunt, but I could usually ignore his attitude for the quick appointment. I asked him about lasik and the way he reacted still stumps me. He gave me the most incredulous stare and said, "Why on earth would we cover a COSMETIC surgery? That would be like us paying for you to get a boob job!" I just stared at him b/c of all the surgical comparisons, he said THAT. I haven't been back to that office since. He wasn't only rude that time, but even my mother complained about him acting rude with her, too.

2points

The Original Bruno 8 months ago

Had my kid's doctor left a close-of-business message on my machine for me to contact the muscular dystrophy association. My kid did not have muscular dystrophy; the MDA has broadened their mission. My doctor didn't mention that.

2points

Zedrapazia 8 months ago

Years ago I needed a gynecological surgery and later on had to go to an after check (after the surgeon had already screwed up the actual surgery by ignoring my blood condition, scraping an artery and almost killing me). The nurse they gave me brought some sort of testing device that looked like a lightbulb and was supposed to go inside. I told her I don't want that kind of stuff and that I had previously been clear about this decision. She told me quote on quote that "It's just like having s.e.x." I was flabbergasted at that answer. Told her that I don't want to fùck her either and to get me a different nurse. The other nurse magically got it done with a different device externally.

2points

Tyke 8 months ago

Had complications with labour (first and only child) and was put on a different ward to my newborn for 3 nights, despite being told it would only be one night. On the third night, some bigwig sent a junior doctor down to my bed at 3am to tell me to "stop snivelling, why does she need to be with her baby anyway".

2points

Charity Angel 8 months ago

Other than the biological imperative??? Being human, perhaps?

1point

Sue S 8 months ago

Had a doctor tell me I had really nice feet. While he was holding one of those feet in his hands while examining it to see if I had broken my toe. So wrong and creepy.

1point

Knitting Panda 8 months ago

Was in the ER with my husband, an attorney, one night when he injured his eye, and no one came in to examine him. I stepped out just in time to here two doctors having this conversation: "Somebody's gotta see the lawyer and it's not gonna be me." "I'm not doing it. You do it." I stopped up to the counter and snarled, "The lawyer is a patent attorney. He's nice. You don't have to worry about him. But his wife us a b***h and you just made her mad!"

1point

brittany 8 months ago

was told during the birth of my first child that i wasnt in "that much pain". the epidural wore off on half my body and i definitely felt everything. told the nurse i felt sick, she said "no you dont" and i pulled an exorcist (not on purpose) all over her not ten seconds later. i dont think she ever came back to the room lol

1point

Cassie 8 months ago

I've been experiencing inconsistent care with my current doctor, particularly when it comes to treating my anxiety that I brought up from day one and at every appointment, but she wouldn't acknowledge until three years in. I kept getting the impression that she didn't understand what generalized anxiety was. Then my husband, who has a different doc in the same practice, had an anxiety attack and ended up seeing my doctor. I guess she didn't realize he was married to one of her patients. He called me on the way home and said he knew what the issue was I was having with my doctor. She had gone on an anti-woman, anti-feminist, anti-anybody but men rant as part of gushing over him and how "men have the weight of the world on their shoulders" and our society neglects their healthcare. He and I had the exact same condition and reaction to the same med which she wouldn't even acknowledge for me but readily treated for him. I agree men need better healthcare, but so do women.

1point

Jostanquecla 8 months ago

I had a dentist and his assistant discussing whether I'm bulimic while the dentist's hands were in my mouth. I'm not...

1point

Bodin Suleiman 8 months ago

I had an arrogant doctor tell me that I was going to die of a heart attack. No compassion or empathy, just trying to be an a*****e. Fired him then and there.

1point

Linden 8 months ago

I really hope at least some of these were followed up with formal complaints.

0points

Pharmtechgurl 8 months ago

AT the age of 13, I got a raging vaginal yeast infection. Mom took me to the gynecologist who told me I had great hips for having babies. Seriously?

0points

Tired bean (they/them) 8 months ago

I couldn’t find the strength to read all of these. They were too painful

0points

whiterabbit 8 months ago

The surgeon I work for is the most disrespectful, inconsiderate, unsympathetic, impatient human being I have ever known in my entire life. It's puzzling how people like this even choose to become medical professionals.

0points

Summer S 8 months ago

I once went to a dermatologist to remove some skin tags. He said I wouldn’t have them if I lost weight. 30 pounds down, whaddya know? I still have them

0points

Annie 8 months ago

I started asking my OB/Gyn doctors for a tubal ligation after I turned 18, but none would do it until I turned 25 & was married to a man who already had children from a previous marriage.

0points

BarkingSpider 8 months ago

I really hope the majority of these people filed complaints. I've had some a-hole doctors say and do really crappy things, but wow.

0points

InfiniteZeek 8 months ago

I couldn't read after the first few posts. F**k any doctor who is like this, JFC!

0points

FaceTime Audio 8 months ago

Psychiatrist told me that there was not a chance I was autistic because I appeared to be making eye contact over a 30 minute zoom call (nearly three years I was her patient, and not once did we meet for longer than a half hour). I listened to her completely and put the idea to rest for three years... when two therapists I was seeing both independently suspected that I'm autistic and referred me to a different psychiatrist, who *without even knowing that autism was a concern* referred me to be assessed after the intake interview (last doc hadn't even done an intake interview), because she saw the obvious symptoms. Turns out I definitely am autistic, and also ADHD. I can only imagine how much happier I'd have been had I known earlier and been able to get supports sooner. First psychiatrist had other issues, too- after trying three meds she said we'd exhausted all of the options. We hadn't.

0points

LB 8 months ago (edited)

This is so s****y because when you tell autistic people they're not autistic they are more likely to go: "whelp, I guess I'm not autistic then", which leads to years and years of unnecessary suffering. (I think so, anyway. I'm also autistic)

0points

Francis 8 months ago

when i was a teen i had tummy problems (like a lot of f*rts and things like that LOL). i went to see my doctor who instantly said it was because i was overweight. Yes i was overweight, but i've been overweight since childhood, why should that make a difference now? she couldn't answer why it changed now ("probably hormones") some years later, still had the problems it turns out i'm sensetive to gluten.. when i eat to much i get problems but i'm not allergic or anything.. ah well i'm still overweight but don't have any problems anymore.

0points

FloC 8 months ago

Wow, I really hope that these example show only a tiny percentage of practitioners, this is very scary.

0points

Stardust she/her 8 months ago

Compared to this list this isn’t much but one time we went to the dermatologist who wasted over an hour talking about every topic under the sun. At the very end he finally looked at me and gave the diagnosis.

0points

TheBlueBitterfly 8 months ago

In my area, it's men who are never taken seriously when they go to a doctor or psychiatrist. Women are given everything they ask for and treated like gold.

-1point

Jinx (she/her) 8 months ago

where is that? asking for some lady friends

10points

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Diana Burnwood 8 months ago

Shame how almost every single person was a woman. Doctors really need to believe women more often.

40points

Catlady6000 8 months ago

9points

The Original Bruno 8 months ago

The thread was specifically seeking input from women. (But yes, of course you're correct about your broader point.)

1point

Tired bean (they/them) 8 months ago

EXACTLY

0points

Bilja M 8 months ago

33points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

24points

CD Mills 8 months ago

24points

SadieCat17 (she/her) 8 months ago

More so cursed by the breast fae

4points

Wendy Me 8 months ago

14points

and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 8 months ago

9points

SadieCat17 (she/her) 8 months ago

I hate the belief that people with autism don't want to socialize or have friends. It's so f*****g stupid. We're still human beings.

4points

Kristiina Männiste 8 months ago

9points

jjdubs W 8 months ago

I really hope you reach out for mental health help.

1point

LB 8 months ago

9points

LizzAle 8 months ago

7points

Petra D. 8 months ago (edited)

6points

Jeevesssssss 8 months ago

That's so bad... one of the biggest problems for doctors in treating kids is that they often WON'T talk and so can't be questioned for further information the parent probably doesn't have.

2points

Kylie 8 months ago (edited)

6points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

WOAH!!! That is insane! But you knew that already. If I were you, I'd find a vascular surgeon in a different town TODAY.

4points

MellonCollie 8 months ago

5points

David 8 months ago

3points

Donald 8 months ago

3points

Sky Render 8 months ago

3points

Jeevesssssss 8 months ago

Wtf?? Did he think you grow out of it??

1point

RAM31280 8 months ago

This list makes my Dr saying I had the "Godzilla of hemorrhoids" seem like nothing

3points

Wysteria_Rose 8 months ago

2points

The Original Bruno 8 months ago

2points

Zedrapazia 8 months ago

2points

Tyke 8 months ago

2points

Charity Angel 8 months ago

Other than the biological imperative??? Being human, perhaps?

1point

Sue S 8 months ago

Had a doctor tell me I had really nice feet. While he was holding one of those feet in his hands while examining it to see if I had broken my toe. So wrong and creepy.

1point

Knitting Panda 8 months ago

1point

brittany 8 months ago

1point

Cassie 8 months ago

1point

Jostanquecla 8 months ago

I had a dentist and his assistant discussing whether I'm bulimic while the dentist's hands were in my mouth. I'm not...

1point

Bodin Suleiman 8 months ago

I had an arrogant doctor tell me that I was going to die of a heart attack. No compassion or empathy, just trying to be an a*****e. Fired him then and there.

1point

Linden 8 months ago

I really hope at least some of these were followed up with formal complaints.

0points

Pharmtechgurl 8 months ago

AT the age of 13, I got a raging vaginal yeast infection. Mom took me to the gynecologist who told me I had great hips for having babies. Seriously?

0points

Tired bean (they/them) 8 months ago

I couldn’t find the strength to read all of these. They were too painful

0points

whiterabbit 8 months ago

0points

Summer S 8 months ago

I once went to a dermatologist to remove some skin tags. He said I wouldn’t have them if I lost weight. 30 pounds down, whaddya know? I still have them

0points

Annie 8 months ago

I started asking my OB/Gyn doctors for a tubal ligation after I turned 18, but none would do it until I turned 25 & was married to a man who already had children from a previous marriage.

0points

BarkingSpider 8 months ago

I really hope the majority of these people filed complaints. I've had some a-hole doctors say and do really crappy things, but wow.

0points

InfiniteZeek 8 months ago

I couldn't read after the first few posts. F**k any doctor who is like this, JFC!

0points

FaceTime Audio 8 months ago

0points

LB 8 months ago (edited)

0points