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10 Unprofessional Things Doctors Have Said To Their Patients

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May 30

People go to the doctor with concerns in the hopes of receiving reassurance and comfort, but this is not always the case. You'd be surprised to learn that the doctor's office is where some of the most inappropriate things have been said.

In a recent Reddit thread, a few people came forward to share some of the most unprofessional things doctors have ever said to them, and I was appalled. Here are the wildest stories:

1. "I went into the doctors with a very painful UTI. The doctor said if I wore a skirt as short as I did in these temperatures, there's no wonder my "lady area is suffering from a cold." She said I needed to go home, change, and wrap a blanket around myself to warm it up. She reluctantly agreed to do a urine sample, which showed up blood and a lot of protein. She gave me some antibiotics after much debate and gave me the most judgmental look as I walked out."

2. "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 sh*t, Dr. Mang…"

3. "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) I have never had another doctor do that."

4. "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."

5. "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 for a CT scan. The next doctor took a look at me from the other side of the room, decided that it was nothing, refused to do the scan, and sent me home. A couple of days later another doctor noticed the obstruction had blocked my urinary tracts and caused pyelonephritis, aka my kidneys were inflamed."

6. "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."

7. "You will never be slim and fit, it's in your genetics." And here I am 6 years later, 40kg lighter with a ripped six-pack."

8. "I was behind the screen undressing, and when I asked where I should put my clothes, he said, "Over here, on top of mine".

9. "No joke I was in the middle of getting a broken wrist cast and the doctor kept fucking the cast up and on the 3rd failure, he said "one minute let me go YouTube it" and walked out of the room."

10. "I went to a university gynecologist when I was 19 because I was experiencing everyday breakthrough bleeding for weeks. He asked when the last time I had sexual intercourse was, and when I told him it was a few days before the appointment, he said with disgust, 'Euuhh, your boyfriend doesn't mind that?'"

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