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Aswad -> RE: Doctors and Judgement... (7/15/2009 8:05:16 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Iamsubfkme
So, lets say that hypothetically something goes wrong but its not life threatening, should I still go to the doctor?
Or, if something happens as a result a few days latter?
Or lasting repercussions?
Yes. Yes. Yes.
In that order.
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I ask this because while I'm sure Doctors have seen it all, I'm not sure if its better to come up with a creative back story as to how the injury occurred..
Yes, doctors have seen it all, and then some.
No, it's not better to lie to the doctor.
The doctor will make medical decisions that may be partially based on your input. If you give them wrong information about what has happened, then they are more likely to make the wrong decision. And the wrong decision can mean a shitload of problems that you didn't think of in the first place. Problems for which you will be partially responsible for at the very least, probably entirely responsible for.
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Are Doctors understanding? I know their not paid to be judgmental, but that’s got to be awkward..
Are you talking about a regular doctor, or a hospital doctor? A hospital doctor doesn't have time to be understanding or judgmental. A regular doctor is usually understanding, and if not, he'll still do his job and retain your confidence, or else he'll lose his licence, to say nothing of the lawsuit.
Either way, it's going to be more akward for you to inform people that you chickened out of talking to the doctor back when a problem was still possible to treat. That is how Mr. Hands died, pretty much. He got a perforated intestine from taking a horse up the ass. He and his buddies waited too long before seeking medical care because they all thought it would be akward to tell the doctor how he got it. Imagine how akward it was for them when he died from septic shock after a few hours of enduring the pain of peritonitis, or how akward it was for his ex-wife and her kids to be depicted in the newspaper with that kind of headline.
Really. Grow a pair, then get your priorities straight. Or vice versa.
Health,
al-Aswad.
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