Kicking it: (A) Old school; (B) In the ass; (C) All of the above.

[captainsblog]

As Eleanor reported earlier, we had our pre-colonoscopy consults earlier today. She got lectures about her weight and her blood sugar- by the guy whose only role in the medical process is to poke around her dupa and take and look at the pretty pictures.

She's pretty pissed. When I got in there for the later of our two appointments, he was all la dolce vita with me because I've lost weight recently, although that, too, isn't any of the guy's damned business, either.  I'm still not sure how to respond to this lack of bedside manner, although if I wanted to be a prick about it and offer unsolicited legal advice outside my specialty, I could report on the one hell of a HIPAA violation I saw his staff committing while they were making my appointment for the actual procedure. That would be the letter on his stationery, in plain sight of me and anyone else on the other side of the counter, to a referring physician which named the referred patient, disclosed her diagnosis, reported the medication she was on and explained why he didn't want her on it anymore.

But that's not my concern, so I think I'll keep my mouf shut about it. At least until he's done exploring the orifice on the other end.

Comments

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

My lovely wife often says, with asperity, to medical persons, Thin people die too, you know.

[audacian.livejournal.com]

Yuck. I hate unsolicited advice.

When I had my wisdom teeth out, the oral surgeon lectured me on my weight. He said he'd rather see his kids pick up smoking than eat a cheeseburger. o.O

[whyaduck.livejournal.com]

I heartily recommend the Midazolam. Ask for it by name.

I don't remember a THING about my procedure.

[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

I'm convinced that authority has a corrosive effect on the holder. Level the playing field. Stop saying "Doctor". Call him by his first name. He doesn't call you "Counsellor," does he?

Just imagine Dame Maggie Smith in high dudgeon.

[plantmom.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Now I want to say, "An(t)unee!" when I see him next. His official first name is Antonio.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

Not that it's stopped me from referring to him as "Guido."

That's a politically correct upper-case reference to this Guido, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Guido_Sarducci) not an incorrect lower-case usage to paisanos generally.

[nentikobe.livejournal.com]

I am so angered on her behalf. Seems that there's a sign on those of us carrying a few more pounds - "It's not obvious to me, so please, tell me all about it so I can listen to you and suddenly find value in an elliptical machine."

bah. Like I said to your lovely partner in crime, he's obviously spent so much time with his head up other people's asses, he's perfectly at home with his own. In fact, that's probably where he got the practice.