Everyone who has ever been to the doctor wants a clean bill of health and often can’t wait to leave the hospital. This urgency to get through a checkup might prompt some folks to tell small fibs to convince their medical professional they’re all okay.
Unfortunately, these lies are pretty obvious to almost every doctor, which is why they finally revealed the most common untruths patients try to get past them that are pretty easy to notice. If you’ve ever tried to pull the wool over your physician’s eyes, your fibs might be on this list as well, so do check it out.
#21
Not a doc but me and the husband got too amorous one night and I pulled a muscle in my groin/hip area because of it. It got so bad I could barely walk without pain so we went to the ER despite me not wanting to go. I was so embarrassed about why I was even needing medical attention because… I mean I pulled a muscle b*****g my husband and now I literally can’t walk.
I told them I was trying to lift a tv lolol
We know d**n well they didn’t believe that but I was actually getting nervous they were suspecting my husband of hurting me and that is the farthest from the truth.
It was a really weird feeling of relief and embarrassment when the doc literally ACTED OUT LIFTING A TV WHILE SUBTLY AIR H*****G A NON EXISTENT TV…..
We were in our very early 20s but now if it happened I would not give a s**t and flat out tell them, “I was giving my husband one hell of a f*****g time.”.
I told them I was trying to lift a tv lolol
We know d**n well they didn’t believe that but I was actually getting nervous they were suspecting my husband of hurting me and that is the farthest from the truth.
It was a really weird feeling of relief and embarrassment when the doc literally ACTED OUT LIFTING A TV WHILE SUBTLY AIR H*****G A NON EXISTENT TV…..
We were in our very early 20s but now if it happened I would not give a s**t and flat out tell them, “I was giving my husband one hell of a f*****g time.”.
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21points
In all of these stories, we’ve only seen people lying to their doctors, but have you ever wondered about your medical practitioner hiding something from you? According to researchers Nana Matoba and Angira Patel, doctors sometimes tell white lies to their patients, often to protect them from the truth.
In overwhelming or intense situations, physicians might hide part of the whole picture from patients’ family members to avoid inciting panic and overwhelm. They may also do it to protect the individual from the nocebo effect, which is when folks feel real negative physical symptoms simply because they expect a certain treatment to cause harm or side effects.
#22
“I’ve been taking my diabetes medications and staying away from sugar!” - my T2DM patient with a nonhealing foot wound and A1c of 10 as they have a liter of Pepsi next to them (this really happened).
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21points
#23
Eye doctor here. Someone already mentioned contact lenses and sleeping in your lenses so I’ll mention diabetes. We can tell if you have been habitually cheating on your sugar. Not just from your A1C but when you’re literally micro bleeding into your eye, we see that. Granted, not all cases of diabetic retinopathy are directly related to poor sugar discipline, but the second you mention you’re seeing blood where it shouldn’t be and you ask about their sugar discipline, they always fess up.
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21points
#24
Sleeping with contacts seems to be a big one.
Came to the eye Dr with an inflammation. He asked if I fell asleep with contacts in. I said no. He asked again to see if I mean I didn't fall asleep with contacts just last night, but maybe do occasionally fall asleep with contacts in.
He was certain that that's what happened and tried to make it easy for me to "confess" to a bad habit about contact lenses usage.
I told him I don't own contact lenses. That I used them in college, tried dailies, monthlies, different manufacturers, and just really really didn't like them. So I only wear glasses. I think that's when he finally believed me and went to think of other possible causes for my inflammation. .
Came to the eye Dr with an inflammation. He asked if I fell asleep with contacts in. I said no. He asked again to see if I mean I didn't fall asleep with contacts just last night, but maybe do occasionally fall asleep with contacts in.
He was certain that that's what happened and tried to make it easy for me to "confess" to a bad habit about contact lenses usage.
I told him I don't own contact lenses. That I used them in college, tried dailies, monthlies, different manufacturers, and just really really didn't like them. So I only wear glasses. I think that's when he finally believed me and went to think of other possible causes for my inflammation. .
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20points
It might seem crazy, but the average person lies almost 4 times a day or approximately 1,460 times a year, so it’s no wonder that we’re out here telling untruths to our doctors. The problem is that when you hide something from a medical professional, there’s a greater chance that it will end up causing you more harm than good. So, maybe it’s best to tell them the truth and deal with the consequences of that, no matter how weird or embarrassing.
Have you ever told your doctor a fib? If so, what was it about? We’d love to hear your experiences in the comments below.
#25
Not a Doctor, but a Paramedic.
When people get arrested, and/or put in a cell, and suddenly become very unwell and demand medical care, thinking that it somehow how means they won't be charged or get out of whatever trouble they are in - we call this "Incarceritis", "Cell-ulitis", or "Allergic to Handcuffs".
Fake seizures ('fakey-shakeys') are popular too. And for clarity to other medical professional reading, I am not referring to psuedoseizures, I mean just embarrassingly bad performances.
When people get arrested, and/or put in a cell, and suddenly become very unwell and demand medical care, thinking that it somehow how means they won't be charged or get out of whatever trouble they are in - we call this "Incarceritis", "Cell-ulitis", or "Allergic to Handcuffs".
Fake seizures ('fakey-shakeys') are popular too. And for clarity to other medical professional reading, I am not referring to psuedoseizures, I mean just embarrassingly bad performances.
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#26
My neurologist yesterday not so subtly hinted that he'd be able to tell if I faked a syncopal episode on a tilt table test. I asked if people ever did that, and he said yes, all the time. He had a patient fake a seizure in the waiting room earlier that day.
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19points
#27
Almost Everything?
Social history, medical history, surgical history, medications are all things patients routinely lie about.
Only thing patients routinely never fail to mention are “allergies”, which ironically enough are not true allergies.
Social history, medical history, surgical history, medications are all things patients routinely lie about.
Only thing patients routinely never fail to mention are “allergies”, which ironically enough are not true allergies.
19points
#28
I once told the hand doctor that I broke my pinky knuckle by horsing around with my dog. He said usually people break it because they don’t know how to punch. He said, how did you break it again? I said horsing around with me dog. He said okay, if that’s what you want to go with… I broke it punching an inanimate object like an i***t. I have never done that since.
18points
#29
As a patient, I'm guessing alcohol. I genuinely drink like 2 drinks a year, which seems medically negligible to me. When answering the questionnaire, it asks how often do you drink each week. I put none -- because what am I gonna put, 1/2 teaspoon (
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#30
Im guilty.
Doc: how did you get that bruise on your shoulder?
Me: crashed my bike
Doc: ~raises eyebrow~ “want to try that again?”
Me: girlfriend bit me. .
Doc: how did you get that bruise on your shoulder?
Me: crashed my bike
Doc: ~raises eyebrow~ “want to try that again?”
Me: girlfriend bit me. .
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18points
#31
Doctor: Have you been excercising 150 minutes a week, like I told you?
Me: Yesssss
Doctor: Really?
Me: Yes.
Doctor: Really?
Me: no...
Me: Yesssss
Doctor: Really?
Me: Yes.
Doctor: Really?
Me: no...
18points
#32
I am a transplant hepatologist and it is amazing how many people will deny alcohol use even when I have objective biochemical evidence of heavy consumption(ex. PEth >1k) and confront them about it. Having an alcohol use disorder is not a contradiction to liver transplantation, but lying about it and not engaging in treatment is.
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18points
#34
Nad/ but a receptionist at a cosmetic surgeon. You have no idea how many people lie about smoking. They’ll quit for three days to pass the test, and then have to come in weekly for 6 months to get their wound rebandaged bc they won’t stop smoking post op.
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18points
#35
Eating disorder symptoms/behaviors. People lie and say they’re doing fine to avoid getting help and interrupting their rituals/behaviors. Honestly terrifying how much of a (sometimes d***h) grip these diseases have on the mind. EDs will force you to do ANYTHING to stay in control. Awful, awful illnesses. Millions per year go undiagnosed and struggle without getting the help they really need.
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18points
#36
During Covid we did a lot of telemedicine. People were used to just living their life on video anyway and it was pretty surreal. I'd have to ask people perhaps not to be getting dressed in their walk-in closet while we were trying to do a visit, things like that
My favorite was asking someone how much he's currently drinking and he told me that he stopped drinking a long time ago. He was in his bedroom, sitting on his bed, surrounded by bottles of beer and liquor. Some half empty, most empty, some glasses with leftover beer and what not. So I asked him how to explain the "late on a Saturday night bar tableau," and he said oh well that was just one time because it was just my birthday. I had to explain that I'm looking at his chart and his birthday was like 10 months ago.
My favorite was asking someone how much he's currently drinking and he told me that he stopped drinking a long time ago. He was in his bedroom, sitting on his bed, surrounded by bottles of beer and liquor. Some half empty, most empty, some glasses with leftover beer and what not. So I asked him how to explain the "late on a Saturday night bar tableau," and he said oh well that was just one time because it was just my birthday. I had to explain that I'm looking at his chart and his birthday was like 10 months ago.
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17points
#37
Not a doctor, but a medical interpreter here. About 85% of patients say they don't drink alcohol at all. Somehow I don't think some of them are telling the truth, lol.
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17points
#38
Teenage boys saying their not anxious about getting a blood test
Sure fella
You’re just pale and sweaty for no reason.
Sure fella
You’re just pale and sweaty for no reason.
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17points
#39
“Doctor idk why I’m not losing weight, I literally NEVER eat/ive only had salads for the last 10 years”.
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17points
#40
My sister an A&E consultant sees fake seizures all the time people copy tv but that’s not how they work she adds the fakers never think to wet themselves either they are never that dedicated to the role.
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