Few places leave you feeling as vulnerable as in a doctor’s office. You are frequently underdressed and sitting on a paper-covered table like a piece of deli meat waiting to be assessed. The least the person holding the clipboard can do is be professional about it. And yet…
Doctors spend years in medical school learning how the body works and apparently very little time learning how to talk to the person it belongs to. Netizens asked patients to share the worst things a doctor has ever said to them, and the responses are truly horrific, varying from dismissive to downright offensive. Some are so bizarre they suggest the doctor in question had a very interesting morning before arriving at work.
#41
He, a doctor in his 30’s, decided to call me, a woman in my 50’s “girl”. Believe me, he regretted it.
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10points
#42
2 instances -
1- my pap smear. They said they were "wearing me like a puppet" and then laughed when I tensed up through being uncomfortable and said they liked it.
1- my pap smear. They said they were "wearing me like a puppet" and then laughed when I tensed up through being uncomfortable and said they liked it.
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10points
#43
Depression screening confirmed I’d been depressed. She said, “you’re just 32, what could you possibly be depressed about?”
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9points
#44
From my OB/GYN as he examined my nipples during a breast exam said they would’ve been good for breast-feeding, it’s too bad I’ll never get to use them.
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7points
#45
I was in immense pain during labor. My epidural wore off and the pitocin made every contraction and push feel like I was being ripped apart from the inside. My nurse called the male doctor about alternative solutions. The nurse shared her suggestions and he said none were options. I was essentially pleading for something and he said, “well if you can’t do it…but you just need to try”.
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6points
#46
A white male OBGYN suggesting I get a hysterectomy at 33 for fibroids, without asking if I have children or want them.
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5points
#47
Nurse: Do you drink?
Me: Occasionally.
Nurse: Do you smoke?
Me: No.
Nurse: Are you s******y active?
Me: No.
Nurse: Well, you’re no fun.
Me: Occasionally.
Nurse: Do you smoke?
Me: No.
Nurse: Are you s******y active?
Me: No.
Nurse: Well, you’re no fun.
5points
#48
Had bowel investigation under GA. They wouldn’t tell me what they found and told me to wait until I saw the Doctor in a few weeks time and to ask him.
I went to the hospital appointment, it was running almost 2 hours over by the time I got in. 
He barked at me “why are you here?”
And I said I’ve been told I’ve got to ask you what was found in the investigations.
I went to the hospital appointment, it was running almost 2 hours over by the time I got in. 
He barked at me “why are you here?”
And I said I’ve been told I’ve got to ask you what was found in the investigations.
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5points
#49
“You’re too young to have cancer.” After pushing for diagnostic testing for SIX MONTHS they finally figured out that thirty year old do get breast cancer.
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4points
#50
My PCP said I should get pregnant in order to prevent breast cancer, regardless of my gender identity or sexuality.
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4points
#51
I’ve been a type 1 diabetic for 40+ years. I saw a nephrologist who suggested I wasn’t. And told me it was my fault for what was happening to me.
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4points
#52
I’m in a wheelchair. Left my assistant in the waiting room while I had my OB/GYN appointment. After having a normal seeming appointment, where I answer all her health questions in detail and asked plenty of my own, we moved to schedule the next appointment. She asks “do you know your schedule or do you want me to ask your caregiver in the lobby?”
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3points
