[Redway]

Do you tell them everything that’s going on with you or are you more deliberately vague and reserved about the information you give about your health issues?

[Niamh.]

Being vague would be counterproductive surely? I really like my GP, she's very easy to talk to, I think it's very important to like and feel comfortable with your Doctor

[Crimson Dynamo]

thankfully not seen one for many years

[bots]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

thankfully not seen one for many years

I was like that, so much so, the surgery had de-registered me . Now I have a season ticket and share a good morning with the regulars

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I was like that, so much so, the surgery had de-registered me . Now I have a season ticket and share a good morning with the regulars

You would be a great doctor Bots

Doc Bots: "Well Mr Jones you are fit and healthy"


Mr Jones: "Thanks Doc (goes to leave)"

Doc Bots: "mind you, had a healthy chap in last week and he was dead 2 days later of a heart attack ..so think on Mr Jones..think on"

[bots]

I think you have to bite the bullet and be completely honest. I'm not the type of person that shares personal information easily, but when it comes to health there can't be any compromises

[thesheriff443]

The truth /the whole truth
They are medical professionals

[joeysteele]

If I had any health concern and went to the GP about it.
I'd inform the GP or any other Doctor everything.
No doubt at all.

[Redway]

I think there’s a bit of stigmatisation of certain disorders, including when it comes to the less commonly acknowledged forms of O.C.D. (to use one example) so people are often hesitant to share more information than they feel comfortable with for fear of being misunderstood, but GPs are more qualified to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little of anything in particular so sometimes people like that just have to make-do with only going into the barest essentials or seeing someone with more specialist knowledge.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Redway

I think there’s a bit of stigmatisation of certain disorders, including when it comes to the less commonly acknowledged forms of O.C.D. (to use one example) so people are often hesitant to share more information than they feel comfortable with for fear of being misunderstood, but GPs are more qualified to know a little about a lot than a lot about a little so sometimes people like that just have to make-do with only going into the barest essentials or seeing someone with more specialist knowledge.

A gp is the starting point they can then give you a referral or links or information to other outlets

[Redway]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

A gp is the starting point they can then give you a referral or links or information to other outlets

And just to add more obstruction a lot of people (especially if they’re medically knowledgeable themselves and are kind of able to guide themselves with treatment by just getting access to the medication they need) prefer to just deal with GPs instead of dealing with the stigma of seeing a ‘specialist’ of sorts. But generally to be best-serves you’re going to have to open up fully to someone. Everyone deserves the right to have someone who understands their health issues (whatever in the world they are) and have at least one or two people on-board with them confidentially.

[Alf]

Youtube video

[smudgie]

Quite a lot of doctors know quite a lot about me, they keep me alive so all is good.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Quite a lot of doctors know quite a lot about me, they keep me alive so all is good.

Well, good. That’s part of what doctors are there for.

[Beso]

My piles are aching, like uncontrollably uncomfartable and painful.

Ok, just pop your knees up to your chest whilst I pop my farmers fingers into this glove.



Bye doctor farner, I'll suffer the consequences.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by parmnion

My piles are aching, like uncontrollably uncomfartable and painful.

Ok, just pop your knees up to your chest whilst I pop my farmers fingers into this glove.



Bye doctor farner, I'll suffer the consequences.

It sounds like Emmerdale’s Liam was your GP.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Redway

It sounds like Emmerdale’s Liam was your GP.

I played rugby 20 to 30 years ago with 29 percent of the doctors up here

No way am I baring my arae to them
...

The female doctors, hmm. In my head I'm like, you dont want to be staring up there darling.


So Ijust dont go.. and the above is my reasoning for that decision.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I played rugby 20 to 30 years ago with 29 percent of the doctors up here

No way am I baring my arae to them
...

The female doctors, hmm. In my head I'm like, you dont want to be staring up there darling.


So Ijust dont go.. and the above is my reasoning for that decision.

Yeah but that doesn’t have to be the main thing that take you to a GP’s office (especially when half the appointments these days are even via telephone). For a variety of personal reasons face-to-face appointments just aren’t something I’m doing at the minute so it is usually a call but if there was something that took me into the office by necessity I’d just ask to see someone of the same gender if one of my bits needed ‘checking,’ if that would be more comfortable.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I played rugby 20 to 30 years ago with 29 percent of the doctors up here

No way am I baring my arae to them
...

The female doctors, hmm. In my head I'm like, you dont want to be staring up there darling.


So Ijust dont go.. and the above is my reasoning for that decision.

Sorry parm but your way of thinking is just silly
Men like you die from colon cancer bowel cancer prostate cancer every day because of their reluctance to go to their gp

Early diagnosis and treatment gives men a much better chance of survival

[Beso]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

Sorry parm but your way of thinking is just silly
Men like you die from colon cancer bowel cancer prostate cancer every day because of their reluctance to go to their gp

Early diagnosis and treatment gives men a much better chance of survival

You are one of those people that ask for another finger.

[Mystic Mock]

I believe that you have to be honest.

Because if you held back information that ended up being serious, it is on yourself at that point.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I believe that you have to be honest.

Because if you held back information that ended up being serious, it is on yourself at that point.

Absolutely this for me too.
You just never know how vitally important another even seemingly small symptom can be.

[bots]

From a simple matter of biology, women, generally, need to visit the doctor more than men and are therefore used to less than pleasant procedures to maintain their health.

Men can go for decades without going near a doctor so it's much more difficult for them to be open and honest because they are just not used to it.

There comes a time though, for everyone, when they do need their doctor. That's also a simple fact and at that point you are either honest or dead, which makes being open with a doctor a much more compelling prospect

[MTVN]

I find GPs pretty useless on the whole tbh. You wait 4 weeks to get a 15 minute appointment where most the time they just want to get you out the door as quickly as possible and chuck some medication at you. Go to three different GPs you'll get three different responses as well. God help anyone who is genuinely unwell in this country right now because it's such an ordeal just to get a referral (which you then wait another 3-6 months for)

[Redway]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I find GPs pretty useless on the whole tbh. You wait 4 weeks to get a 15 minute appointment where most the time they just want to get you out the door as quickly as possible and chuck some medication at you. Go to three different GPs you'll get three different responses as well. God help anyone who is genuinely unwell in this country right now because it's such an ordeal just to get a referral (which you then wait another 3-6 months for)

Hmm. I see where you’re coming from but from my experience GPs can often be hesitant to prescribe anything (not just sedatives/benzo’s/antibiotics). When there are significant drug-drug interactions I understand the hesitancy behind prescribing or upping the dose on certain medications (sometimes you get a partial response but know that there’s still vast room for improvement) but sometimes it’s a case of one doctor recommending propranolol for you off the bat and another refusing beta-blockers because you have a history of mild childhood asthma, which beta-blockers might make “worse.” I’m not saying that there isn’t some potential truth in that (for example) but I just feel like there’s a balance to strike between throwing random pills at people (which they might not even be compatible with) at the drop of a hat and being too cautious when it comes to giving them drugs that they might actually need. Every drug comes with side-effects but so long as they’re not likely to kill your or interact negatively with other medicines you’re talking it’s got to be your choice and yours alone, because you’re the only one who fully knows your body inside and out. Doctors and pharmacists can advise but sometimes harsh side-effects are a small price to pay for complete recovery and are more bearable than the illness itself.