Doctor stories -- the good, bad, ugly

serenity · 04-17-2003, 04:44 PM

I was just reflecting on my experiences with docs at various points in my hystory (<--that was a typo, but under the theory that it's a propos, I'm leaving it), and thought it might be good to share (I note some of you have left stories in another thread). All things considered (and aside from my earliest experiences with gyns) I guess I've been pretty lucky. highlights:

** Creepy male gyno when I was 17 said "some young man will have fun with you some day" when I was ticklish under his stethoscope, and proceeded to do a rather too enthusiastic breast exam. eeeeeewwww!!!

**when I was in college (96) and had to have an ovarian cyst removed, the male gyn (Dr. Saul) asked if I had family or significant other nearby. I said "my girlfriend is in Europe for the semester," and he responded "that's really too bad. I'm sure she'd want to be here with you to help with this." He was just a dear. Thank you dr. Saul wherever you are for being so cool! (and for showing that some male docs can provide excellent care to all types of women...which leaves the rest of 'em with no good excuse for failing to do so!)

**my current new gyn didn't bat an eye when I told her DP and I were considering kids, and she actually ASKED me if I'd heard of PCOS when I told her my symptoms. She immediately referred me to a gyn endocrinologist on staff at the same clinic, who'll I'll be seeing 2 weeks from now for a full PCOS eval.

What has frustrated me most with the sexual orientation thing is that once they find out you're gay, they assume you won't be having kids, so they don't screen or deal with PCOS type symptoms. If my new doc hadn't been on board, I was about to go on a rampage cuz I was just so sick of hearing "some women are just irregular." No one had put two and two together before (weird hair, irregularity, cystic ovaries, abdominal pain, elevated testosterone and prolactin levels). I feel so validated that my current clinic is zeroing in on it without my prompting. It's a practice specifically for women, so that might be the difference.

Others out there want to share?

Raven1 · 04-17-2003, 09:23 PM

That's why I go to a woman gyn. Guy gyno's creep me out. She is really cool and actually kind of cute

I never went before-- too embarrasing. Then I had a scare (Period for over a month) and forced myself to go.

kadb27 · 04-17-2003, 09:40 PM

Went to the Dr for annual after my now hubby (then fiance) had done the deed for the first time, and had to change it on my form from "innactive" to "active," (we had just got engaged) and my dr looked at me and said
no joke
"Just had to try him out didn't ya!"
I could not believe how unprofessional he was.
Then actually asked me how it was!!!!!