Just curious to hear how "out" some of you are with your doctors. I have been out for 5+ years now and am still in search of a good doctor that doesn't do a double-take when I tell them I am queer.
Hello - I lived in Seattle for 1 1/2 years - then moved back to Yakima (well to Oregon Coast for a year 1st then back)
I find it odd you can't find any Dr.'s who don't do a double take in Seattle? But maybe it's that you can't find any pcos Dr.'s in Seattle that don't do a double take. There must be one or two that's good - I'd look up Lesbian and Gay Dr.'s and find out what their specialty is - there must be a "queer" friendly Dr. listing somewhere. Sounds stupid - but there are "queer" friendly listings for campgrounds, movies etc.
Me - not out to my Dr.'s - my endo is very religious (not that that is a bad thing) and he works at a Catholic hospital (I'm not Catholic - but the hospital used to be entirely funded by the church). So I don't feel comfortable telling him. Also - it's not important to my diagnosis and treatment. Now if I was with a girlfriend instead of dh - I might feel more inclined to come out to him - only because people still don't understand bisexuality - it usually conjurs up pictures of orgies and such - but total lesbianism is more accepted (not accepted totally mind you - just more than bisexuality).
I get my care in Redmond so things are a little more conservative here. Plus, I work at the hospital I'm being seen at. I don't really mind tellling the doctor's I'm queer, but when they start assuming things like I don't need contraceptives because I don't have male partners, I get frustrated. Anyway, I'm still in search of a good endocronologist (the last one I saw told me to stop snacking, lose weight and see him in six months. I was speechless.)
As if losing the weight was the magic answer to it all!!
Don't snack, exercise, lose weight you'll feel better - and yet most Dr.'s I've seen are overweight, don't exercise and smell either of cigarettes (sorry - I know a lot of people are addicted or just like to smoke) or food.
I didn't realize Redmond was more conservative - but I only lived there for a while - not enough to get to know every different burg over there. Yakima is really, really, really, conservative - wow!
Do u know what? I've noticed that a lot of workers in the health sector are obese.They should know that its not as easy as that to lose weight with PCOS.My dentist is an alcoholic (like myself) i don't go to him no-more.Not after he took the wrong tooth out LOL.I don't tell the doctors bout my sexuality anymore.one told me it was a 'teenage thing' and that i shouldn't sleep about.That upset me so much that i decided it was prob best to just keep my mouth shut in future.i usually find that ppl behave differently to me once they know.like im gonna try to seduce them or something. ho hum!
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How "out" are you with your doctors? 
Hello! 
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bah doctors! 
