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88. Health professionals ask weird questions sometimes

Reply to lilithsrevenge12 (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:45 PM

Aug 2012

My wife and I had a baby a few years ago. While she was pregnant she was frequently asked if she feared for her life or safety at home by doctors or other health care professionals while she was in to see how the baby was doing. If I was in the room they would read down their list of questions and when they'd get to that one they'd just show the piece of paper to her or tilt the monitor towards her and ask "can you answer this question?".

The first time they asked and she told me about it we thought it was funny. But then, when it kept happening, it started to feel creepy. Like, is there something about us, or just me, that prompted that question? Obviously there wasn't as they were always reading from a list of prepared standard questions. Still, it felt weird.

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STAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE DOCTORS OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!! [View all] lilithsrevenge12 Aug 2012 OP

If it's any consolation, Florida is a daily reminder of what will befall the USA if the RepubliKKKan byeya Aug 2012 #1

Doctor- patient privacy? Doc can ask, you don't have to answer. What if you are mentally nanabugg Aug 2012 #56

Global warming will fix it soon ... nt bemildred Aug 2012 #2

Florida. A thin layer of swiss cheese floating on a ocean soaked swamp. onehandle Aug 2012 #19

if Fukishima does not do it first. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #89

Clearly unconstitutional mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #3

This may be where everybody starts to hate me... DLine Aug 2012 #4

What about the slippery slope argument? Aren't you afraid you'll be prevented from asking... Scuba Aug 2012 #8

I edited the post... DLine Aug 2012 #10

Fair enough, though I'll point out that having a firearm is a health risk and physician... Scuba Aug 2012 #12

Having a pencil is a health risk. whistler162 Aug 2012 #32

Get Back To Us When There's A National Pencil Association...... Paladin Aug 2012 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #92

The slippery slope argument is inherently broken by definition, so why be governed by it? (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #17

What doctor would ask you that in the first place? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #11

Someone who has shoulder problems? loyalsister Aug 2012 #25

A doctor isn't going to turn someone in for firing a gun. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #27

That's what I'm saying loyalsister Aug 2012 #48

Pediatricians tend to ask parents about it. They also ask about swimming pools. Patiod Aug 2012 #41

My aunt was married to a man who they wish would have thought about it loyalsister Aug 2012 #54

A Florida pediatrician "fired" a patient... MicaelS Aug 2012 #62

That doctor was obviously a nut. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #66

valid question if the patient is suicidal... dionysus Aug 2012 #76

Very true. UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #87

Go to the CDC and look at the stats nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #14

This law was in response to an Ocala physician refusing to continue treating a child.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #23

You can always say "none of your business" Patiod Aug 2012 #40

If you say that to a doctor, they can end the intake and instruct you to find another doctor. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #73

First of all, I ALWAYS hated you... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #46

Perhaps he wants to make sure you are aware... Marrah_G Aug 2012 #59

And there is nothing stopping her/him from doing so.... PavePusher Aug 2012 #106

What if you're suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts? Hugabear Aug 2012 #74

Research public health dangers. Guns are there. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #82

Perhaps if one is suffering from hearing loss Hippo_Tron Aug 2012 #104

If I go to the doctor HappyMe Aug 2012 #5

Would that change if you go to the doctor with depression? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #15

Not even then. HappyMe Aug 2012 #18

Have you ever taken a look at the statistics nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #33

They would have to ask about HappyMe Aug 2012 #35

Actually, in depression situations, they do nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #38

I don't own a gun, dear. HappyMe Aug 2012 #42

But you also wrote not even in depression nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #49

It's generally not about GP's, it's more about pediatricians. X_Digger Aug 2012 #51

You know I was so glad to practice medicine nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #61

Please remove your fingers.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #64

And a doctor is free and clear to say that nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #65

And a doctor refusing to treat a woman because she won't tell him if she's sexually active? X_Digger Aug 2012 #68

Actually there is a reason why doctors do this in the US nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #71

Boy you like to put your fingers in others' mouths, don't you? X_Digger Aug 2012 #77

It is like talking to the wall nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #79

Feel free to shut your eyes to things that don't match your preconceptions. X_Digger Aug 2012 #81

Refusal to agree with you is a sign of insanity? Wow, you really *were* a doctor! friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #91

Not quite, but ignorance is rife nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #93

Doctor has no business asking that anyway kctim Aug 2012 #6

Even if you're a new parent? Patiod Aug 2012 #43

Not even if you are a ANYTHING kctim Aug 2012 #69

Sure they are. And nothing is stopping the doc from offering safety info on any subject. PavePusher Aug 2012 #108

A friend of mine Turbineguy Aug 2012 #7

The ignorance. It burns. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #9

I can't even get my eyeglass prescription over the phone FloridaJudy Aug 2012 #29

And at the same time FL has the easiest concealed carry laws in the country. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #13

Shhh, you will get the ire of a few Floridians nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #16

No... greytdemocrat Aug 2012 #37

No they don't twizzler Aug 2012 #50

Factual accuracy is optional for gun control advocates... friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #85

Actually, no they don't. PavePusher Aug 2012 #109

I was talking about the irony of the two different laws. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #110

Yes, it's often called a "non-resident permit".... PavePusher Aug 2012 #111

For some people I have to continue to use this-otherwise it just sails right by. hobbit709 Aug 2012 #112

O.K., my apology. PavePusher Aug 2012 #115

No reason you can't tell the doctor it's none of his/her business, is there? eShirl Aug 2012 #20

One patient did just that, and the pediatrician told them to find a new doctor. n/t X_Digger Aug 2012 #24

Why treat a patient who won't cooperate? Fumesucker Aug 2012 #31

Nice slide there.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #36

Almost everyone has poisons in the home, a lot of household products are toxic if ingested.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #52

Then they could say, "If you have any guns in your home, here's a pamphlet on best practices.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #57

But I bet they still ask about your storage of chemical products.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #60

Then the pediatrician can read the pamphlet to them. X_Digger Aug 2012 #63

So you don't have any 1st Amendment quibbles with this law? Fumesucker Aug 2012 #78

As I stated above, this law is an over-reaction. X_Digger Aug 2012 #80

If a doctor refused to see me as a patient because I refused to consent to his prying Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #90

I thought the law was about guns? Fumesucker Aug 2012 #95

Principles Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #96

A pediatrician is not a representative of the government.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #97

OK, so the doctor is not part of the government Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #98

You have the right to tell them to mind their own business.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #99

There are countless ways to shorten your life. How many should be covered in a 30 minute Dr. visit? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #100

You are not *required* to reveal anything.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #101

Absolutely true Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #102

Anyone not associated with the government can ask you anything.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #103

So employers can demand to know who an employee will vote for Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #105

You've convinced me.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #107

An interrogative is not an interrogation JHB Aug 2012 #21

Asking about guns FloridaJudy Aug 2012 #22

Thank you Judy - precisely rightq Patiod Aug 2012 #44

My kid just had her physical. xmas74 Aug 2012 #53

Grossly unconstitutional. It will never survive hifiguy Aug 2012 #26

Well you can always come and stay with me in Arizona - I'll make you learn to love Florida :) jillan Aug 2012 #28

du rec. nt xchrom Aug 2012 #30

Do doctors have right to ask HockeyMom Aug 2012 #34

The last thing they want is an irate patient B Calm Aug 2012 #39

and I thought my state was bad! xmas74 Aug 2012 #45

I'm not familiar with this "Firearm Owners' Privacy Act" but from first reading about it here, it midnight Aug 2012 #47

We got a WINNAH nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #67

Excellent point. Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #72

I'm guessing a lot of the supporters of this law don't believe in women's privacy Patiod Aug 2012 #94

Ggggh! Daemonaquila Aug 2012 #55

Its a bad law, but it is equally as bad for a dr to discontinue service over privacy issues aikoaiko Aug 2012 #70

Just one of many reasons the NRA can kiss my ass Hugabear Aug 2012 #75

Sigh. We FINALLY got the GD forum back from the gun arguments. So it begins again n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #83

Simple. Lie about it. Bake Aug 2012 #84

I'd prefer an education campaign to a law. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2012 #86

Health professionals ask weird questions sometimes GOTV Aug 2012 #88

It's a standard question FloridaJudy Aug 2012 #113

Yeah, I didn't really think I was being singled out and to be fair ... GOTV Aug 2012 #114

Our pediatrician was asking this question in Illinois WCIL Aug 2012 #116

There are no good reasons for preventing doctors asking anything for this simple reason... sibelian Aug 2012 #117