How to hide cuts on my wrist from the doctor?
Hey, there. ^_^ Yeah, just wanted to let ya know that no, thay shouldn't ask to see ur wrists. What I used to do was just wear a long sleeved shirt and a watch. I know that you, as a guy, probably won't have any makeup handy, but your mom should.Put some foundation (the colour of he skin on ur wrists) on the area to cover it up. All the best of luck in quitting. It'll be hard and you will forever have to live with the personal embarrassment... but hopefully you will be able to quit on ur own instead of ur mom finding out like mine did.
Covering Ringworm with Bandage?
I have a ringworm rash on my abdomen. The doctor prescribed me antifungal cream and told me to keep the area covered with a bandage, to keep my clothes from rubbing the cream off. But everywhere online says not to cover ringworm. What should I do??
Is it bad if I changed my doctor without telling her?
You need not have waited but it may be in your interest to notify a physician's office that you have changed caregivers. That way, they can make sure your records are properly transferred and items needing follow-up get addressed properly. Have your new physician request your chart. If you are in the US, you will need to authorize this by submitting the appropriate form.
Will a doctor give me a doctor's note for the days that I have already missed?
If you are not known by the physician for previous matters, how can he make statements about your state of illness in the recent past ?A doctor’s note must always mention the date of the rendering of the note. Antedating is against the law, and can be pursued as a criminal offense.The only thing he can do, in your favor, is noting that the PATIENT declares he was unable to work in the previous days. It has no legal bound but is generally accepted by most employers. Because it's overseen or the employer knows his employees and doesn't make a big deal of it, unless the patient is a habitue and then this does not work.I have known of colleagues that made “beneficial statements “ for kids that were supposed to be ill in the past. Then those papers were used to prove that the children were staying in the country, but couldn't go to school because they were sick. The reality was that the children lived abroad, in Morocco. But these statements were used to receive childcare: a payment by the state, that every resident child receives.And then you can think: what can get wrong with giving statements for a school going child ? After all it's not even an employer?These doctors were sanctioned.As a doctor I have learned to stay alert, sometimes suspicious, for questions brought by (some) patients.Explain : In Belgium we have a “school duty” , every child between the age of 3 and 18 has to go to school, as a protection against child labor and other reasons.Neglecting these rules can take away other benefits.
My wife's doctor ordered an expensive test and the lab is charging me. What should I do?
So my lovely wife went in for a regular pap and physical. A couple months later, without having received any report of the results, I get an invoive from the lab (LabCorp) that did the work for about $300. I call up my insurance company (Aetna) and they say it's a newer more expensive pap test, that they don't cover and they're not sure why they would have ordered it. I call up LabCorp and they say pretty much the same thing. When I talk to the doctor, she says that it's my responsibility to know what my insurance covers and what it doesn't. But I thought it was reasonable to assume that the doc would run a regular pap and it would be covered. SOooo, now I'm stuck and I don't know what to do. I don't want to pay $300 for what should have been a normal routine exam. Shouldn't the doctor have informed my wife and I that this would be a more expensive/thorought/whatever test and might not be covered? It's stuff like this that make people afraid to go to the doctor...*sigh*
How do doctors feel about rectal exams?
I still remember the first one I performed, or, to put it right, was expected to perform while being a medical student (more than thirty years ago).I was somewhat shy and I felt terribly embarrassed when I have informed a relatively young female patient, who was hospitalized in the Internal Medicine department, that I have to perform a rectal exam on her as a part of the physical examination.She agreed, and I proceeded gently, putting on the examination gloves and then applying some Vaseline to my index finger. The patient was lying on her side covered with sheets, and I thought to myself that surely I can do it without removing the covers for the sake of her privacy and my embarrassment.Unfortunately I was wrong. I couldn't find the hole under the covers. I tried to palpate my way in, but apparently much higher than anatomically possible. I felt terrible. After my second failed attempt I stopped, said that everything is fine and retreated.It was, like Donald Trump says, “a complete disaster”.Fortunately, as an ophthalmologist I don't have to perform rectal exams on my patients and no one expects me to. What a relief.
My doctor is out of town, i need meds, and i was told to wait by his office. To whom should i report this?
For those mouthing off before reading my question: This was not last-minute. This doc asks for five days before scripts expire. I gave them five days. The "mental" response guy should be reprimanded. No cause for that. If you aren't going to actually read the question seriously please don't respond. No need for wiseguy responses. I appreciate the care of the other responses. Thank you very much..