“In addition, patients expect to be examined and are disappointed if this ancient clinical ritual is omitted.8 I have repeatedly noted that patients expect their physician to examine them despite the fact that this is an unusual situation (ie a relative stranger making physical contact with their body).“

Alt view from bizarro world of Doctors as laborers:

:gamer-gulag:

I must physically touch those who pay me often solely because they want my touch not that it’s actually useful. If I were to stop commenting on each and everyone’s necks and tummies and balls and whatever else I’d be on the streets!

  • MerryChristmas [any]
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    3 years ago

    I don't get how rich people go golfing with their doctors and shit - I would be thinking "this guy knows what the inside of my asshole looks like" the entire time.

    • jabrd [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I don't hang out with freaks that haven't fondled my balls yet

    • jwsmrz [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I don't get how twinks go out on the weekend with their daddies and shit - I would be thinking "this guy knows what the inside of my asshole looks like" the entire time.

      • MerryChristmas [any]
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        3 years ago

        But like, deep in there. If you've ever had to get a colonoscopy, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

        • Heifer [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          I was hoping I could get an endoscopy and colonoscopy done at the same time

          I was told no

        • jwsmrz [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          When I do, I want to bring a copy home in 4k resolution and I'll put it on when I need to encourage people to go home

  • kristina [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    i remember doing a physical one time with this male doctor and he asked me to take me shirt off and then he just sorta pat my belly like a drum and he was like 'ah yes you are bloated is it painful' and 'im like bro i came here for like some beano or some shit to get it movin i ate some weird ass mexican, u literally didnt need to do that'

    • Heifer [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Man the university of Michigan had this great doctor! He did physicals for a ton of their male sports teams even. He didn’t even mind if his patients were gay (I’m told this was impressive in the 70’s as far as the medical field goes)

      Content Warning: Sexual assault/abuse, systematic failure, serial abuser

      spoiler

      Dr. Anderson was such an amazing doctor that a D.C. law firm did a 240 page report on his work at umich.

      He had to be a good doc right? He studied at umich’s medical school after all

      And what better place to work than the very place he was taught to abuse practice. He performed over 4000 exams on members of the Air Force - he was so notable of a doctor that they talked about their experience five decades later even after Anderson’s death

      As amazing as he is he moves from associate physician in 1966 to athletic physician in 1967 to director of student health services in 1968! What a man

      In 1975 a student wrestler told his coach that “something was wrong with Dr. Anderson”, exclaiming “he always makes you drop your drawers”. I don’t know why you’d have cabinet drawers but you definitely wouldn’t need to keep holding them!

      For some obscene reason, in 1980, a VP in of student services tries to have ol Anderson fired, but since he is such an awesome doctor he politely resigns from director of student services but continues seeing patients.

      Again he is amazing so he is made a senior physician in the athletic department just a year later

      This lovable man retired in 2003 and quietly died in 2008 - a cherished and beloved doctor, Michigan man, and person

      Even the most praised football coach a coach in the history of the school knew exactly what he was doing (his son even said so)

      Over 1,000 patients had an unforgettable, life-changing experience with Dr Anderson

      Some odd thyroid cancer ridden person is complaining about the ol doc for some reason, right in front of the Univeristy’s president’s house? The president of course refuses to speak to that dude

      Anderson was so great that over a decade after he died a group of his patients were given a collective settlement of half a billion dollars!

        • Heifer [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Damn didn’t even think about it, my apologies. How does one add a CW (haven’t done it before)?

            • Heifer [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              I kind of added one it’s a little janky though

              Thanks for mentioning it. I often tend to go on a doomer tirade without being prompted and lose awareness of the nature/impact of the subject

  • supergremlin [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    If the doctor doesn't painfully stick his fingers deep into my belly then why the fuck do I pay him $250 for a 6 minute visit?