My Dr. uses curse words during office visits...does this seem odd to you?

[Red State Rebel]

I've never been fond of vulgar language and have to be pretty angry to let one fly. He uses it in regular conversation during office visits and it seems weird to me. He's even dropped the F bomb when discussing the fact that a few people having a problem can cause a good drug to be taken off the market regardless of how much it is helping so many others. He says if people had a clue as to how many people die from Tylenol poisoning it would have been off the market years ago.

I like him - he understands my habit of self diagnosing and then coming to him for a 2nd opinion and prescription if needed. :) I was just wondering if anyone else has had a Dr. or medical professional do this.

[Wat_Tyler]

1. It's pretty common.

I've never really been bothered by it.

[LynneSin]

2. I had a gynecologist who would tell dirty jokes

They were pretty funny too!

[BurtWorm]

3. If he's a gastroenterologist, I could understand it.

[Briarius]

4. As long as it's not

"Holy sh*t, what is that!" I wouldn't worry too much. If it is bothering you, you could mention it to him. He may not realize he's offending people.

[Red State Rebel]

8. I guess it just suprised me - I've never had a Dr. do that before

My Dentist used to tell me bad jokes after he had me high on nitrous but I've never before had a Dr. that cursed.

[XNASA]

5. As long as he's not your shrink...I think it's OK.

[txaslftist]

6. Frick no!

[TlalocW]

7. My urologist

And I swapped jokes while he performed a vasectomy on me. I stopped him after the second one, telling him, "Maybe we'd better save the jokes for later. I'd hate to hear, 'Hahahaha! That's a good one! Ooops!'"

Even better than a cursing doctor is one who will lie for you. One of my best friends went to Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO (think Oral Roberts without the publicity), and as part of the dress code he was going to have to shave his facial hair which he didn't want to do. So he went to our rural farming town's only doctor (who was also the only Jewish guy in town) and explained his situation. The doctor replied, "So wait... You want me to lie to Baptists? *pause* Heck, yeah, I'll do it. Just a sec." So my friend got a note saying he had a skin condition that was irritated by shaving too much.

TlalocW

[AlCzervik]

9. I think it makes them more human

when i had my dental restoration done the last part was installing veneers, the day came for the install and the lab made them all wrong, my dentist went off like a drunk sailor. I was disappointed that day but his tirade made me laugh.

[Rowdyboy]

10. My last dentist sand show tunes while she worked

She was cool.

[fit4life]

11. That's nothing

Pray you never get a chance to hear doctors talking in surgery when you're under anesthesia. I used to assist in the OR and it was pretty vicious at times. No flaw goes unnoticed when you're under the knife, believe me. That's why virtually no doctor will let you film them while they're operating on you (along with the potential for using video in a lawsuit).

[Frogtutor]

12. Let's see, I'll file that away under "Things I'd Rather Not Know"...

BTW, Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[fit4life]

16. Thanks!

If I ever have to have surgery under general anesthesia, I'm smuggling in a tape recorder for the occasion. :)

[commander bunnypants]

15. same here

you aint kidding

CB

[Lex]

13. It's unprofessional, imho.

If my doctor used the F-bomb or other such words while in consultation with me, I'd think he was being course and unprofessional.

[marzipanni]

14. A woman who had given birth to six kids

was at her OB-GYN'S office having an examination.
"DAMN! YOU'RE LARGE...YOU'RE LARGE...... you're large...you're large..."
"Gee, doctor, I know I'm pretty stretched out down there, but you don't have to make me feel bad by repeating it it so many times!"
"I didn't".

[bif]

17. I've never heard a doctor swear. Pretty unprofessional.

I'd say.

[Liberal Veteran]

18. I don't have a real problem with it.

It's not too professional, but as long as he is MEDICALLY competent, it doesn't bother me.