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Do you use the correct words or dumb down when you see the doctor?

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MawBroon Wed 08-Mar-17 12:15:47

"For the medical details"

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MawBroon Wed 08-Mar-17 12:15:07

Yes I do especially when explaining DH's medical history to the likes of A&E doctors who are encountering him for the first time. He also has a thick folder divided into the various areas of his illnesses whichnI tend to have on me firbthe medical details.
I can't remember what exactly I said but on one occasion a rather sneery junior doctor asked if I was "training to be a doctor" he got the look otherwise known as Mum's death stare, and the reply that No, but I had lived with DH's problems for 30'years and was quite familiar with the terminology.
But seriously, for all he knew I could have been a (retired) doctor, surgeon, pharmacist, whatever!
Blooming cheek!

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ninathenana Wed 08-Mar-17 12:13:31

I find it easier to use medical terms. I'd rather discuss my gastro intestinal problems with my doc than have a conversation about the state of my poo grin

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Luckygirl Wed 08-Mar-17 12:08:43

Oh how I do agree - I have never had a problem "down there"!!

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Genevieve489 Wed 08-Mar-17 11:40:45

I've just come back from seeing a GP I didn't know and, yet again, have been asked if I was a 'medical person'. I'm not! I believe this was because I used the term 'labia'.

Many years ago the same thing happened when I explained to a hospital consultant that one of his colleagues had performed a sphincterotomy on my bile duct.

As a retired English teacher, I believe that if one knows a word - and understands what it means - then we should use it! Has anyone else had this sort of reaction? Or do you find yourself dumbing down when faced with a medical professional?

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