Weird Questions

[Ratatosk]

DS was born with a bowel obstruction and when he was in the NICU, we had to go down to xray so they could put barium down his ng tube to make sure things were working right. The tech handed my husband a lead apron, then looked at me at asked I might be pregnant. I must have looked horrified 'cuz I was thinking about my stitches.

My husband visiting with the doctor and nurse about when starting up feedings and they kept talking about how I could begin breastfeeding. And DH asked, if anyone had bothered talking to me about it because DS was a formula baby.

And probably the weirdest, scariest experiences I ever had was about 7 years ago waiting for them to wheel me into the OR for my tonsilectomy and the nurse had "my" chart, began starting my IV and commented on what an odd first name I had and how do I pronounce it. I said, sarcastically, "what, Liza". She gasped and ran away quickly. And I just about did the same wondering whose chart she had and what the heck were they going to do to me.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS was born with a bowel obstruction and when he was in the NICU, we had to go down to xray so they could put barium down his ng tube to make sure things were working right. The tech handed my husband a lead apron, then looked at me at asked I might be pregnant. I must have looked horrified 'cuz I was thinking about my stitches.

My husband visiting with the doctor and nurse about when starting up feedings and they kept talking about how I could begin breastfeeding. And DH asked, if anyone had bothered talking to me about it because DS was a formula baby.

And probably the weirdest, scariest experiences I ever had was about 7 years ago waiting for them to wheel me into the OR for my tonsilectomy and the nurse had "my" chart, began starting my IV and commented on what an odd first name I had and how do I pronounce it. I said, sarcastically, "what, Liza". She gasped and ran away quickly. And I just about did the same wondering whose chart she had and what the heck were they going to do to me.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS was born with a bowel obstruction and when he was in the NICU, we had to go down to xray so they could put barium down his ng tube to make sure things were working right. The tech handed my husband a lead apron, then looked at me at asked I might be pregnant. I must have looked horrified 'cuz I was thinking about my stitches.

My husband visiting with the doctor and nurse about when starting up feedings and they kept talking about how I could begin breastfeeding. And DH asked, if anyone had bothered talking to me about it because DS was a formula baby.

And probably the weirdest, scariest experiences I ever had was about 7 years ago waiting for them to wheel me into the OR for my tonsilectomy and the nurse had "my" chart, began starting my IV and commented on what an odd first name I had and how do I pronounce it. I said, sarcastically, "what, Liza". She gasped and ran away quickly. And I just about did the same wondering whose chart she had and what the heck were they going to do to me.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS was born with a bowel obstruction and when he was in the NICU, we had to go down to xray so they could put barium down his ng tube to make sure things were working right. The tech handed my husband a lead apron, then looked at me at asked I might be pregnant. I must have looked horrified 'cuz I was thinking about my stitches.

My husband visiting with the doctor and nurse about when starting up feedings and they kept talking about how I could begin breastfeeding. And DH asked, if anyone had bothered talking to me about it because DS was a formula baby.

And probably the weirdest, scariest experiences I ever had was about 7 years ago waiting for them to wheel me into the OR for my tonsilectomy and the nurse had "my" chart, began starting my IV and commented on what an odd first name I had and how do I pronounce it. I said, sarcastically, "what, Liza". She gasped and ran away quickly. And I just about did the same wondering whose chart she had and what the heck were they going to do to me.

 

[Ratatosk]

DS was born with a bowel obstruction and when he was in the NICU, we had to go down to xray so they could put barium down his ng tube to make sure things were working right. The tech handed my husband a lead apron, then looked at me at asked I might be pregnant. I must have looked horrified 'cuz I was thinking about my stitches.

My husband visiting with the doctor and nurse about when starting up feedings and they kept talking about how I could begin breastfeeding. And DH asked, if anyone had bothered talking to me about it because DS was a formula baby.

And probably the weirdest, scariest experiences I ever had was about 7 years ago waiting for them to wheel me into the OR for my tonsilectomy and the nurse had "my" chart, began starting my IV and commented on what an odd first name I had and how do I pronounce it. I said, sarcastically, "what, Liza". She gasped and ran away quickly. And I just about did the same wondering whose chart she had and what the heck were they going to do to me.

 

[KaitKeller]

Hey, try and cut us SOME slack here. I work in an E.R., and HAVE to ask some REALLY bad questions. I HAVE to as the 75 y/o woman " Are you sexually active? do you want STD information?" I swear I have to....
But I have heard some seriously dumb questions in my day, but the patients can be just as bad. I had one patient come in by ambulance 3 times in one night for..... SUNBURN!!!..... WTF? Someone could be having a heart attack, and there's no ambulance because of your "sunburn"!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
We all just have to remember to try to be patient.... As hard, and funny as it can be at times.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[KaitKeller]

Hey, try and cut us SOME slack here. I work in an E.R., and HAVE to ask some REALLY bad questions. I HAVE to as the 75 y/o woman " Are you sexually active? do you want STD information?" I swear I have to....
But I have heard some seriously dumb questions in my day, but the patients can be just as bad. I had one patient come in by ambulance 3 times in one night for..... SUNBURN!!!..... WTF? Someone could be having a heart attack, and there's no ambulance because of your "sunburn"!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
We all just have to remember to try to be patient.... As hard, and funny as it can be at times.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[KaitKeller]

Hey, try and cut us SOME slack here. I work in an E.R., and HAVE to ask some REALLY bad questions. I HAVE to as the 75 y/o woman " Are you sexually active? do you want STD information?" I swear I have to....
But I have heard some seriously dumb questions in my day, but the patients can be just as bad. I had one patient come in by ambulance 3 times in one night for..... SUNBURN!!!..... WTF? Someone could be having a heart attack, and there's no ambulance because of your "sunburn"!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
We all just have to remember to try to be patient.... As hard, and funny as it can be at times.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[KaitKeller]

Hey, try and cut us SOME slack here. I work in an E.R., and HAVE to ask some REALLY bad questions. I HAVE to as the 75 y/o woman " Are you sexually active? do you want STD information?" I swear I have to....
But I have heard some seriously dumb questions in my day, but the patients can be just as bad. I had one patient come in by ambulance 3 times in one night for..... SUNBURN!!!..... WTF? Someone could be having a heart attack, and there's no ambulance because of your "sunburn"!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
We all just have to remember to try to be patient.... As hard, and funny as it can be at times.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[KaitKeller]

Hey, try and cut us SOME slack here. I work in an E.R., and HAVE to ask some REALLY bad questions. I HAVE to as the 75 y/o woman " Are you sexually active? do you want STD information?" I swear I have to....
But I have heard some seriously dumb questions in my day, but the patients can be just as bad. I had one patient come in by ambulance 3 times in one night for..... SUNBURN!!!..... WTF? Someone could be having a heart attack, and there's no ambulance because of your "sunburn"!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif" border="0">
We all just have to remember to try to be patient.... As hard, and funny as it can be at times.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[coltsfan715]

The one that bothers me the most is when people try to tell me that I have things I don't have or take meds I don't take. That and the how long have you had CF thing. I can understand THAT question if you are NOT a medical professional, but seriously please at least KNOW it is genetic. I like to think they simply mean when were you diagnosed but with some people you never know.

My most recent encounted was at the pharmacy yesterday. I had to go pick up a script that I forgot to call in through my mail order pharmacy. I ended up getting it called in by my doc at the local pharm I use as it was one of my antirejection meds I could NOT miss. Then I also had to fill a script for Keflex because I have to take it in preparation for my dentist appointment tomorrow.

Well I show up and the guy goes to charge me and I ask why he is charging me and not filing my insurance as I have had the one medication filled before and have never had to pay for it (I have multiple insurances). Then he proceeds to tell me I have paid the same amount every other time I have gotten the meds filled there. I reply ... no I have NOT because I have never even taken one of these meds and the other I have never gotten filled HERE before. We argued about that for a good 10 minutes. I wanted to smack him thinking listen! You are NOT the only pharmacy I use and I go to different places for different things ... want the run down. Luckily it never got to that point because he realized that he was reading the screen wrong lol.

In regards to the "are you sexually active?" question you roll your eyes but I actually knew several people in high school that had sex for the first time around age 11/12 so it is not impossible. Typically I have noticed with myself and friends once you answer yes to that question the stop asking it.

Oh I will throw this one out there cause my friends thought it was hysterical. When I went in for transplant I was asked all the normal question even the do you smoke? question .... while on O2 and gasping for air signing in for what is hopefully going to be a lung transplant. I answered no. Well then again a few hours later when I get to the room (still waiting) I am asked the same questions because the woman forgot to save the information into the comp. I say seriously do I HAVE to answer these questions again. The woman apologizes and I answer everything .. including the do you smoke question. Then I go down for surgery and they are double checking - or triple checking the info in the comp and shocker nurse No. 2 forgot to save the info as well, SO I got to answer the questions AGAIN. I go in for surgery and come out and while I am barely lucid in S ICU they realize that oh! the information was "never" asked of me. SOOOO I get the same questions AGAIN ... I then mutter I have already answered these and she says I know but they did not save the answers (*bangs head into wall*). Then dun dun dun .... she gets to THE question ... as I am laying medicated to help with pain from my DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT! she says .... "do you smoke?" My friend said my only response was UGH! and an overly exaggerated eye roll .... to which she laughed and told the woman to come look at my face and she would know the answer to that question. She kind of chuckled and moved on to the next question.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

The one that bothers me the most is when people try to tell me that I have things I don't have or take meds I don't take. That and the how long have you had CF thing. I can understand THAT question if you are NOT a medical professional, but seriously please at least KNOW it is genetic. I like to think they simply mean when were you diagnosed but with some people you never know.

My most recent encounted was at the pharmacy yesterday. I had to go pick up a script that I forgot to call in through my mail order pharmacy. I ended up getting it called in by my doc at the local pharm I use as it was one of my antirejection meds I could NOT miss. Then I also had to fill a script for Keflex because I have to take it in preparation for my dentist appointment tomorrow.

Well I show up and the guy goes to charge me and I ask why he is charging me and not filing my insurance as I have had the one medication filled before and have never had to pay for it (I have multiple insurances). Then he proceeds to tell me I have paid the same amount every other time I have gotten the meds filled there. I reply ... no I have NOT because I have never even taken one of these meds and the other I have never gotten filled HERE before. We argued about that for a good 10 minutes. I wanted to smack him thinking listen! You are NOT the only pharmacy I use and I go to different places for different things ... want the run down. Luckily it never got to that point because he realized that he was reading the screen wrong lol.

In regards to the "are you sexually active?" question you roll your eyes but I actually knew several people in high school that had sex for the first time around age 11/12 so it is not impossible. Typically I have noticed with myself and friends once you answer yes to that question the stop asking it.

Oh I will throw this one out there cause my friends thought it was hysterical. When I went in for transplant I was asked all the normal question even the do you smoke? question .... while on O2 and gasping for air signing in for what is hopefully going to be a lung transplant. I answered no. Well then again a few hours later when I get to the room (still waiting) I am asked the same questions because the woman forgot to save the information into the comp. I say seriously do I HAVE to answer these questions again. The woman apologizes and I answer everything .. including the do you smoke question. Then I go down for surgery and they are double checking - or triple checking the info in the comp and shocker nurse No. 2 forgot to save the info as well, SO I got to answer the questions AGAIN. I go in for surgery and come out and while I am barely lucid in S ICU they realize that oh! the information was "never" asked of me. SOOOO I get the same questions AGAIN ... I then mutter I have already answered these and she says I know but they did not save the answers (*bangs head into wall*). Then dun dun dun .... she gets to THE question ... as I am laying medicated to help with pain from my DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT! she says .... "do you smoke?" My friend said my only response was UGH! and an overly exaggerated eye roll .... to which she laughed and told the woman to come look at my face and she would know the answer to that question. She kind of chuckled and moved on to the next question.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

The one that bothers me the most is when people try to tell me that I have things I don't have or take meds I don't take. That and the how long have you had CF thing. I can understand THAT question if you are NOT a medical professional, but seriously please at least KNOW it is genetic. I like to think they simply mean when were you diagnosed but with some people you never know.

My most recent encounted was at the pharmacy yesterday. I had to go pick up a script that I forgot to call in through my mail order pharmacy. I ended up getting it called in by my doc at the local pharm I use as it was one of my antirejection meds I could NOT miss. Then I also had to fill a script for Keflex because I have to take it in preparation for my dentist appointment tomorrow.

Well I show up and the guy goes to charge me and I ask why he is charging me and not filing my insurance as I have had the one medication filled before and have never had to pay for it (I have multiple insurances). Then he proceeds to tell me I have paid the same amount every other time I have gotten the meds filled there. I reply ... no I have NOT because I have never even taken one of these meds and the other I have never gotten filled HERE before. We argued about that for a good 10 minutes. I wanted to smack him thinking listen! You are NOT the only pharmacy I use and I go to different places for different things ... want the run down. Luckily it never got to that point because he realized that he was reading the screen wrong lol.

In regards to the "are you sexually active?" question you roll your eyes but I actually knew several people in high school that had sex for the first time around age 11/12 so it is not impossible. Typically I have noticed with myself and friends once you answer yes to that question the stop asking it.

Oh I will throw this one out there cause my friends thought it was hysterical. When I went in for transplant I was asked all the normal question even the do you smoke? question .... while on O2 and gasping for air signing in for what is hopefully going to be a lung transplant. I answered no. Well then again a few hours later when I get to the room (still waiting) I am asked the same questions because the woman forgot to save the information into the comp. I say seriously do I HAVE to answer these questions again. The woman apologizes and I answer everything .. including the do you smoke question. Then I go down for surgery and they are double checking - or triple checking the info in the comp and shocker nurse No. 2 forgot to save the info as well, SO I got to answer the questions AGAIN. I go in for surgery and come out and while I am barely lucid in S ICU they realize that oh! the information was "never" asked of me. SOOOO I get the same questions AGAIN ... I then mutter I have already answered these and she says I know but they did not save the answers (*bangs head into wall*). Then dun dun dun .... she gets to THE question ... as I am laying medicated to help with pain from my DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT! she says .... "do you smoke?" My friend said my only response was UGH! and an overly exaggerated eye roll .... to which she laughed and told the woman to come look at my face and she would know the answer to that question. She kind of chuckled and moved on to the next question.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

The one that bothers me the most is when people try to tell me that I have things I don't have or take meds I don't take. That and the how long have you had CF thing. I can understand THAT question if you are NOT a medical professional, but seriously please at least KNOW it is genetic. I like to think they simply mean when were you diagnosed but with some people you never know.

My most recent encounted was at the pharmacy yesterday. I had to go pick up a script that I forgot to call in through my mail order pharmacy. I ended up getting it called in by my doc at the local pharm I use as it was one of my antirejection meds I could NOT miss. Then I also had to fill a script for Keflex because I have to take it in preparation for my dentist appointment tomorrow.

Well I show up and the guy goes to charge me and I ask why he is charging me and not filing my insurance as I have had the one medication filled before and have never had to pay for it (I have multiple insurances). Then he proceeds to tell me I have paid the same amount every other time I have gotten the meds filled there. I reply ... no I have NOT because I have never even taken one of these meds and the other I have never gotten filled HERE before. We argued about that for a good 10 minutes. I wanted to smack him thinking listen! You are NOT the only pharmacy I use and I go to different places for different things ... want the run down. Luckily it never got to that point because he realized that he was reading the screen wrong lol.

In regards to the "are you sexually active?" question you roll your eyes but I actually knew several people in high school that had sex for the first time around age 11/12 so it is not impossible. Typically I have noticed with myself and friends once you answer yes to that question the stop asking it.

Oh I will throw this one out there cause my friends thought it was hysterical. When I went in for transplant I was asked all the normal question even the do you smoke? question .... while on O2 and gasping for air signing in for what is hopefully going to be a lung transplant. I answered no. Well then again a few hours later when I get to the room (still waiting) I am asked the same questions because the woman forgot to save the information into the comp. I say seriously do I HAVE to answer these questions again. The woman apologizes and I answer everything .. including the do you smoke question. Then I go down for surgery and they are double checking - or triple checking the info in the comp and shocker nurse No. 2 forgot to save the info as well, SO I got to answer the questions AGAIN. I go in for surgery and come out and while I am barely lucid in S ICU they realize that oh! the information was "never" asked of me. SOOOO I get the same questions AGAIN ... I then mutter I have already answered these and she says I know but they did not save the answers (*bangs head into wall*). Then dun dun dun .... she gets to THE question ... as I am laying medicated to help with pain from my DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT! she says .... "do you smoke?" My friend said my only response was UGH! and an overly exaggerated eye roll .... to which she laughed and told the woman to come look at my face and she would know the answer to that question. She kind of chuckled and moved on to the next question.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

The one that bothers me the most is when people try to tell me that I have things I don't have or take meds I don't take. That and the how long have you had CF thing. I can understand THAT question if you are NOT a medical professional, but seriously please at least KNOW it is genetic. I like to think they simply mean when were you diagnosed but with some people you never know.

My most recent encounted was at the pharmacy yesterday. I had to go pick up a script that I forgot to call in through my mail order pharmacy. I ended up getting it called in by my doc at the local pharm I use as it was one of my antirejection meds I could NOT miss. Then I also had to fill a script for Keflex because I have to take it in preparation for my dentist appointment tomorrow.

Well I show up and the guy goes to charge me and I ask why he is charging me and not filing my insurance as I have had the one medication filled before and have never had to pay for it (I have multiple insurances). Then he proceeds to tell me I have paid the same amount every other time I have gotten the meds filled there. I reply ... no I have NOT because I have never even taken one of these meds and the other I have never gotten filled HERE before. We argued about that for a good 10 minutes. I wanted to smack him thinking listen! You are NOT the only pharmacy I use and I go to different places for different things ... want the run down. Luckily it never got to that point because he realized that he was reading the screen wrong lol.

In regards to the "are you sexually active?" question you roll your eyes but I actually knew several people in high school that had sex for the first time around age 11/12 so it is not impossible. Typically I have noticed with myself and friends once you answer yes to that question the stop asking it.

Oh I will throw this one out there cause my friends thought it was hysterical. When I went in for transplant I was asked all the normal question even the do you smoke? question .... while on O2 and gasping for air signing in for what is hopefully going to be a lung transplant. I answered no. Well then again a few hours later when I get to the room (still waiting) I am asked the same questions because the woman forgot to save the information into the comp. I say seriously do I HAVE to answer these questions again. The woman apologizes and I answer everything .. including the do you smoke question. Then I go down for surgery and they are double checking - or triple checking the info in the comp and shocker nurse No. 2 forgot to save the info as well, SO I got to answer the questions AGAIN. I go in for surgery and come out and while I am barely lucid in S ICU they realize that oh! the information was "never" asked of me. SOOOO I get the same questions AGAIN ... I then mutter I have already answered these and she says I know but they did not save the answers (*bangs head into wall*). Then dun dun dun .... she gets to THE question ... as I am laying medicated to help with pain from my DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT! she says .... "do you smoke?" My friend said my only response was UGH! and an overly exaggerated eye roll .... to which she laughed and told the woman to come look at my face and she would know the answer to that question. She kind of chuckled and moved on to the next question.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[AbbysMama]

I took my sister to the doctor when she was 5 years old (FIVE). The nurse was doing a complete background on her and she asked my sister if she was sexually active.

I was floored. My sister then asked me in front of the nurse, "What is sexy active?"

I let mom explain it to her.

Em

 

[AbbysMama]

I took my sister to the doctor when she was 5 years old (FIVE). The nurse was doing a complete background on her and she asked my sister if she was sexually active.

I was floored. My sister then asked me in front of the nurse, "What is sexy active?"

I let mom explain it to her.

Em

 

[AbbysMama]

I took my sister to the doctor when she was 5 years old (FIVE). The nurse was doing a complete background on her and she asked my sister if she was sexually active.

I was floored. My sister then asked me in front of the nurse, "What is sexy active?"

I let mom explain it to her.

Em

 

[AbbysMama]

I took my sister to the doctor when she was 5 years old (FIVE). The nurse was doing a complete background on her and she asked my sister if she was sexually active.

I was floored. My sister then asked me in front of the nurse, "What is sexy active?"

I let mom explain it to her.

Em

 

[AbbysMama]

I took my sister to the doctor when she was 5 years old (FIVE). The nurse was doing a complete background on her and she asked my sister if she was sexually active.

I was floored. My sister then asked me in front of the nurse, "What is sexy active?"

I let mom explain it to her.

Em