I recently started seeing an orthopedist for a dog mauling injury. The first few times , we’re ok, he asked me about my clothing and that i dress very nice. He then sent me to his colleague for a second opinion and his colleague told me my doctor just got married (randomly), I asked him why my doctors marital status has anything to do with my injuries. I then saw him today regarding my lower back. He has never asked me to take my clothes off before , but he asked me to lift my shirt off and pull my leggings down right below my thong. And did absolutely no exam , and then asked me to bend over in front of his face. I said can I turn around and bend over, he said no. I felt weird so I just didn’t bend over properly. He then, walked to the other side of the exam room and said , “I really enjoy our interactions together” , I felt so awkward because how is a doctors appointment an interaction. It left me feeling really awkward. He never allows his nurse in the room with him and I , and the physical therapy office has made jokes such as “he follows me around”, he also googled me and my businesses without me telling him to. Am I over thinking? Just seems odd. He also told me he’s always going to be by my side. With what? I’m sending red flags 🚩
Is my physician being inappropriate with me?
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Are you serious?
If you are, that is beyond inappropriate and he should be fired for malpractice and sexual coercion
Get a different doctor. He's a fucking creep!
Wow. Sorry about your injuries by the way, that must've been traumatic
Very. And now I feel he knows I need him for my lawsuit and is going to get sketchy
Jesus, I'm so sorry.
Your next lawsuit should be agaisnt him.
I don't know how all that works with your situation, but if you can't switch doctors, consider having someone come with you to your appointments, and refuse to go in alone.
No doctor worth his salt wouldn't allow it.
Although it sounds like this one's not
You'd probably want a female doctor after that experience. Good lord
Both my friends asked me why he didn’t have his nurse in the room
It all makes sense as to why. What a creep
The sad part is it's probably more common than people think, but women probably don't speak up because they're blown away that a doctor could be that way
And I think he knows I need him for my lawsuit, because he was who helped me the day I got mauled and has all my notes
Yeah, so he's gonna use that agaisnt you.
If you do get another doctor, they can call his office and get all your notes.
I work in the medical field, they do that all the time when people change doctors.
That's your information and you legally have the right to get a copy of all of it
Are you fucking kidding me? That’s lawsuit territory right there.
Who cares.