What do you tell your Doctor

[Gt3294a]

Assuming you go in for regular check ups and get blood work done. Do you tell him what you're taking? Do you keep it a secret?

I've also read you shouldn't hid anything from your doctor but when I told him I like to have a smoke every once in a while I got charged a smoking cessation consultation. And put on my chart which could affect any life insurance policy. Keep in mind I smoke at deer camp and when every once in a while when I would go out and drink.

So do you tell them or not.

My regular doctor is kind of a dick about it. So I use a remote doctor for blood work when I need a test and my numbers will be off. Then I make sure when I get my yearly blood work from regular doctor that I’m cruising and numbers are fine. It’s a pain in the ass. But at least I found a way to get regular blood work and no judgement from another doctor this way. And the no judgment is really nice.

 

[Sid the SeaGull]

It's probably a different discussion to be had with Different doctors. General Practitioner vs Surgeon. GP for healthcare consultation guidance, referrals , Surgeon / Anesthesiologist would be more specific discussion regarding focused surgery.

 

[Goreandglitter]

I told mine he had lots of questions. And while he can’t “condone” it…. All my blood work is great and I’ve dropped about 50% of my body weight so he doesn’t have a problem with it.

 

[Mr. Blonde]

I don't say shit...snitches get stitches.

 

[Cdub100]

I don't say shit...snitches get stitches.

Usually the best policy.

 

[genpeptide]

You are protected against hippa laws. Everything you say is protected. If he leaks any information about you he will lose his license. Hippa is taken seriously

 

[meeklady]

I haven't told them anything. Obviously, if I thought taking Reta was involved in a serious health condition, I'd be honest but I'm not in that situation. She prescribed me stuff for hair loss but thinks it's because I'm in peri-menopause but I'm pretty sure it's just from the Reta. She said my bloods are great and even joked about my blood sugar going from pre-diabetes range to the 60's! I feel having " takes unregulated peptides from China" on my medical records probably isn't a good look!

 

[tubby]

You are protected against hippa laws. Everything you say is protected. If he leaks any information about you he will lose his license. Hippa is taken seriously

*HIPAA

Sadly, most medical professionals (not to mention the layperson) are mistaken as to what HIPAA is. They're all well aware that if they gossip about your erectile dysfunction to mutual acquaintances that's strictly forbidden. In the 1990s that was solid protection, since medical history could be sensitive and embarrassing.

In more recent years, especially with electronic medical records, clinics can work with all sorts of other entities to deliver your care. When they do so it's routine to share your medical records with those other entities, who will likely retain a copy of what they have received and that can end up being further shared with other related entities.

On one hand, the system couldn't function if sharing was too tightly restricted. Imagine a pharmacist trying to unscrew some crazy prescription your doctor wrote that was impossible to fill. If your doctor couldn't openly share what they were trying to accomplish, the pharmacist couldn't help them fix it. On the other hand, commercial interests will want to be able to find ways to market to different groups and they'll find clever ways to work within the confines of HIPAA when there's money to be made.

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

If you tell them you are taking gray market drugs, they can put you on prescription monitoring and it stays with you forever. Then every time you go to a ER or doctor they treat you like a drug seeker. Don’t give them a reason.

Thats really good information ty

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

Personally ive told.mine about compounded tirz, but not about the reta, bpc157, motsc ect. Nope

 

[Waclive]

If you don't go to the doctor, there's no doctor to ask questions 😎

 

[tubby]

If you don't go to the doctor, there's no doctor to ask questions 😎

Definitely share that sentiment!

The real challenge there is that maybe 1/3rd of the guidelines are genuinely good advice and in your best interest, 1/3rd are neutral, and 1/3rd are likely harmful.

Overall, you'd probably be better off ignoring 100% of it VS following 100% of it, but trying to navigate that tightrope where you're capturing the first third can be "fun" if you have the time to take it on.