Meeting your doctor outside of his or her office/exam room

I don't recall seeing this question somewhere: have you ever encountered your doctor outside of his or her office, at the foodstore, at a party with his or her spouse, in the locker room of the YMCA? Was it awkward for some reason for you and/or for your doctor? Did he or she recognise you?

In a twisted example, a friend from Manhattan with whom I shared physical exam experiences once found one of his doctors online in a chatroom. The friend was holding a sex party in his apartment and, as was often the case, needed to see his doctor- or any interested person- naked first. According to my friend, the doctor did not make the connection, could not recall my friend as having been a patient once (not that my friend mentioned this to him). It was a complete turning of the tables as to who would be dressed and who would be undressed and inspected.

Actually, I did once. My long time internist and I were at a memorial service and he introduced me to his wife and law school age daughter. I told him I like seeing him but not under these circumstances and he replied, in front of them: "Same here. I prefer you bent over my exam table with my finger up your butt".

Ummmm, how inappropriate was that?

LD

I'd known and seen him for over 25 years by then.... that's his sense of humor. His wife just shrugged.

Actually, I think that's pretty funny myself, but I have that same sense of humor as well, lol.

I'm definitely in agreement with Ladydoc here. He may have thought it was funny, and it would have been alright if the two of them met WITHOUT his wife and daughter listening to the statement. The doc was completely out of order.

I doubt many doctors would recognize patients outside of the office environment unless he saw them often or for a very long time.

A good female friend of my is a Hospital Admin. She sees her doctors on a regular basis in a more business setting. When she was hired she mentioned it being a bit awkward at first until she got used to it. They kind of keep business business and personal personal but it makes for an interesting though.

Any of you ever see your Dr on a regular basis outside of the Dr Patient setting? What is the dynamic like?

I was having trouble with my knees and went to the Orthopedic doctor for treatment. Who did I meet up with there but my Neurologist. Seen him in there several times after that. Guess he was called in there as a consultant on several cases the orthopedic doctors were working on.

When I used to go to church with my family, I always ran into the surgeon that fixed my broken nose. It was only a little awkward since he kept staring at my nose when he'd say hi.

Other than that, I've seen a few doctors from the area hospital at the store...since it's a small town everyone is bound to run into eachother!

I always seem to run into my GYN at the grocery store on Sunday mornings... guess we have the same weekly food shopping schedule. Never says Hi though, and I'm not going to run up and say Hi either

I've seen my dentist (also my mother's boss) on occasion. I think something even weirder, though, is when I was waiting at the gyn and I saw my English teacher there. We did our best to avoid all sorts of communication or eye contact. I was still in high school at the time and class the next day was so awkward.

My nurse is usually my friend's mom so I see her outside the exam office. But she only takes my weight, vision and temp (orally). Never been present for my genital exam.

It's a little strange to run into one's doctor at a cocktail party and be forced to make small talk.

My wife is a beautiful and sexy women with neat figures. . every man sees her want to lokkt at her again.

she had a breast exam few times recently as she was complaining about some pains in breasts . we met a particular doctor few times as my wife thought he was very kind and giving some care.

one day we met him in a restaurant and he was with some friends apparaently drunk.

When he saw my wife and me entering the restaurant, he said some thing to his friends while having a mockery look. all of his friends turn their heads to look at us. Iam sure he said to his friends some thing like " guys, look at that sexy woman, I have touched her breast" or something like that. My wife said she felt very embarasses as if she was naked in that restaurant.

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When he saw my wife and me entering the restaurant, he said some thing to his friends while having a mockery look. all of his friends turn their heads to look at us. Iam sure he said to his friends some thing like " guys, look at that sexy woman, I have touched her breast" or something like that. My wife said she felt very embarasses as if she was naked in that restaurant.

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He was probably saying something more along the lines of..."When will I ever get a break from running into patients!?!?"

You won't say that if you saw the faces of the doctor and his friends that time 😉

We don't see our doc outside the practice, but DO socialize with a couple of nurses and the receptionist. Not a problem. No "shop talk" is involved.

My OB/Gyn and I are facebook friends. True story. Haha.

My wife is a nurse in the NICU and has to attend many deliveries. He doctor delivers at that hospital so she sees him at least a couple of times a week

My husband and I see my gynecologist and my periodontist in social settings because I started seeing both of them while they were finishing their residencies and I was finishing my masters at Columbia. My husband also sees my periodontist for our four times a year cleaning. We expect to keep all our teeth in perfect health until we are dead.

Yes I see my Doctor a least once a week. we live in a small city. his wife and i are friends. I get very turned on befor my yearly exam. I don't know if he can tell . one time i had my exam on thrusday and went to his house on saturday for supper. His wife and my husband does not know he is my Doctor.Should i change doctores It almost feels like cheating.

My wife's OB/GYN was a neighbor, and fairly prominent in the community.. I found it quite awkward, and extremely arousing, to know that he has seen my wife in all her naked glory..

Our family doctor, who several times has seen me naked live in the neighborhood. He is very unsociable and never says hello. Besides, my husband had a friend and classmate who worked as ultrasound technician. When I was pregnant, he did to me ultrasound exam, including vaginal. But now he went to other country.

I've run in to my GYN several times around town. She always stops and makes small talk with me. Meanwhile, I'm thinking this woman has had her fingers in me lol.

I saw one of my physicians only once. I ran into her at Costco and she was with her husband. I noticed she was not going to acknowledge me until I greeted her first. Then she blew me away and remembered my first and last name and introduced me to her husband.

My sister is a physician and she said it is protocol, at least in her state, to act like you do not know the patient unless they choose to acknowledge you first. Obviously, if you know them socially some other way, that's a different story.

A doctor that did a complete physical on my civil walked her o her car after, she was his last patient for the day

My first gyno was someone I had known for years. She taught my Sunday School class and I babysat for her kids (including some overnights when she was on-call!) It was a little weird, but not unbearable. I had to change doctors when I moved and deliberately chose a doctor at a hospital other than the one where I work! I think having the social relationship first is easier than starting in the exam room and then trying to be social!

Most of medical staff used to go to the same gym and sauna as mee, so i got own back so to speak

I used to see my on gyn all the time