Being truthful to your doctor/nurse?

[jtmtl91]

Hey guys,

 

Just wondering if when you go to the doctor, are you entirely truthful or do you smooth things up? I'm asking mostly regarding the sexual questions (obviously). It can be about the number of partners (in said amount of time), using condoms or not, talking about status with your partner, or any other things they ask.
Do you say the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, or are you hiding a few things? And if so, why?

Personally, I've toned it down during the STD checks, lowering the number of partners and all. I think I didn't want to appear as big of a slut as I am

What about you?

[cumboybottom]

Fuck it!  I never tone it down.  And I don't get tested ever for STDs, so never comes up with doctor what a huge slut I am!  LOL

[madeupnameforporn]

I work in healthcare and when I have to ask these questions, or any questions that I think the person might lowball the figure of what I am asking---things like how often/much do you drink or use drugs or have sex and number of partners---I chart what you tell me but in my head I am thinking what the number really is. Once they realize I don't judge them for whatever it is I usually get a more honest answer. You aren't fooling them and in all honesty if they give you shit about what you tell them they are not the one you need to be seeing. 

[Guest bearbackgemini]

I'm totally honest about it. I have no shame about my behavior. If I did, I guess I wouldn't do it right?

[tallslenderguy]

19 hours ago, madeupnameforporn said:

I work in healthcare and when I have to ask these questions, or any questions that I think the person might lowball the figure of what I am asking---things like how often/much do you drink or use drugs or have sex and number of partners---I chart what you tell me but in my head I am thinking what the number really is. Once they realize I don't judge them for whatever it is I usually get a more honest answer. You aren't fooling them and in all honesty if they give you shit about what you tell them they are not the one you need to be seeing. 

Yeah, this. I too am a healthcare worker. I do so many assessments that the questions are just data for me to use to help you. If I don't have the data, my help is going to be affected. Like madeupname, when it comes to some questions like alcohol I, and most of my peers I have discussed this with, at least double the answer.  I work on a critical care unit in a hospital, so the people I see are there for emergent conditions. If I get a patient in for a heart attack, or whatever, I need to know if they are alcohol dependent because once they pass the 18-24 hour mark without a drink, they can start heading into withdrawal symptoms that I can treat and ease if I know about it. If we suspect, we just put the order set for ativan in their drug MAR so we have it if we need it lol. 

I had a patient recently who was in for low blood pressure. That happened because he had and infection. He also happened to be HIV poz. It turned out that the infection he had was from his pet snakes... you fill in the blanks lol. He told us after we did some extensive tests. The poor guy was miserable from diarrhea he'd had for a couple of months from the a GI infection, and finally got dehydrated and had electrolyte imbalance from all the fluid loss.  If his PCP had known about the snakes, could've educated him about stuff he didn't know about diseases they can transmit. 

[pozpig]

I try to always be honest with my doctor. They need the information as accurate as possible to adjust treatment as needed. I always keep in mind that those who are treating me are professionals that have vastly more experience in the field than I do, and although you might think you "get away" with lying, you generally aren't since they've almost certainly seen other patients with similar symptoms that were truthful on how they got to the point they're at. Of course they have to take you at your word but the evidence almost always speaks for itself. 

[PissPigBrooklyn]

I lowball the number of bareback partners I have and tell the doctor that we have discussed status and other pertinent information. Of course generally we haven't. Since I have had gono three times in the past year, he probably knows I'm lying. He also thinks or did before my last test that I am still taking my meds. I am not. I was going to tell him I stopped of course when he gave me the results but although it has been three weeks I have not heard from him. I guess I had better call and find out what happened.

[hungry_hole]

I met my general practitioner (GP) at the Sexual Health Clinic when I was in my 30's. It's been the best decision I have ever made regarding my health. It makes no sense to have a medical professional making decisions about your health without all the pertinent information. 

[Ocelot2000]

I'm pretty honest. I don't really think that they think any differently than I do about sex so to speak and what's the point of lying about it. I'm there for my check up and give them the relevant info. If I leave out something it's only because it didn't come into my head at the time. However I remember in London the nurse asking me "When was your last sexual encounter" so I said "Saturday". Then she asked "With of without condom" to which I replied "Which one?" She just laughed. 

[Theo8]

On 2/18/2017 at 0:41 PM, tallslenderguy said:

Yeah, this. I too am a healthcare worker. I do so many assessments that the questions are just data for me to use to help you. If I don't have the data, my help is going to be affected. Like madeupname, when it comes to some questions like alcohol I, and most of my peers I have discussed this with, at least double the answer.  I work on a critical care unit in a hospital, so the people I see are there for emergent conditions. If I get a patient in for a heart attack, or whatever, I need to know if they are alcohol dependent because once they pass the 18-24 hour mark without a drink, they can start heading into withdrawal symptoms that I can treat and ease if I know about it. If we suspect, we just put the order set for ativan in their drug MAR so we have it if we need it lol. 

I had a patient recently who was in for low blood pressure. That happened because he had and infection. He also happened to be HIV poz. It turned out that the infection he had was from his pet snakes... you fill in the blanks lol. He told us after we did some extensive tests. The poor guy was miserable from diarrhea he'd had for a couple of months from the a GI infection, and finally got dehydrated and had electrolyte imbalance from all the fluid loss.  If his PCP had known about the snakes, could've educated him about stuff he didn't know about diseases they can transmit. 

Snakes-that's a new one LOL

I know that reptiles host a lot of diseases that can be transmitted to humans.  I can actually imagine playing with a snake.  I am fucking twisted. 

[pozpig]

There is a scene in a video called Hole Wreckers (satyr films) that includes a snake. Interesting to say the least. 

[topstud127]

On 2/18/2017 at 11:41 AM, tallslenderguy said:

Yeah, this. I too am a healthcare worker. I do so many assessments that the questions are just data for me to use to help you. If I don't have the data, my help is going to be affected. Like madeupname, when it comes to some questions like alcohol I, and most of my peers I have discussed this with, at least double the answer.  I work on a critical care unit in a hospital, so the people I see are there for emergent conditions. If I get a patient in for a heart attack, or whatever, I need to know if they are alcohol dependent because once they pass the 18-24 hour mark without a drink, they can start heading into withdrawal symptoms that I can treat and ease if I know about it. If we suspect, we just put the order set for ativan in their drug MAR so we have it if we need it lol. 

I had a patient recently who was in for low blood pressure. That happened because he had and infection. He also happened to be HIV poz. It turned out that the infection he had was from his pet snakes... you fill in the blanks lol. He told us after we did some extensive tests. The poor guy was miserable from diarrhea he'd had for a couple of months from the a GI infection, and finally got dehydrated and had electrolyte imbalance from all the fluid loss.  If his PCP had known about the snakes, could've educated him about stuff he didn't know about diseases they can transmit. 

I'm gonna need you to elaborate on this snake business.

[rede4it]

Nothing better than a big black snake crawling up my ass and expelling it's venom.   And yeah, I have proof you can get a virus from that!

and yes, I am honest with my Dr.   same guy fro 25 years now....not much he does not know.   he is not judgmental....but does always have some "suggestions" about how my health risks due to sex might be mitigated.   

[Guest outdatedaccount]

I started tracking my glory hole activity on my GH stats web page back in 2013 so I have very accurate numbers about the number of guys that have cum in my ass.  I printed off my graphs and took them in to my doctor when I had to switch to a new one in 2015.  That way he knew exactly how slutty I am.  I know I'm not the worst skank slut by far but I do alright.  I get tested every time I see him and get it cleaned up.  Of course I take any nasty cock in my ass so it's a rinse and repeat cycle over and over again. 

You also have to make sure they understand you're a bottom.  Otherwise the doctors will tend to want to just check your throat and cock for STD's which doesn't help if it's in your butt.   I don't spare any details when I'm talking to healthcare providers.   Some of the ones that aren't in the HIV field get weird when you do but that just means you need to find a more open minded provider.  I won't put up with any of that righteous moral bullshit where they try to force me to have safe sex.  Had a bitchy nurse once tell me they were about prevention and start to give me the condom lecture while I was getting a penicillin shots.  I did not go back to that provider again.

Edited February 24, 2017 by outdatedaccount
Added link to my personal stats web page

[atlfukbud]

I used to be super shy about this and minimize my activity, so I started seeing a gay primary care doc and tell him everything -- he's been able to suggest vaccines such as HPV and helped with education and such to keep me and my partners healthy while still maximizing pleasure.