Would this piss you off?(patient confidientiality)

[DiaBOLic86]

Pure bullshit, that kind of info should have been kept behind closed doors between you and him.

 

[Golfer18--old]

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T

 

[Onearm]

Firstly, I can't stand big-mouthed idiots! But you doctor did not behave inappropriately. The rest of the staff is another story. In the end you have one person to point the finger at; yourself. AAS has a stigma with mainstream America that will not go away and any busy body that hears you are using will blab at will. I think you have a legitimate beef, but you may pay a big price to make this a legal matter. I think you need to talk to a lawyer, after that make a good decision that wont lead to more problems for yourself. In the future deny, deny, deny. I have a friend who had the problem of his steroid use becoming known by his insurance company, they did maintain his coverage. I hope everything goes well for you.

 

[Chuck T]

If you dont take action, I am going to for you. Reading this pissed me off....maybe its just teh fina but......I would try and be as formal as possible and file a complaint. As much as I would love to go in their and beat him with his stethescope, If you do, then you will be the perfect example of so called "roid rage". this will just further the Dr's ignorance of AS and you will have served as a good example of the bad side effects of roids. He wouldnt understand the fact that you were pissed because he fucked you over and would blame the outburst only on the roids. He doesnt care that he fucked you over but he might care more if he had to find a new job.

Good Luck

Chuck

 

[Trevdog]

There is really a lot of misinformation in this thread.

I do not play a lawyer on tv, but I am one in real life.

You can rule out defamation. An essential element of a defamation cause of action is that the statement must be untrue. In this case the statement was true, which is an absolute defense. However, it appears that your privacy rights were violated and I would explore that avenue.

The vast majority of plaintiff's attorneys work on a contingency fee basis. That means that their fee is a percentage (often a third or 40%) of any actual recovery that they obtain for you. If they obtain nothing, they receive no fee. Of course this means that they don't want a case unless they believe that there is a good chance that they will recover enough money to result in a fee that will be worth their while and justify the risk they take. But almost everybody will give you a free consultation if you have the type of claim that they might handle.

At the very least I would lodge a complaint with the hospital and anybody else that may be a in position to discipline the doctor and the nurses.

DocTodd - my Dad is an anesthesiologist. He is well known for his excellent bedside manner. He always talks to every patient before he gives them any anesthetic, and he makes rounds to speak to those patients that remain at the hospital after surgery. I don't know where you work but this is standard procedure at all of the hospitals where my Dad has worked.

So please check yourself before you make sweeping and insulting generalizations about anesthesiologists. I don't want to think that I wouldn't want to deal with you unless I was intubated or unconscious.

 

[tricep30]

what

time to cut the cord . i dont feel sorry for you its not like your doing a drug that could put you jail . wink wink

 

[tricep30]

hint

you gave up your right the moment you said you would talk to the nurse . they gave you an option not to say anything .watch you you talk to about and if they ask somewhere else say no i dont want to talk about it to a nurse .

 

[Citruscide]

Two weeks ago I had knee surgery and beforehand I disclosed my AAS use to my surgeon. I had no idea how many people would find out about my secret before I even had surgery.
The day I told him he suggested that I have some bloodwork done to make sure everything was ok. I said sure, I'd like to see how I'm doing as well. Well he walks out of the exam room to call my primary care doctor about it and leaves the door open. I heard the phone conversation and him telling the other doc about my gear use- so if I heard it in the exam room there's no telling how many others who were in the area heard it. Anyways he reenters with a nurse in tow and asks if I mind discussing these matters in front of her. I say no prob. This was the first matter that kinda annoyed me, this next one is worse.

So the day of my surgery arrives. My mom shows up to wish me well and sticks around while I'm getting prepped talking with me and my wife. One of the nurses gives me the garb I have to wear and I go and change. When I get back the anesthesiologist is waiting at my bed. He asks a few routine questions and whether I had any bloodwork done recently. I said yeah just a few days before and everything was cool. Then he looks through a few pieces of paper and asks "whats this about anabolic steroids?" My jaw dropped. I just looked at him and told him the cycle I just finished, then looked over at my mom and thought "fuck". Although my wife knows and doesn't mind I never intended for my parents to find out. Not known to me at the time but my mom already found out about it when I was changing- some nurses were fucking talking about it right in front of her and my wife!!! Damnit I'm getting pissed off all over again just thinking about that asshole opening his cocksuckin mouth and saying that shit. I don't understand it- if my bloodwork came back fine and I was there getting prepped then why the hell did he have to bring it up? It's not like they were gonna cancel my surgery for crying out loud, it was all a go!
Damn even when I went in to have my bloodwork done I remember the nurses looking at me strange.
Well now my parents know and although they aren't giving me any grief about it I still wish they hadn't found out. It just pisses me off that those jerkoff doctors seemed to be slinging around that info without regards to the problems it might cause. I mean damn, what if I had told them I was a cokehead? Can you see that dick asking "so whats this about cocaine use?". If could've been anything private. Anyways just venting about the jerkoff medical profession and their woefully inadequate knowledge of AAS.

You know, I'm a lawyer. I smell LAW-SUIT! That is pretty blatent disregard for confidentiality... even though it might be reasonable for them to "assume" that your wife and parents know... they have a duty to YOU to keep it confidential... if I as a lawyer started talking about cases to people, I'd get sued for malpractice.

C

 

[DocTodd]

DocTodd - my Dad is an anesthesiologist. He is well known for his excellent bedside manner. He always talks to every patient before he gives them any anesthetic, and he makes rounds to speak to those patients that remain at the hospital after surgery. I don't know where you work but this is standard procedure at all of the hospitals where my Dad has worked.

Yea...you are right...i shouldnt have gone off like that and make generalizations. It just made me look ignorant.

I still stand by what i said. Be professional and file a complaint if you dont want to keep him as your doc. Dont throw a shit fit!!! But seeking compensation isnt really worth it.

T

 

[SwitchedOn]

Damn I'm glad I posted what happened and I appreciate all the support you guys are giving My wife is actually getting sick of me bitching about it and I wasn't sure what to do about the mess. Like I said I didn't want anyone who didn't absolutely have to know to find out. Even if the doc assumed those who were present knew about it it doesn't mean they have the right to openly discuss it. Well I have a lawyer right now and will give him a call first thing in the morning. Once again I appreciate the help and suggestions you guys have given, makes this board what it is. Thanks.