Neurologist's Stupid Question Shenanigans

June 26, 2012

If you don't like TMI, skip this one and I apologize if my language upsets you.  No, actually, I'm not that sorry.  It's not that bad.

So, I go to my neurologist the other day for a checkup because he won't renew my prescriptions--I discover this when I'm OUT and at the pharmacy to pick them up for the following month.  In case you didn't know, it's not a real good idea to stop cold turkey or skip blood pressure meds or most any med for that matter.  Anyway, I'm finally in front of my doctor and he is, as usual, asking me the same questions that the nurse has already asked me and noted down my answers.  Then he throws in another question that kinda pissed me off a little.  He asked, "Do you still menstruate?"  I'm like....seriously?  Don't you have my stupid chart in front of you with all that crap on it?  And how fking old does it say I AM?  A few weeks ago, a dude in the liquor store is looking at me like I'm not even the person on my driver's license and said I looked awful young to be born in 19## and yesterday a couple of my younger co-workers were floored when they found out my age. But, this wonderful doctor who sees LOTS of people daily and knows their ages is asking me, "Do you still menstruate?"  Yes, mother fker, I still menstruate.

P.S.--I was just asked if this was about me cause they thought it was one of those "funny e-mails you just send around". Yeppers, unfortunately, it's a true story, about me.