I have just had my first visit to the new doctors down the road. I went in with a UTI which I get 2-3 times a year. So, I am eventually called in by the lady doctor (15 mins late), and take a seat. The following conversation ensues:
Doc: So, what can I do for you?
Me: I'd like some antibiotics please, I have a UTI.
Doc: Have I offended you? You seem very aggressive.
Me: ????????????????????????????????????????
I have never ever been called aggressive in my life before. I don't believe that it is one of my usual character traits, especially when meeting with someone for the first time. Was it the way I took my seat (the one next to the desk rather than the one further away?)? Was it the fact that I sat up straight and didn't slouch? Was it the fact that I answered her question accurately? Was it the fact that I knew what was wrong and what I needed to fix it? Perhaps it was that I was nervous (I am not a big fan of sitting in doctors waiting rooms with sick people) and I wasn't as smiley as she would like me to be. Or perhaps it was that she felt threatened by my stature (6ft tall) and confidence in knowing what I needed, while she is a mouse of a woman physically and verbally, whom quite frankly I don't feel very confident in at all.
Whatever it was, I just said 'no, sorry', like a little school kid who had been told off, and blushed like one too. I was just so shocked I could barely concentrate on the rest of the conversation. But she did give me some antibiotics eventually.
What should I do? I feel like I should mention it to someone at the practice because you can't just go around accusing people you have only just met of being aggressive, especially when they weren't being. I wasn't shouting, swearing, throwing my fists around. But then would I be making a huge issue out of something relatively minor? Also, how is this going to impact things from here on in? I don't want to feel like I am going to be accused of things the moment I walk in the door each time I go to the docs. Should I change doctors? I mean, she is not much older than me, so we could spend the next 60 years of our lives seeing each other.
Its difficult. I'm sure she is not a nasty person, but I have a feeling she is one of life's really quiet people who are actually quite cutting on their own with you, but in public are sweet and lovely. We'll see.
Doc: So, what can I do for you?
Me: I'd like some antibiotics please, I have a UTI.
Doc: Have I offended you? You seem very aggressive.
Me: ????????????????????????????????????????
I have never ever been called aggressive in my life before. I don't believe that it is one of my usual character traits, especially when meeting with someone for the first time. Was it the way I took my seat (the one next to the desk rather than the one further away?)? Was it the fact that I sat up straight and didn't slouch? Was it the fact that I answered her question accurately? Was it the fact that I knew what was wrong and what I needed to fix it? Perhaps it was that I was nervous (I am not a big fan of sitting in doctors waiting rooms with sick people) and I wasn't as smiley as she would like me to be. Or perhaps it was that she felt threatened by my stature (6ft tall) and confidence in knowing what I needed, while she is a mouse of a woman physically and verbally, whom quite frankly I don't feel very confident in at all.
Whatever it was, I just said 'no, sorry', like a little school kid who had been told off, and blushed like one too. I was just so shocked I could barely concentrate on the rest of the conversation. But she did give me some antibiotics eventually.
What should I do? I feel like I should mention it to someone at the practice because you can't just go around accusing people you have only just met of being aggressive, especially when they weren't being. I wasn't shouting, swearing, throwing my fists around. But then would I be making a huge issue out of something relatively minor? Also, how is this going to impact things from here on in? I don't want to feel like I am going to be accused of things the moment I walk in the door each time I go to the docs. Should I change doctors? I mean, she is not much older than me, so we could spend the next 60 years of our lives seeing each other.
Its difficult. I'm sure she is not a nasty person, but I have a feeling she is one of life's really quiet people who are actually quite cutting on their own with you, but in public are sweet and lovely. We'll see.
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