Went to a new Dr.

**normanvin** · July 16th, 2009, 07:52 PM

My knee has been bothering me something fierce as of late. And being that I haven't been to a Dr. in more years then I can remember "maybe 15 yrs". So we have found a new guy, because he was recommend by someone I know and more important is the fact that he has evening hours.

So we have to fill out all the regular questionnaires.

1. Are you allergic to anything? She puts no.

2. Do you wear a seat belt? She puts no.

3. Do you have any guns in the house, and are they accessible to children? She blurts out none of your damned business and leaves it blank.

He examines my knee and tells me it looks like arthritis "no duh". The question is what are you going to do about it. So he tells me to take some Tylenol for the pain, and we should maybe take an x ray.

Then before we leave the wife proclaims that he should do a blood test, for diabetes and cholesterol and stuff like that. He hasn't had one in a while "like never".

Little does the wife know I don't think I wanna go for the x ray or the blood test.

Did I mention I don't like Dr's.

**TXDMERC73** · July 16th, 2009, 07:59 PM

wonder why they asked if you have guns and if they are accesible to children does that have anything to do with your knee?it might have something to do with pain medication...Dr wont prescribe Narcotics if he knows you have firearms...simple say no.

**normanvin** · July 16th, 2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by TXDMERC73

wonder why they asked if you have guns and if they are accesible to children does that have anything to do with your knee?it might have something to do with pain medication...Dr wont prescribe Narcotics if he knows you have firearms...simple say no.

Why do they need to know if you wear a seat belt? Again nothing to do with Knee.

**Mrs. Pa Patriot** · July 16th, 2009, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by normanvin

3. Do you have any guns in the house, and are they accessible to children? She blurts out none of your damned business and leaves it blank.

I can hear her saying that as I am reading. lol

**Steeltown** · July 16th, 2009, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by normanvin

Why do they need to know if you wear a seat belt? Again nothing to do with Knee.

So that he knows your safe while driving around on the Narcotics he prescribed. - LOL

**headcase** · July 16th, 2009, 08:17 PM

I have never seen these weird assed questionnaires? I would just leave them blank.. or put something wiseassed in there

Hope the knee gets better man

**AKross** · July 16th, 2009, 08:35 PM

4. Have you ever wanted to move to California and start a Go-Kart track?
5. How may times a day do you find yourself using the word "onion".
6. If you had to choose between white and wheat bread and were given rye how would you cut your hair?
7. Does this question make me look fat?
8. Seriously, do you wear a seat belt? I am going to watch you when you pull out of the parking lot and I will know if you lying.
9. Apple is to molybdenum as Halogenated hydrocarbons are to what?
10. Seriously do these questions make make look fat? I don't feel fat, but I worry.

Draw smiley faces or pictures of rocket ships in any questions you don't feel like answering.

**PennsyPlinker** · July 16th, 2009, 08:42 PM

I think the questions have more to do with you being a new patient more than anything else, coupled with the intrusive nature of the insurance companies. When we started with our current medical group, I got a list of the same questions. When I got to the gun part, I left it blank. I mentioned it to the lady who saw me, and she said, yeah, a lot of people around here don't fill that one out. I went on to say that the questionnaire did not ask me how many chainsaws I owned, or if I had a swimming pool, or if we had a lot of knives in the kitchen. She laughed and said not to worry, they did not care if we did not fill it out. If they had, I would not be there.

**dc dalton** · July 16th, 2009, 08:53 PM

Amazing how much stupid info they try and get out of you these days .... thank heavens we have been seeing the same doc for some time now. To top it off he (my doctor) is a MAJOR libertarian, hates and refuses to join the AMA (calls them blood sucking leaches) and just loves talking politics with me ... I even bet (though I have never mentioned it) he'd get into talking about guns.

**normanvin** · August 18th, 2009, 06:14 AM

So this dr sent me for an xray and blood test. They called yesterday, with the results. The cholesteral is ok. They confirmed that I have osteoarthritis in my knee. They said that I can take some physical therapy to help it out. The wife took the call so I should call back to find out times that the therapy would be availabel. It seems that no one does evening or weekend hours anymore. I don't want to miss time from work.