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Readers Respond: What is the most unprofessional thing a doctor has said to you?

<p dir="ltr">When you go to your family doctor or specialist the last thing you’d expect is something unprofessional being said. </p> <p dir="ltr">But unfortunately, it appears to be more common than we think and it is unacceptable. </p> <p dir="ltr">We asked our readers to shed some light on some of the unprofessional comments they’ve received from doctors and they are nothing but shocking.</p> <p dir="ltr">Check them out below.</p> <p dir="ltr">Julie Lancashire - At 90 years my mum got her pacemaker replaced after 10 years and the doctor saying he didn't expect he'd be doing it again. She's now 93 and counting!</p> <p dir="ltr">Carole Meyer - I was patted on the head and told I didn’t need to know how many stitches I had after giving birth.</p> <p dir="ltr">Rosalea Mifsud - I asked our doctor of 35 years if my husband could have Legionnaires' disease as he was extremely ill after opening the potting mix. Instead of swabbing or testing urine, his reply was “I don’t know as I have never had a patient with it”. My husband was ill for 2 months, but never diagnosed. He had a blood test which showed he had a virus.</p> <p dir="ltr">Jean Ahmet - My husband had a large operation to remove cancer. When he went for a check up a year later the registrar said to him “see you next year if you are still around”.</p> <p dir="ltr">Terrie Giancola - My husband was told he was considered “not viable” for surgery for liver cancer by a surgeon at a large public hospital in Melbourne, “go home enjoy what time you have left you won’t feel any pain”. Twenty-two years later after successful surgery at a large private hospital we both still remember the callousness of that comment.</p> <p dir="ltr">Margaret Gauld - Asking me what I was thinking about during an internal examination.</p> <p dir="ltr">Elizabeth Mcdowell - Went through years of pain and one day called into the hospital. The doctor checking me said l was faking the pain and wasting his time. Two more years of excruciating pain I saw a specialist who took my gallbladder out. He said it was full of puss and was very infected. Been fine ever since. </p> <p dir="ltr">Liz Wood - I was told to get pregnant and that would fix all my problems. Only thing was I had been told two weeks before having an operation for a burst cyst on my ovaries. I was then told I would not be able to have children. I reported the doctor for his insensitive comments. He had not read my case history.</p> <p dir="ltr">Vicki Pritchard - If you weren’t so overweight it wouldn’t have hurt as much! I fell down the cement stairs. I was in PAIN.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sue Schultz - Your baby shouldn't have died…but you are not the only one that has lost a baby!!!! I was just shattered.</p> <p dir="ltr">Share any unprofessional comments you’ve received <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oversixtyNZ/posts/pfbid02XYbmr2cQdZKdHTMxgHBTbKEMq7HCpVMoKGn2RMPSNjdJ5Ph6LDQGwRtbWQ5EtGV3l" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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Why this “unprofessional” sign at a doctor’s office has gone viral

<p>A woman has been sent away from a medical centre for calling out an “unprofessional” note announcing that a doctor no longer worked there.</p> <p>Patient Susan Rolens was visiting a medical centre in Illinois, US for her appointment with her doctor on January 22 when she spotted a bizarre sign on the window.</p> <p>“Dr [Name] resigned from our office,” the typed note read. </p> <p>“The reason he resigned is because his wife would not allow him to work here since we hired a 'female' nurse practitioner.”</p> <p>Rolens said the clinic owner asked her to leave after she criticised the note. </p> <p>“I told the receptionist that this was the most unprofessional thing I’ve ever seen,” Rolens said. </p> <p>“The next thing I know, they are telling me I can’t see my doctor’s back-up.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10214207665927814%26set%3Da.1709517619990%26type%3D3&amp;width=500" width="500" height="690" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>Rolens then went on to post a picture of the sign on Facebook, which has since gained more than 1,400 comments and 800 shares.</p> <p>“I thought it was unprofessional for a business to post something like that about a beloved doctor,” Rolens told Fox2.</p> <p>Many people voiced their agreement in the comments section. </p> <p>“Saying the Doctor is 'no longer with us', would have sufficed,” wrote one user. “No need to divulge his personal business.”</p> <p>According to Fox2, the note in question has since been removed from the clinic.</p> <p>The doctor in question refused to comment on the incident, but Rolens said he told her that the dispute was “all taken out of context and had nothing to do with the nurse practitioner being female”.</p> <p>What do you think of the way the medical centre announced the doctor's departure? Tell us in the comments below.</p>

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Body language expert criticises “unprofessional” habit of Duchess Meghan

<p>Since entering the royal family, every outfit, engagement and gesture made by Duchess Meghan is carefully watched by the world.</p> <p>And now, the 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex has prompted discussion after she was spotted with her hands in her pockets at several public events.</p> <p>During her visit to New Zealand, Meghan was snapped with her hands in the pockets of her white tuxedo dress, designed by Maggie Marilyn.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 296.5px; height: 500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821872/image_.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/a61af5ccacc24464be95c1ba77aa3aad" /></p> <p>The couple were attending an event at Courtenay Creative, a programme for young people who aspire to get into the film industry.</p> <p>Etiquette expert William Hanson said the laid back pose is “too relaxed and too unprofessional” for a member of the royal family.</p> <p>Speaking to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6329105/Meghan-Markle-hands-pockets-royal-tour-criticised-etiquette-expert.html">FEMAIL</a></strong></span> he said: "We know that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pioneering a new, relaxed, tactile branch of monarchy but having hands in the pocket is a step too far.”</p> <p>"There is good casual and there is bad casual. Placing a hand in the pocket is too relaxed and unprofessional, however dressed down Prince Harry and his wife may have been.</p> <p>"Will the world end? No. It is just a small blip in Meghan’s usually delightful manners that can be easily corrected for future engagements."</p> <p>However, body language expert Judi James believes there is a simple explanation for her habit – the Duchess’ love of fashion.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821873/image_.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/c2eea79daa114e5cb172b47794c9a7be" /></p> <p>"Meghan's high levels of confidence suggest her reason is more to do with fashion than anxiety though," Judi told <a href="https://www.ok.co.uk/royal/royal-latest/1428494/meghan-markle-duchess-of-sussex-hands-in-pockets-reason-prince-harry"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>OK! Online</strong></span></a>.</p> <p>"It is also a probable nod to her love of '50s styling.</p> <p>"Her full skirts are very Audrey Hepburn and to wear them well a hand in one pocket is almost de rigueur.</p> <p>"She also loves slouchy coats and jackets and the same fashion rule of 'wearing' the tailoring would apply with them too."</p> <p>Do you think it is fine for royals to have their hands in their pockets during public engagements? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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