Meeting your GP in a social situation etiquette.

[condor]

As in the thread title.

You may have been with your GP for over 30 odd years and he/she has done his/her best not to be involved in the local community social type wise....but when all of a sudden you're thrown together in a social situation ( where you can not ignore each other)....what is the GP's etiquette?

[gti tim]

My GP is also the on call doctor where i work. It's quite handy to get an appointment as if i cant get one i phone him! See him most days at work, and he's professional yet can always collar him for anything i need without waiting a fortnight.

[condor]

I was thinking...more on the lines, of when they've been privvy to very personal information.
e.g. piles ( not that this is the case, but something otherwise embarrassing)

[john_p]

I'm sure they'll just wander over and shout "Hey Condor, hope that prescription cured those PILES right up"

In return you should tell everyone they are a doctor, so that people bombard them with incessant questions about their ingrown toenails and Swine Flu.

[condor]

It wasn't quite like that.
He just said 'Hi' in a very high pitched voice, I answered his 'Hi' in a normal voice...but we both shot off in ( our normal to where we were heading for) but opposing directions immediately.

[parapaul]

I bumped into my GP in the swimming baths, of all places taking our respective kids swimming.

She is a bit of a MILF, to be completely honest, and luckily the kids were distraction enough

[captainzep]

If you're a bit self aware and your last meeting involved the GP bum-fingering you, try sticking to a safe topic. Such as: why do ONS population figures come out as much less than GP registered list population figures? Given that GPs get paid more for a bigger list size? Hmmm.

[condor]

It's rather unfortunate but I'll have to visit him tomorrow at his surgery as I think I've pulled a muscle/torn a ligament type injury in my side.

[Pickled Piper]

Yes, good thread. Any GPs care to comment?

I regularly bump into our GP in and around town. I never quite know what to say.

pp

[Planet Claire]

When I was growing up our doctor used to live a next-door-but-3 from us. I also went to school with one of his daughters so was regularly round at their house. It was never a problem, either for me nor my parents. When you live in a small community it's very difficult not to bump into people you know.

[tuffer]

I ran into mine in the frozen food isle at Tesco's, I wipped out the old boy and asked her if my ball bag looked all right!





Actually I just gave her an embarresed nod as I passed.

[Mad Mitch]

They are normal people outside of work.....Whats the problem with just talking to them ??!!!

[ShadownINja]

Mad Mitch said:

They are normal people outside of work.....Whats the problem with just talking to them ??!!!

WHAT? NO WAY!!!

I don't see the problem. I'm sure you could make small talk, Condor? Or has he seen things that no other man has seen? (Actually, one of my old doctors has seen things that no other man has seen and I'd be pleased if she said nothing or at best complimented me on my "tightness". )

[drjazz]

I once saw a patient, who was a nurse from a nearby hospital ..somewhere in London.., who had "misplaced" something about his person, in such a way, that it needed the skills of a specialist surgeon to extract the conical shaped article.. Must have taken an almighty shove to get it up there in the first place...Few days later the member of staff was back at work as if nothing had happened
Point being that after a few years in the business there is virtually nothing that surprises/embarasses us, no need to waste a second feeling awkward

[ShadownINja]

drjazz said:

Point being that after a few years in the business there is virtually nothing that surprises/embarasses us, no need to waste a second feeling awkward

I have no end of pleasure embarrassing a surgeon friend of mine. (I expect I will get a slapped face one day, though.)

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 21st May 22:20

[condor]

ShadownINja said:

Mad Mitch said:

They are normal people outside of work.....Whats the problem with just talking to them ??!!!

WHAT? NO WAY!!!

I don't see the problem. I'm sure you could make small talk, Condor? Or has he seen things that no other man has seen? (Actually, one of my old doctors has seen things that no other man has seen and I'd be pleased if she said nothing or at best complimented me on my "tightness". )

It's not that bad!
Yesterday's appointment went ahead - there was no mention of the 'social' occassion by either of us.

[john_p]

condor said:

Yesterday's appointment went ahead - there was no mention of the 'social' occassion by either of us.

I think I'm a bit worried about this 'social' occasion

[HUW JONES]

I never get out....but if I did I wouldn't worry if I were you.I can't remember who I've seen or why unless I've got their records in front of me.

[bazking69]

What may seem hugely personal to you or me is part and parcel of a day in the life of a GP I guess. They've seen it all and heard it all.

I'd also expect any GP to maintain utter professionalism at any time and not go spouting off stories to their friends after a few glasses of Rioja...

[esselte]

My GP is also a member at our rugby club..no issues at all....