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so my insurance pays for me to have transportation to doctors appointments and the last couple times i had the same guy and he was fine (polite but quiet, perfect). but today i have a lady and she’s nice but my appointment was in a building that says “cancer centre.” and she asked if i had cancer, to which i said no, and then she started to tell me that i look healthy but stopped herself. yes, i look able-bodied but i’m not. today i didn’t use my cane (which i regret now for different reasons) but being told i look healthy just bothers me
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Yes, the: "you look so healthy" or the "you're so young" talks like it's somehow helpful. I got tired of hearing it when I was diagnosed with kidney failure. It was more particularly frustrating when I take a medication for one thing and a health professional would assume another. For example I used to take depakote for bipolar which is was designed for and I would be asking "do you take difficult for seizures?" Or I would take aspirin for pain and I would have a nurse ask do you have heart attacks?" It's frustrating that they would make a diagnosis completely on a medication I take. I have no problem telling a driver to mind their own business and not so many words the drivers themselves are not particularly HIPAA compliant for the most part so I would be say "I don't want to talk about it" or "I'd appreciate you concentrate on driving" you are not obligated to talk to them if you don't want to.
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I’m sorry. Some people are inconsiderate sometimes and assume things without reason.
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