Meeting your doctor outside of his or her office/exam room

Yeah...the lucky guy...our neighborhood is full of attractive women...So...I have feelings...of envy!!!!!

I've had numerous docs tell me that doing an exam is like painting a wall after awhile. You are in professional mode and don't get aroused. I'm sure it happens but looking at bare muffs day after day has to desensitize you fast!

We were at an Elton John concert a few years ago and this woman walked up and called me by name. It took me a second, it was my dentist.

My wife was hospitalized and an internist was seeing her daily. He had a cast on his arm and when asked what happened he said "riding in Moab" (Moab is a national park in Utah). He was young, slender and in shape - I assumed an off road bicycling accident. About a year later we ran into him at a pub - he was decked out in all leather - drove in on his high handlebar Harley. Reintroduced ourselves and chatted for about 20 minutes over a beer. He introduced us to his fiancée (very HOT).

Also a couple of years ago while attending a friend's sons little league games we've run into our PCP twice ...her son is on the same team as our friends. We chatted and cheered on the kids. Even talked about each kids baseball interests - or lack there of - at an office visit (our friend's kid sucked at baseball and didn't like it).

A couple of months ago, I posted about running into the CMA that assisted in my full body skin exam at my dermatologists at a friend's house (https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;msg=992449).

I've run into her several times since, mostly at my friend's house and sometimes out at the local micro-brew pub. She's a single mom, young and attractive, and is pretty good friends with my friend who hosted the party. In all the time that we've spent chatting together the subject of my exam has never come up again (thankfully), and as I have gotten to know her I see her as a friend, a dedicated mother, a kind and caring person, and an intelligent woman who just happens to work at a business I've been to once.

Now, to be honest, I don't much think about my experience in the dermatologist's office when I'm chatting with her - but I do get kind of apprehensive when I think about my next full body skin exam appointment. Thankfully that isn't until February.

Growing up I was only allowed to see doctors who were members of my dad's church (he was the lead pastor). It was always so awkward thinking I would see them on Sunday. Made me very shy.

Yes I have seen both my current doctor and my previous doctor at places other than at their place of work. Over the years I have ran into them at the grocery store. Once I ran into my previous doctor at the liquor store. I have stopped and talked with my previous doctor on a couple of occasions while out riding bicycle. He is a runner so he is out running or riding bike frequently around town.

Not me but my late father saw his physician socially, attending parties at his house. My father was Professor of Chemistry who taught organic. One of the toughest courses a doctor has to take and I recall my father and his physician had collaborated on some research as my father provided the organic chemistry part.

In my father's final days in the hospital before passing, I would go to visit him and there was often a doctor or PA there chatting with him. Eventually I asked my father's doctor why so many doctors and PA's as I knew his case was terminal. He told me what I mentioned above, my father taught a course that separated the men from the boys seeking to be doctors. They had a lot of respect for professors that taught that course and just wanted to bend his ear. One day I went in to see my father and found he had been moved to another room but I had no idea where. I went to the nurses station to find out where he was moved and referred to him as Dr. xxx. The nurse seemed puzzled about who I was talking about (the "Doctor" prefix may have confused her) and I told them he had been in room xxx but is now somewhere else. She immediately said "oh you mean the professor" and then told me where I could find him. So even the staff referred to him by professional title.

Yeah, I would see him in the neighborhood as he and his wife were locals. Nothing weird about it as they were just medical people.

We were on the same schedule at the gym.

See several MDs I work with at the gym and in the locker room

No big deal. We all have the same anatomy

When I was practicing in a suburb of Sacramento, I used to run into patients of mine frequently, probably most often in the grocery store. We'd typically exchange greetings and chat about the weather for a minute or two. I don't recall more than that.

I bump into our local surgeries nurse, who carries out my smear test and other appointments quite regularly in Sainsburys(supermarket for non UK members😊) I'm a creature of habit and shop the same time most weeks, she must be the same as we seen to cross paths often, I remember seeing her the week after a smear test, when my girls were younger, and them asking quite loudly 'who's she, and how do you know her', after turning a shade of red I explained that she was the nice nurse who works at the doctor's, they then announced 'we'll see you soon', got to love kids innocent comments❤️

Sorta the inverse?

I had a friend in school whose dad who was an orthopedic surgeon. I did something stupid, broke my arm, and my mom took me to the ER. In walks my friend's dad. Ignores me at first and asks my mom how she's doing. Then goes "So what stupid thing caused this?" "Oh the usual. He was jumping his bike."

I'm getting read by this man in front of my mom while I'm in quite a bit of pain. And zero fucks were given by any of the adults. (This was the 80s.)

"Well, I'm gonna have to set this and he's kinda loud so I'm gonna give him something." "Dear lord I wish I could do that..."

Yeah...that was awkward.

It's the only time I seen my Dr that I am registered under in last six years is in ASDA at surgery only see junior docs or nurse practitioner

We used to see my pediatrician around town often growing up. My mom would ALWAYS stop and chat with him as they got along very well. It was very awkward.

Fast forward a few years and he sent me a friend request on Facebook. It's VERY weird seeing him comment "Happy Birthday", etc. on my timeline.

There were a couple of times when I saw my family doctor, and dentist, while shopping. We exchanged greetings, and went on our separate ways. It was kind of awkward, but in a good way. They’re people, just like you and me.

Growing up I was only allowed to see doctors who were members of my dad's church (he was the lead pastor). It was always so awkward thinking I would see them on Sunday. Made me very shy.

@shygirlpatient I imagine that had to be awkward for you at times.

I've met several doctors outside of their office hours, in their free time. A dentist, a dermatologist. We greeted each other and chatted a bit.

The only time would be when my psychiatrist came to an IEP meeting at my middle schooI. was never in the meetings myself, but I saw him walking out of the conference room carrying a file folder. I didn’t like him, so I was a bit irritated that he was at my school.