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

I see my GYN occasionally out and about. We wave or say hi, that is about all.

I live in a city of 40K. In my immediate neighborhood I have a chiropractor, a dermatologist and an anesthesiologist. I've seen the chiropractor for adjustments a couple times, but see him outside in the yard or with his kids all the time. I've never seen the dermatologist or anesthesiologist professionally.

I've seen our family doctor frequently at church and occasionally in the grocery store. I've seen my dentist in a restaurant eating stuff he shouldn't, and occasionally at art shows. Seeing the docs out is simply no big deal, they've got to eat and do stuff too.

We seen my wife's gyno the other day at a farm store. We both acknowledged him and he smiled back. As we were walking out, the wife says "I wonder if he remembers his patients by face or by their pussy".

My old family GP was a family friend of my grandmother's so we have known him our entire life. There has never been awkwardness meeting him outside of his practice. In fact both him and his wife have always said hello and willing spoke to us wherever we met. He always ask us about other family members and how are they keeping and about school, family life etc.

Sadly he retired and passed away a few years ago. He was a great doctor, that was an excellent clinician but still made the time to talk to you. Not like the GP's we have, where its all about the numbers of patient that they can see. I think its only 10-15 mins that allocated for each patient.

From a personal point of view I have met former patients both male and female outside of hospital. The majority say hello and I have never sensed any awkwardness, they always seen happy to say hello and enquire about other colleagues and say thanks for looking after them.

First wife was an R.N. She began working weekends at a hospital, where her OB-GYN was on staff. One Sat. she was on an elevator in "A" frame uniform with cap and Clinic brand shoes. Her Dr. got on the elevator and just nodded at her, never speaking a word. He had already delivered 2 babies by her. She was wondering why he didn't call her by name. I told her that he didn't recognize her with clothes on and that if she would have bared her behind, he would have said, "Oh hi Cathy, how's the kids?"

Dozerman, That's a good one. She has a sense of humor.

By that line of thinking, the dentist would only recognize with your mouth oped.

We seen my wife's gyno the other day at a farm store. We both acknowledged him and he smiled back. As we were walking out, the wife says "I wonder if he remembers his patients by face or by their pussy".

First wife was an R.N. She began working weekends at a hospital, where her OB-GYN was on staff. One Sat. she was on an elevator in "A" frame uniform with cap and Clinic brand shoes. Her Dr. got on the elevator and just nodded at her, never speaking a word. He had already delivered 2 babies by her. She was wondering why he didn't call her by name. I told her that he didn't recognize her with clothes on and that if she would have bared her behind, he would have said, "Oh hi Cathy, how's the kids?"

That is funny! "Laughter IS the best medicine!" 😁

The only time I've seen a Doctor who has examined me 'face to face' outside of their normal exam room, was the Company Doctor who was resident& in charge of the Medical facility within a large industrial factory. He was the one who gave me my employment medical exam when I was 16 and joined as an Apprentice & then another exam when I was 18 in order to join the company pension scheme.

He was an older guy and both exams started with me being stripped to my underpants (white briefs in those days), on both occasions the pants came down for the hernia turn my head and cough.

In fact I'm sure he had seen most of the employees naked at some time, he had the females stripped to their knickers too.

I saw my doctor several weeks after delivering my child. It was at a local shopping center. It was a nice way for me to introduce my baby to her...it was not at all uncomfortable.

Where I grew up was a small town. You could not help but run into your doctor. Then while going to college and after graduating I ran into my new doctor at the hospital I was working at. It didn't seem awkward or bother me any as far as I remember. We would actually talk on a professional level. Well she also knew that because it was a teaching hospital we knew what room food was hidden in. I mean we had a few rich med students who would usually order trays of food.

Knowing where the food is kept is crucial. Once I was working and a tech who was leaving gave himself a going away party. He served us steaks, artichoke hearts and all sorts of delicacies. We enjoyed it to no end. The next day security had to change the locks in the kitchen. He'd calmly helped himself. The nuns were furious. Myself I thought it was a class act.

I grew up in a town of about 25,000 people so it wasn't a real big town but wasn't a one lighter either. We went to a family practice with 2 doctors. They also went to our church so I saw them all the time. When I got older I started babysitting for Dr.Dan. I was over there a lot. I also went on their vacations to help with the kids and because they liked me. I often saw Dr.Dan in his boxers when I was over there a lot. Growing up with two brothers I guess I never thought anything about it. Funny thing though in my teen years when I was over there a lot and what not it was embarrassing for me when I had to go and see him in his office. I'm sure you have read my story about having strep and having to get shots "back there". That was not at all pleasant for me and very embarrassing. But I didn't like the other doctor in his office. Dr John was a nice guy but I had strep a lot back then and when he would swab my throat he was always so rough. Dr. Dan was very gentle. Once in a while if I wasn't feeling well and I was over at Dr. Dan's house he would take a quick look at me in his house and for some reason that didn't bother me or embarrass me at all, but in the office it did.

Mashie

I had a rather funny run in with my ophthalmologist this week.

I workout at a kickboxing gym and I was sparring with one of the other members.

Well, apparently my ophthalmologist goes to the same gym and walked in just in time to see me duck, dodge a jab, and have my glasses fly off into the wall and break.

He casually laughed and said, "I guess I'll be seeing you soon!"

A while back I had walked into the nail salon where I get a manicure and pedicure. Walking in right behind me was my gynecologist. So I make the comment that it was good to see her and it reminded me that I needed to call and setup an appointment for my well woman exam. I went on to discuss with her how I have friends that don't so as they should and how important regular gynecolgical exams and pap smears are. I was hoping all were listening unfortunetly it's a taboo topic to bring up but it should not be.

My wife and I know my current doctor from one of our kids' sports leagues. I will see him every weekend starting in a few weeks.

In the mid-90s, my wife and I joined a wine tasting group. Turns out one of the other members was a gynecologist at the student medical center (we were in a college town) who had examined my wife while she was a student. She thought it was a little strange. But he never said anything about it. He either didn't remember her (likely, since he probably sees thousands of young women every year) or chose to not acknowledge his memory of her being in his stirrups.

Naturally, I found the whole thing quite arousing. I couldn't help but thinking those fingers around the stem of his wine glass had once caressed my wife's breasts and had been inside her vagina.

I was at the grocery store, and I ran into my gynecologist. She totally didn't recognize me, probably as I was standing upright, and fully clothed, not naked with my legs spread.

I met my GP in a restaurant, and he totally didnt recognise me. He was with his kids, and probably too busy getting them to behave.

Years ago, I ran into my PCP at the shopping mall. She seemed embarrassed, not sure why. I have also played golf with my dentist.

I had a similar situation several weeks ago where a guy I know from my gym became my patient . We both workout at the same rec centre, where we both lift weights and play basketball very regularly so we know each other by name and have spotted for each other when lifting as we have some mutual gym friends since we are of a similar age demographic although he is about 8 years younger (early twenties).

I work as a nurse at the one STI clinic in the city, I never know who I will see for a patient I just grab a chart then walk to the waiting room and call a name, I never know who I have until they get up from the chair. Since I only work with male patients (they would have to pay for a chaperone if I do females) , I have run into a few people that I have recognized in the several years I worked here but never someone i knew by name. When I called his name (he registered with his real name which I did not recognize) he looked up from under his ballcap and we both had an oh shit moment. He followed me to the exam room, right away I said we could get someone else to do his assessment, he then asked me how long he would have to wait to see another male nurse and I said I was the only one working . So he said he would just rather I did it rather than a female nurse, he is from Turkey originally and the arab men always seem to want a male nurse.

I asked him the usual questions, he had a new girlfriend and she made him come in to get tested before they did anything as I guess she knew that he had lots of sexual experience ,which my sexual history also confirmed my long held suspicion that basketball wasn't the only cardio he enjoyed. I had seen him shirtless on multiple occasions in the locker room so I know he has a great chest and upper body, he is an interesting combination of a very youthful attractive face yet his broad shoulders, well developed arms and chest along with a significant amount of trimmed body hair are rather contrasting.

Anyways that day at the clinic I saw the other half of him, he had a very average penis size wise, although he had what the nurses call a third world circumcision going on. As there was more scarring and minor adhesions than the guys that are clipped here in north america at birth. Many muslim and filipino guys are cut when they are older back in their home country and we can always tell because the results aren't near as neat. Anyways I will never forget the look on his young face when I stuck the swab in his urethra, I bet he will make me pay for that next time we are on the ball court together.

Have seen her a few times in the mall or on the street walking. She has recognized me and spoken.

It's one of my "fears" that someone from our doctors office will catch us eating junkie fast food (which we really don't get that often). My friend and I both see the same doctor and I am sure that she would have something to say since we are both diabetics.

However, I have a facebook friend that lives in a small town. She's a much older lady and is really funny and so are her posts. She had said that her doctor had wanted her to gain some weight. She had gone to the store and bought a bunch of the cookies and snacks and all the things she likes that doctors don't approve of, exactly. She turned around in line, her arms laden with her junk food, and who should be in line behind her??? Her doctor!! She was so embarrassed!! She wasn't so much so that she didn't buy her goodies thought, lol! A few weeks later she posted that even though she is eating all this crap, she's not gaining but a pound or two. I hate her, lol!

Ran into my doc at a swingers part once. Just smiled and kept walking

Not exactly a doctor encounter - but my chiropractor's son (who also works in his office as his chiro assistant) lives on my bus route that i drive for schools. Occasionally I will see him out in his yard in the afternoons and we will wave to each other as I drive by.

I also ran into my foot doctor at the local football game recently. If he remembered me I have no idea, but I was working the concession stand so I simply pointed him in the direction of the hot chocolate he was looking for.

Being in a small town, I occasionally will catch a glimpse of my docs that I see around town at the grocery store or at Walmart, but I don't go out of my way to say hi unless it is in passing.

When we were fresh out of college and still dating, my future wife and I ran into a doctor who had given her a pap smear and pelvic exam at the student health center. We were at a wine tasting and I made some small talk with him. Only after the tasting did she tell me who he was. She thought it was kind of "creepy" being around him. (To be fair, he did look a lot like the deranged proctologist in "Cannonball Run.")

The doc who gave me a physical last fall has a daughter on the same sports team as one of my daughters. I see him quite frequently. There's no awkwardness as far as I'm concerned.

I've run into my doctor at Cosco before but he seemed like he was in a hurry and we passed each other uneventfully. I'm not even sure he noticed me but I noticed him.

Jessica, there are a few possibilities with you actually. The one I hope isn't true is that maybe he didn't recognize you. Sometimes that happens when you go to a doctor that is part of a very large multi-doctor practice. Or if you have only seen him a time or two. Another possibility is that he was just in a hurry and had his mind on what he was doing. Medical professionals are very very good at zoning things out and focusing on the task at hand. Then the other possibility is that doctors and nurses or other medical professionals tend to leave it up to our patients to acknowledge us first when in a public place. We do so because you may not want people to know that you know us on a professional level. We also don't know what you have shared with people or what you haven't. So it's just much easier for us to not approach or speak to you until you have come to us first.

Hope all that makes sense.

Mashie

I live in a rather small state where you are always running into someone that you know including your doctor. It's happened to me several times. The most embarrassing was seeing my doctor after I had received a full exam earlier in the day at a civic function! I must have blushed a million different colors. She was very polite and just smiled and wished me well. Earlier I was naked in her exam room and given a complete exam.

No omg I think I would be beat red knowing that he has seen my intimate parts! Thinking about it does kind of turn me on but the other part is total embarrassment. I think for me is the exposure of my tight ring I mean if you look at a women you can see all the goods but the anal ring you have to really look for it.

Our town is really small and I see my gynecologist outside of my appointments at our local YMCA and in the community at other places, we live in the same town right near each other and usually we say hi to eachother and talk, I seen him a few weeks ago at a local community event and we talked for a while, it's not awkward at all seeing him and talking to him

I live in a very small town and work for the hospital so yes I see all the doctors in and out of work. To me they are colleagues and friends or aquaintances. I have a med fet and fantasize about many scenarios but my fantasies never include my local medical team. Mine is stronger than I thought as I dream about it often and catch myself daydreaming but in the professional space it never crosses my mind ever. And it never will?