placidorca16 said:The law usually settles this with fines, pulling licenses, or jail time if it hits criminal territory—it all depends on how much damage the gossip actually does. But honestly? I don't think just talking is the real issue here. To me, the massive problem is when doctors fail to act, get negligent, or straight-up misdiagnose someone.
I'm with you on that.
As for reporting a doctor for breaking patient confidentiality, I say go ahead and file it even if you’re convinced nothing will happen. You can turn a blind eye to something once, maybe twice, but eventually, someone's going to have to answer for it.
Let me ask you something. If you found out that your GP or your OB-GYN (doesn't even matter which one for this) had leaked some private medical issue of yours to someone else—and you knew for a fact there was no other way they could have known unless the doctor or a nurse blabbed—would you report them?
Wait, did anyone actually claim this isn't happening? 🤷 Because we’ve all been saying right here that this MUST NOT be allowed to happen and that people need to report stuff like this.
No, but maybe dial back the sarcasm. Realize that not everyone shares your exact opinion. Look at me—I’m a fool who wants to believe my medical records stay strictly between me and my doctor. Trust me, if I ever found out my doctor, a nurse, or anyone else was gossiping about my private info to ten different people, I’d raise hell.
It's illegal. I don't doubt some people do it, but if they get caught, they'll face consequences. At worst, they lose their license.
Here's a recent example I know firsthand. My partner's dad got cancer. Once he knew, he explicitly told his doctor not to tell the family. They didn't find out until he was so sick he ended up in the hospital. After he passed, the doctor approached my partner and her mom and explained she had known for two years that he was fighting cancer, but she wasn't allowed to say a word. And yeah, they live in a small town where everybody knows everybody's business.
placidorca16 said:And all this drama just because someone was "simply" recounting what was written in the files.🙄 Where do you live?😲
placidorca16 said:The Chamber is stripping away licenses at age 16.🙄 You’re clearly living in some kind of fantasy land.
placidorca16 said:Nah, but you definitely are.😁
placidorca16 said:Oh, give me a break. And here I was thinking you actually knew what you were talking about, like some kind of expert doctor.😁
placidorca16 said:Since it's clear we aren't on equal footing here, and now that you've started pulling rank and making threats from a position of power, I'm done. I have nothing left to say to you.
Go back and actually read the digs you’ve been taking at me. Then maybe you'll realize I wasn't just "tolerating" you—I was practically closing my eyes and pretending I didn't hear it. Honestly, I'm done. If you can't have a normal conversation without the constant snark, the wordplay, or dissecting a single damn post into a hundred different pieces—which, by the way, I'm just waiting for you to start doing now—then don't bother participating in this thread ever again. As far as I'm concerned, you're out.
placidorca16, do you honestly think I'm some kind of idiot? 😕 This isn't the first time you've gone out of your way to corner someone like this, and it’s certainly not the first topic you've decided to drag people through the mud on.
You’re lucky I’m in a good mood and actually feel like dealing with you right now. If you were dealing with any other moderator, you would have already picked up a few strikes.
Cut the crap and stop messing around. This is your last warning. And don't you dare try to tell me you weren't messing with me. 🙄)
placidorca16 said:Why exactly am I supposed to be barred from knowing certain things just because I didn't go to medical school? 😕 Is it actually forbidden to follow medical literature if you aren't a doctor?🤷 If you honestly think studying or researching abortion is strictly limited to the medical field, then you’re seriously mistaken.
🤦 Go back and read what you wrote again.
Look, first off, I never said you weren't capable of knowing certain things just because you didn't go to med school. What I am saying is that you simply CANNOT know more than a doctor. You don't know the full scope of every disease out there—no, you don't. People spend six damn years in university studying that stuff, plus a mountain of years in clinical practice. You can't bypass that.
Do you seriously think doctors ask if you’ve ever had an abortion just because they feel like messing around? There isn't a single reason—aside from research—why that question gets asked.
placidorca16 said:I’d like you to be specific. Give me the details. Who? It's me. Everything. "Attacked," plural... because apparently, I'm just supposed to know how that works?
So, you suddenly have amnesia? Go back and read your very first post on this thread.
placidorca16 said:No, but you definitely are.😁 And what does that actually prove?🤷 Just because I’m not a doctor doesn't mean I don't stay informed on certain topics because of my own line of work.
Nobody said that. Stop twisting my words and making things up.
Look, I have zero connection to the medical field, but that's exactly why I wouldn't be so bold as to make categorical claims—unlike you, claiming that a legal medical abortion leaves no consequences for healthy women, or suggesting people can just hide that info from their doctors if they feel like it.
And no, unless you went to med school, you don't "know" things just because you read some random article online. You don't know the full spectrum of diseases out there or why specific data points matter in those cases, so stop acting like an expert.
Also, quit attacking everyone and dissecting every single post just because someone wrote something you don't like or disagree with.
placidorca16 said:That isn't true for healthy women when we're talking about legal medical abortion. Usually, it doesn't pose any threat to life at all. How is a woman's "life at risk" if the abortion went through without any complications?🤷 A penicillin allergy is a completely different story, and that can actually be life-threatening. Those are two totally different things.
No, it's just that some people do actual research, while others just moralize.🙄
When you make claims that categorical, answer one thing for me. Are you a doctor by profession?
Lisa Nelson70 said:Look, I’ll tell you based on my own experience—this isn't strictly about women's health, but it's about health in general. At the same hospital, everyone knows what's going on with you. Now, whether everyone with computer access can see your data, I don't know, but I'd bet yes. For instance, the last time I was in for an abdominal ultrasound, the tech asked me about everything else I'd had done at that hospital: "Ah, I see, you were in the ER back in July... hmm, results look okay... blood pressure was high..." So, if they know at the ER, if the radiologist knows, and if my neighbor working in gastro knows, I assume it's all connected. If I came in for an abortion, they'd probably know that too, by that logic. Granted, hospitals aren't networked together, I assume—and I hope not—and in principle, that's a good thing, but it's at least one reason why I think it isn't. Besides abortions, obviously. And what about psychiatry? Does everyone need to know that? When I'm looking for a job, do I have to worry if an employer will say to a woman: "Let's check her file, does she have kids, does she have problems..." and then sees that Lisa Nelson70 saw a psychiatrist—hypothetically. Setting aside the fact that they aren't allowed to do that, it's hard to believe it doesn't happen. Someone feel free to correct me, but...
Look, of course most of the staff on a unit will know your situation. You aren't being treated by just one shift; you're being treated by several. Most major hospitals are also teaching clinical centers, so besides the nurses and doctors handling your case, there are probably students who know, too.
We were mostly discussing outpatient doctors here (specialists, GPs, OB-GYNs). According to some people in this thread, I shouldn't even tell my OB-GYN if I've had an abortion or what kind of baby I gave birth to, because why should he care? He'll just go blabber about it over coffee with someone else anyway, and naturally, he'll do it without any consequences. 🙄
My last one was totally weird, too. I didn't have any PMS, my breasts weren't sore like they usually are, and I didn't even have cramps when my period actually started.
But because of that, I have a gut feeling this one is going to be a total bitch. My breasts started aching a few days after that weird bleeding stopped—I had some mid-cycle spotting that looked more like an actual period for a day 🙄 (which happens to me sometimes, but this was intense), so now I’m just waiting for my period to hit so I can down half a bottle of Advil.
Chloe White7 said:Hey everyone. Not sure if I’m in the right spot—feel free to move this if I'm lost. Basically, I've been on Tri-Sprintec for nearly a year now. This month, about a week before I was supposed to finish the pack, I had some spotting. It was dark brown. Has anyone else dealt with stuff like this?
Go ask in the birth control thread. You'll get an answer there much faster.
Look, being allergic to penicillin and having an abortion are two completely different things, but if you don't mention stuff like that to your doctor when it matters, you could seriously end up putting your life at risk.
Do you honestly think doctors ask about those kinds of things and log them in your chart just because they're curious?
Of course you aren't obligated to hand over information to a doctor. By that same logic, you don't have to tell them if you're allergic to penicillin either—and if they prescribe it and you end up in the ER, that’s on you.
What kind of examples are you looking for? 😕 Like if Pero Perić reported some specific physician and that doctor ended up getting a formal reprimand just shy of being fired? 😕 Doxing people or sharing private info on a forum is against the rules.
boldridge92 said:The reality is, things are way worse in small towns. In big cities like NYC or Chicago, this stuff stays under the radar, but in a small community, you can't escape it. People judge you. It starts with the doctors and moves to the nurses—everyone knows everyone's business in a place like that. You end up being treated like an outcast just because of the gossip. I've heard so many stories like this. It’s unbelievable, but unfortunately, it's the truth....
Has anyone actually gone to the medical board to report this kind of thing? 😕We all know how leaks happen. Why do you think any of this would go unpunished if it actually got out?
placidorca16 said:😲Do you actually know anyone in America who lost their medical license just for leaking patient secrets?😕 Honestly, I haven’t heard of that happening here. In this country, people don't lose their licenses for stuff like that. We've had cases where people died, women died during childbirth, or kids were born with severe disabilities because of doctor errors—and still, no doctor lost their license. So yeah, losing one over "just" gossiping about a medical file? Unlikely.🙄 Where on earth do you live?😲
Clearly on Mars. 😲
Certain professions have strict privacy laws, and medicine is one of them. Just like a banker could get fired for leaking someone's account details, a doctor can lose their job (yes, believe it or not 😲) if they leak info from a patient's chart. But obviously, someone has to actually report them for it.
As for what happens during surgeries or births in hospitals? That’s a completely different conversation. And sure, some doctors *do* lose their licenses for being incompetent, but that only happens if they get sued. Most patients or families don't bother suing, or they just settle with the hospital for a payout and move on, letting the doctor keep working.
Besides, I want to know: what's your advice to these girls who had abortions? Should they just stay silent to their OBGYN so nothing ends up in their permanent record? 😕
Same here, it happens from time to time. My last cycle was exactly like that. It’s always such a relief when the first day goes by without me having to pop a couple of Advil just to manage the pain. 😁
Look, ladies, just a heads-up. If you happen to catch wind of someone’s private medical records leaking out, report it immediately. Someone is going to get called out for that.
I'm sure hospitals and clinics deal with all kinds of chaos, but your medical data isn't supposed to be public property. If that info leaks, they lose their license. Period. Honestly, I can't wrap my head around it—what kind of idiot would risk their entire career, after grinding through seven or eight years of school and specialized training, just to gossip about some random guy's health or tell people what blood type an unnamed person has? 🤷
Look, doctors don't just ask if it was an abortion or a miscarriage because they're being nosy. They need that data for medical reasons.
If someone wants to stay silent because they’re too ashamed to tell their doctor, fine—that's their choice. But they need to realize that withholding information can actually be dangerous. You might end up putting your own life at risk by not giving your physician the full picture.
And I'll say it again: I don't know how things work in small towns, but a doctor is STRICTLY forbidden from gossiping about patients. If they start blabbing private details to other people, they should be kicked out of the American Medical Association immediately.
Hold on, did you actually go see a hematologist at the clinic or what? 😕
Look, if you're showing up for a follow-up with a hematologist, obviously they’re going to look at your outpatient records—including your previous test results—even if they aren't your primary specialist. And even if they do have access to your chart, so what? It's not like they're allowed to go around gossiping about what's written in there.
I don't get why everyone is so paranoid. Are you actually scared of another doctor reading your medical file? 🤷 Even if he reads it, he can't just blab about it to anyone, so I really don't see the big deal. If private info from your chart leaks out, people lose their jobs. Seriously. For example, once you're admitted to the hospital, a nurse on the floor isn't supposed to discuss your health status with anyone; the only person authorized to do that is the doctor. The only reason nurses even talk to patients at all is to keep them calm, which is technically overstepping their bounds.
I've personally known cases where people had terminal tumors and were dying, yet their doctors weren't even allowed to tell their own families or kids because the patients explicitly forbade it.
And yeah, I know we're totally off-topic here, but I see some people are genuinely terrified that someone will find out they had an abortion. Let me stop you right there: it's really not that easy to just stumble upon someone else's private medical information.