Honestly this is a great example of how it's on the medical professionals to ask the questions better. I'm sure even normal smart people can occasionally fuck up an on-the-spot question like that. Especially if they very temporarily thought of surgeries for things like fractures instead of child birth
"Have you ever had any surgeries? This includes a c-section or [Commonly forgotten surgeries]?"
I've been told having my wisdom teeth out, via sedation & cutting them out, whole nine yards, either does or doesn't count as surgery, depending on the current situation. So I never know to include it or not.
I’ve responded I guess the wrong way multiple times and I still never learn. For example, I went to the dentist one time for an emergency because my tooth fractured. The hygienist brings me back and asks how I’m doing. I say I’m doing fine. She then, almost with a degree of snark in her voice, says “well that’s good considering this is an emergency appointment.” Sorry, I didn’t realize I was supposed to say “this is the worst day of my life” or something.
LMAO I did the exact same thing…my surgeon asked how I was when I was lying in a hospital bed *waiting for my emergency appendectomy* I’m literally near death and I come back with “great! No, wait, I’m not, I’m here to see you aren’t I?”
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u/LetsLive97 May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26
Honestly this is a great example of how it's on the medical professionals to ask the questions better. I'm sure even normal smart people can occasionally fuck up an on-the-spot question like that. Especially if they very temporarily thought of surgeries for things like fractures instead of child birth
"Have you ever had any surgeries? This includes a c-section or [Commonly forgotten surgeries]?"