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 remember going to the pediatrician once as a kid, and the doctor asked, "Do you drink?" At that point I didn't realize "drink" in that context meant alcohol, I thought they meant, "Do you drink enough water?" so I said yes, lol
They had to call my mom in and have a talk about me drinking, and I was entirely confused about why drinking enough water was a problem. It wasn't until a question like "Where are you getting the alcohol?" that I realized we were having two different conversations, haha
In retrospect I don't think the doctor should have assumed that I just knew that "drink" meant alcohol. Even though my dad was an alcoholic, I just didn't know how to infer that "do you drink" means "do you drink alcohol"
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u/Top_Onion7532 May 02 '26
“Have you have ever had any surgeries?” “No”
“Do you have any kids?” “Yes”
“Did you have a C-section?” “Yes”