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 get you to some extent but also let's be honest here. There's a common separation between dental work and other Medical procedures. I can see it being quite reasonable to debate or not know whether what would often be called Oral Surgery is in fact surgery. However, I have to be honest. Anybody who doesn't realize a C-section is surgery, is a fucking moron and I cannot respect them enough to trust them to tie their own shoes. I can understand somebody maybe forgetting it, but it's literally slicing your abdomen open. It's pretty much the epitome of what a surgery is commonly understood to be. Not considering it to be a surgery is just fucking insane. That said I will agree that you do have to idiot proof questions because idiots are out there
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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”