TrenVeryHard
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It’s illegal to possess steroids, not to have them in your system. If your doctor isn’t willing to help you get a better doctor. Telehealth is where it’s at
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Should I tell my doc about my steroid use in the U.S?
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Spaceman Spiff
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honestly a bunch of nonsense. if they released information and violated provider patient confidentiality, they would be legally fucked
We have many examples of your health info being subpoenaed for use against you in this thread alone. A court can get anything deemed relevant. Your health info isn't protected. Illegal drug use that is known to have major health consequences, and or cause emotional instability is a no-brainer. Your denial is a bunch of nonsense.
You're better off tell them you do meth. At lease people will feel bad for you.
Ghoul
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Methheads are scary. Tell them you're hooked on opiates and it's the Sackler family's fault, then you'll get sympathy and attentive care.
Spaceman Spiff
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Where in this thread? Send an Example
Untold2101
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You want to be on the books for BP meds? Not a great idea dude! If you MUST use meds to control your BP, get it yourself and keep that off the record.
Your doc can't deny you medical treatment, but they can absolutely brand you as a "drug user" that will absolutely follow you forever. Same for shit like BP meds, life insurance comes to mind.
Well thought I would give e my experince with dealing with medical professionals today. I met with 2 surgeons today. I scheduled surgery to fix a couple hernias. *gonna go down in 3 weeks. I knew this appointment was coming so I have stopped taking most of the things I was on and as of the end of this week just trt and couple of peps.
I felt like i needed to be honest with them for the most part about what I had currently going on just to make sure.. well that I dont die. I cut it kinda close on going to trt cause well that just the kinda shit i do.
So first there are the Dr's you talk to then their nurses, then you go to where the surgery is gonna be performed where they draw blood and other pre-op nurses question you all over again about the same shit..
After kinda reading some of this thread after I had talked to my PCP and was honest with him I was a little more cautious on how I went about today. Each one I talked to I stated that I would like to keep what I say next out of my file and if it wasn't possible I understood but would not pursue care there if it was the case.
Each one either closed their book or pushed their computer back and was very respectful of my request. Obviously so was my PCP because none of what I told him was in my "file"
All they (and myself) were interested in was what I could have been taking and how long it needed to be since the last time I took certain thing for the purposes of anesthesia. Surprisingly to me tirizepitide was the one that they were concerned about the most ..Everything worked out great about the situation. Me being open about everything pushed the surgery date from 2 weeks out to 3 out of an abundance of caution so it payed off for me..
Out of all of them I do not feel like one was in the least rude, snide, judgemental not even in the slightest way. Everyone was cool as a fucking fan! Just thought id share my experince as it seems to be a big deal to some people but in my experince it wasn't at all.
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I felt like i needed to be honest with them for the most part about what I had currently going on just to make sure.. well that I dont die. I cut it kinda close on going to trt cause well that just the kinda shit i do.
So first there are the Dr's you talk to then their nurses, then you go to where the surgery is gonna be performed where they draw blood and other pre-op nurses question you all over again about the same shit..
After kinda reading some of this thread after I had talked to my PCP and was honest with him I was a little more cautious on how I went about today. Each one I talked to I stated that I would like to keep what I say next out of my file and if it wasn't possible I understood but would not pursue care there if it was the case.
Each one either closed their book or pushed their computer back and was very respectful of my request. Obviously so was my PCP because none of what I told him was in my "file"
All they (and myself) were interested in was what I could have been taking and how long it needed to be since the last time I took certain thing for the purposes of anesthesia. Surprisingly to me tirizepitide was the one that they were concerned about the most ..Everything worked out great about the situation. Me being open about everything pushed the surgery date from 2 weeks out to 3 out of an abundance of caution so it payed off for me..
Out of all of them I do not feel like one was in the least rude, snide, judgemental not even in the slightest way. Everyone was cool as a fucking fan! Just thought id share my experince as it seems to be a big deal to some people but in my experince it wasn't at all.
Peace
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USMogger672
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I wonder if the doctors went back after and wore it on your file secretly so you couldn't see it but that it's marked for hospitals. Wonder if something like that exists
Honestly with the dr.s it goes in one ear and out the other.. they don't not collect the data nor do they give a shit to. Their nurses are the ones that collect and fill in the files.. also when you go from one dr. Office to the next you have to sign a consent form for each Dr to communicate with the other about your care, they just can't openly go around passing out a "file " for every dr to see..
Georgetrenson
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I get a lot of mixed signals from this thread, docs can be cool, docs suck, its hard to make up my mind here.
Still opting on the side of avoiding them if bloodwork is good but I think reading people and having street smarts is key here, maybe I should at least feel out some cardiologists until I find someone cool.
Still opting on the side of avoiding them if bloodwork is good but I think reading people and having street smarts is key here, maybe I should at least feel out some cardiologists until I find someone cool.
I agree you have to read the room! Also I may have a who gives a fuck attitude for a couple of reasons some people dont. When it comes to things being on peoples file.. I am a very low class unimportant citizen who has a mountain of misdemeanor and felony charges on my public record, I have been to rehab that insurance has paid for 5 times that I recall (4 if you count the 2 times I only completed halfway and got inadmitied for behavior issues as 1) it's been over 7 years so not so much anymore but for a huge chunk of my life I couldn't get on company insurance and drive their vehicles because of the 6 dwi that I have had (3 before I even turned 21) the first time i was put in probation i was 14. All this kinda shit has been in some file or another I have had to deal with my whole life. So to me if a Dr decides to put a cute little note in my file about a little gear usage, I'm don't feel like it makes much of a difference to my personal situation. I respect that most people in here have lived a more disciplined, responsible, respectable lives. Unfortunately that's just not my case.
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sneak007
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Haha! You are so right. I've learned to do this as well
sneak007
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Yep, the doctors are at the whim of the insurance companies nowadays.
sneak007
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Lol some people have a great fear based paranoia towards the black market or the Internet even. Im not sure where it stems from exactly. Fear of the unknown?
Georgetrenson
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I work in insurance, this is not how it works (well its probably interrelated). All a doctor needs to know is if the patient is under a plan that will pay for the treatment, thats really all they care about. After that, they go gung ho with how they want to treat the patient and what they want to bill.
Its really the insurance companies at the mercy of the providers; the reason we charge a shitload is because providers love to run up the bills, and pharma companies love to charge absurd prices for their drugs
Alias Chosen
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I was open to my doctor about it, but told them I’m prescribed gear through a men’s clinic. She had no issue with it and was pretty supportive of my decision. Every doctor will be different, but mentioning it won’t be a huge deal.
T-Bagger
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No. You tell him it’s off the record. I told my TRT and my PCP both. The TRT doc said he’s not allowed to put it in my chart.
Astartes
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Primary care physicians are generally the main issue. Additionally many Drs won’t listen “off the record”. Lawsuits are the main concern.
Glad it worked out for you D
while I definitely understand the need for being honest with doctors for your own safety, still, if something like that gets into your file it's there forever and can definitely be used against you at some point if things go badly. So it depends on the situation ... going in for a totally routine checkup with no health complaints? They don't need to know crap - not even legally prescribed stuff from another doctor, in my opinion; it affects nothing in that scenario. Going in for some kind of problem that could be related to substances, or going in for surgery in which even some OTC supplements could be problematic - that's a different story and could warrant some serious thought about either being up front (and trying to be off the record if possible) or completely stopping everything for quite a long period. Just my personal opinion though - I tend to play things extraordinarily close to the vest and tell almost no one any of my personal business (not just health stuff). It's why I have a hard time sharing any specifics on here, as much as I love the wealth of information! Trust is hard when you've been burned enough.
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