well, you do say that everyone asks you what your taking, so how is it different when this kid asks you ? a tad paranoia?
and yeah doctors are supposed to keep it confidential, and thats mostly for legal purposes ( i.e. your company cant call your doctor and get your medical history etc), but no doubt these docs go home and tell their families, specially if you live in a small town and everyone knows eachother , i can see the doc saying at dinner table" so , that irish dave guy came to me today, we was taking some stuff and thought it was affecting his BP"....
im more suprised about your attitude in this regards..
first your gonna call your doctor and ask him why his son asked you what your taking? and this is all the while when everyone in your town asks you?
and when the kid says his father didnt say anything, your response is " i hope not", thats incriminating right there, the kid needs to know all he knows...
I think I need to make myself more clear. I am not bothered by the fact his son knows I'm using steroids. I'm bothered by the fact his father told him. That's what the conversation led me to believe. It was the way he asked me THREE times did I know his father. So he was basically telling me with his demeanour that he knew "something".
1) I had never visited his father before for a consultation, it was my first time meeting his father. My own doctor was on vacation so I registered with him.
2) He knew who I was - this doesn't bother me too much as most people know me to see. But he knew I visited his father. This means his father told him, certainly. Because there are SEVERAL doctors in that office block. He knew I went to see HIS father.
3) He was taken aback when I asked him HOW he knew I had been to see his father. He was flustered and realised in his drunken state he blurted shit out.
4) I don't care if I gave myself away, I obviously did when I said "I hope not" but that was more of a dig at him to say "I'm thinking maybe he does talk about his patients".
Does this make it any more clear WHY I'm upset?
If I was really, really upset I would have already reported this to the medical council of Ireland. But I'm not going to. I want him to know that I know he talks and I want his arrogant son to be punished. I don't like the son...he comes across with an attitude any time I see him and his demeanour with me was pretty in my face at the time too, especially seeing as he never spoke to me before. If he had been nicer I'd have told him about my cycle but he just tackled me pretty much.
5) One last point: the father's attitude was very condescending and he acted like he was my dad or something in the way he spoke to me during the consultation. "get off that crap, it's no good" etc, etc, talking down to me. Now, he has a point. But he was acting unprofessional. I didn't like it at all and he left me with a bad taste leaving his theatre.
The only plus was that he did ring me promptly with my blood tests so he did actually care about my health. But regardless he shouldn't talk about me over bacon and cabbage at the dinner table.
In all seriousness, I'm a real easy going guy and friendly and I don't want to damage the guy's career in any way, but I want him to personally hear from me how unhappy I am.