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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 51270" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>When I was 30 yrs old I went to visit my mother in hospital. A nurse came and asked me what in the world was I doing wandering the hall of maternity floor, it was "sibling visits" only for the newborn babies and I needed to leave the floor NOW. I said I came becuz my mom was there. The nurse said nope, I must be on the wrong floor. My mom could not possibly be there, according to her. Well, YES my mom WAS there on that floor. I came to meet my brand new baby brother. My mom had my bro when I was 30 yrs old.with no strange hi tech interventions or assistance. </p><p></p><p>Yes there are a few women who DO still get monthlies at age 58 and remember very few people have their age tatooeed or in neon on their foreheads for all the world to see and know immediately how old they are. SOme people (my husband included) can look much older than they really are, and some people (me included) can look much younger than they really are. Due to combat, and ptsd etc my dhs medical charts have said he is a 40 something male who appears in his 80s. (he is now older than that- almost 60) and MY records say I am a 40+ woman appearing to be early 30s. We take great delight at carnivals etc winning when the age guessing person cannot guess our ages even within 10 years of either of our ages. Substance abuse, a hard life, etc can age a person and plastic surgery can take decades off some people. </p><p></p><p>Yes, your birthdate should be on your charts and records, but- not everyone is quick with their math. Most of the people who do intakes are following a pre set history taking, a set in concrete protocol, and many insurance forms are going to create a problem if the spot for date of last period is not filled in, and I for one would be quite angry if the person asking the questions simply PRESUMED any answers. ANd yes, even if you have female hemorraghing, the date of your last previous monthly could be important. </p><p>You would think the question asking if you are male or female should also be easy BUT..........now there are sex change operations and there are persons with double sex organs and cross dressers and such..........it could create a problem to simply presume the answers. </p><p>Remember the thread very recently about the lady who had twins? How old was she? </p><p>Do people really want hospital staff to assume after say someone who appears how old? 45? should the medical personnel just assume everyone over age 45 has gone thru menopause or had a hysterectomy? or no longer engages in sex? </p><p>Truth is yes, they really DO need to KNOW. And if that question is not marked off, even insurance might not pay out. </p><p></p><p>My daughters were both quite upset when first asked this somewhere around age 11 or so everytime they went to doctor, afraid the docs etc thought they were "messing around" Now my dtrs even know to expect the question. </p><p></p><p>If you trust a medical person enough to take care of you, how can you be so offended when they ask such an important question?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 51270, member: 1697"] When I was 30 yrs old I went to visit my mother in hospital. A nurse came and asked me what in the world was I doing wandering the hall of maternity floor, it was "sibling visits" only for the newborn babies and I needed to leave the floor NOW. I said I came becuz my mom was there. The nurse said nope, I must be on the wrong floor. My mom could not possibly be there, according to her. Well, YES my mom WAS there on that floor. I came to meet my brand new baby brother. My mom had my bro when I was 30 yrs old.with no strange hi tech interventions or assistance. Yes there are a few women who DO still get monthlies at age 58 and remember very few people have their age tatooeed or in neon on their foreheads for all the world to see and know immediately how old they are. SOme people (my husband included) can look much older than they really are, and some people (me included) can look much younger than they really are. Due to combat, and ptsd etc my dhs medical charts have said he is a 40 something male who appears in his 80s. (he is now older than that- almost 60) and MY records say I am a 40+ woman appearing to be early 30s. We take great delight at carnivals etc winning when the age guessing person cannot guess our ages even within 10 years of either of our ages. Substance abuse, a hard life, etc can age a person and plastic surgery can take decades off some people. Yes, your birthdate should be on your charts and records, but- not everyone is quick with their math. Most of the people who do intakes are following a pre set history taking, a set in concrete protocol, and many insurance forms are going to create a problem if the spot for date of last period is not filled in, and I for one would be quite angry if the person asking the questions simply PRESUMED any answers. ANd yes, even if you have female hemorraghing, the date of your last previous monthly could be important. You would think the question asking if you are male or female should also be easy BUT..........now there are sex change operations and there are persons with double sex organs and cross dressers and such..........it could create a problem to simply presume the answers. Remember the thread very recently about the lady who had twins? How old was she? Do people really want hospital staff to assume after say someone who appears how old? 45? should the medical personnel just assume everyone over age 45 has gone thru menopause or had a hysterectomy? or no longer engages in sex? Truth is yes, they really DO need to KNOW. And if that question is not marked off, even insurance might not pay out. My daughters were both quite upset when first asked this somewhere around age 11 or so everytime they went to doctor, afraid the docs etc thought they were "messing around" Now my dtrs even know to expect the question. If you trust a medical person enough to take care of you, how can you be so offended when they ask such an important question? [/QUOTE]
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