Doctor: "Are you pregnant?" Me: "No" (explain why) He does a test anyway [View All]

[Solly Mack]

At 41 I guess I'm not smart enough to know my own medical history. This happens ALL the time.

ER, 13 hours. In horrible pain. Multiple X-rays. Ultrasound. CAT-scan. Blood work and urine.

Still don't know. More test to follow.(GI series and colonoscopy)

BUT what really ticks me off is being asked if I'm pregnant, or if there is a chance of my being pregnant...AFTER I explain I can't get pregnant - they perform a test anyway.

Why?

Is it the money? Do they get dollars for every pregnancy test performed? I don't pay for health care (military)...but do they get more money in the budget if they perform pregnancy tests? Is it because I'm female and they think I couldn't possibly know? I don't know...but it really ticks me off.