Asking out your doctor

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Registered: 06-20-2007
Asking out your doctor
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Wed, 06-20-2007 - 5:18pm
I have a young doctor who is very friendly and with whom I have a great rapport. It seems that there is interest on his part. Has anyone been in a situation like this and asked the person out for a drink? I don't want him to think I'm a total creep if I do ask him out, but I also don't want to wonder if I missed an opportunity were I to choose not to ask... suggestions?

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Registered: 12-03-2006
Fri, 06-22-2007 - 1:37pm
I'm an MD and it's just as strict here. As far as I know I can't date any patient I've ever treated. I haven't checked it out b/c I've never had any patient that I wanted to date. I heard that the limit is two years after treatment is terminated but best policy is never.
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Registered: 10-17-2002
Fri, 06-22-2007 - 1:50pm

I totally disagree with this.

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Registered: 05-24-2003
Fri, 06-22-2007 - 3:18pm
Well the British medical standards state that you can NEVER date an ex-patient. It's pretty strict and I guess there must be some reasons for it. Surely there are enough men in the world without having to get into trouble like this??
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Registered: 06-03-2007
Sun, 06-24-2007 - 10:15am
I doint think it's really inappropriate... I was very sick a couple of years ago and my doctor's were very affectionate in an appropriate way, I thought. They were just really caring - great bed-side manners - haha! I had a crush on two of them.. But one was like, 50 or something and married. Gosh, he was hot though. The other was alot younger - an intern - but I was mostly doped up whenever he visited me, which was at 6am - LMAO!
I am the type who just goes for whatever, screw it (literally? ha!)... If I couldn't sanhd it any longer, I'd switch doctors first and then ask him out.
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Registered: 06-03-2007
Sun, 06-24-2007 - 10:21am
Oops.. unless the rules of the profession are that he shouldn't..! I wouldnt want him to lose his license! But I have to say.. in high school, my teacher and I sort of had a thing going.. Shhh dont tell anyone. We weren't intimate or anything but we were abnormally close.. whateverrr, we had a thing.
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Registered: 06-23-2007
Sun, 06-24-2007 - 2:08pm
Ask him out, get a new doctor. What do you have to lose- he's a doc!!!

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