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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Absolutely. I always dress professionally or wear casual clothes like Patagonia or my college sweatshirt like a PP mentioned. I don’t go overboard as that can also backfire. [/b]

Doctors are just people, and people are judgmental. I don’t take chances.  Unrelated, but Being Mortal is a book everyone should read. Talks a lot about how doctors are uncomfortable with death and conversations around that, just like us. Same goes for superficial assumptions and judgments.  [/quote]

Had to go to a PCP who was just rude and standoffish to me the first time I saw her - dressed in jeans/t shirt, not feeling great so just not looking great. But was new to town, it was so hard to get in with a PCP so I had no choice at the time. She medically treated me just fine, just wasn't nice or even polite. Went back for a follow up and made the appointment during the work day, showed up in a suit, and 100% different behavior - like she was speaking to a respected professional. Fortunately I was done with her after one appt and one follow up, but definitely proved to me that yes doctors judge just like anyone else. But I do think like the PP says, the female drs can be more judgmental about clothes, shoes, hair - not all female drs but the ones that themselves give off the popular girl/mean girl vibe. Some come across just like scientists and like people say they wouldn't recognize a designer bag if they tripped over it.[/quote]

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