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I will no longer disclose to these people what my profession is, unless I determine it’s pertinent to my treatment.

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Will you lie? Or else what do you say when they say "so what do you do for work" - "I won't tell you, I don't feel it's pertinent to my treatment?" Because doctors tend to be insecure, you "talk back" like that and make them realize they shouldn't be asking and they hate you right off the bat so then good luck advocating if you need something that they think isn't necessary yet or whatever.[/quote]

“I’m mostly retired” and you move on to another subject. They’re usually too hurried to engage in small talk.[/quote]

If a doctor asks you what you do, it must be part of some relevant information gathering. I don’t think they ask small talk questions. They’re busy. Like there’s probably a slot on the form for “occupation” and it’s probably there in case you develop something weird and there’s a reason it’s relevant, because maybe it’s useful to know you have a desk job or a highly physical one. Like taking height or blood pressure. I don’t think they care on a personal level. [/quote]

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