10 dumb things you do at the doc's office

[Justin]

10 dumb things you do at the doc's office

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent
May 26, 2011
© 2011 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(CNN) -- As much as she would like to, Dr. Lissa Rankin, a gynecologist, will never forget the woman who planned her wedding while lying naked on her examining table.

"Every 15 seconds, her cell phone was going off, and she was answering it!" Rankin recalls. "It was like, 'That's not the cake I ordered,' and, 'No, it's the other gown,' and I said to her, 'Is this a bad time? Should I come back later?' "

The bride may have been doing great things for her wedding, but she was sabotaging her own care -- and it was a really important visit, as she was newly pregnant.

Talking on your cell phone in the examining room, forgetting what medicines you take and lying to your doctor about your personal health habits are all ways of compromising your health.

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[Cindylou]

This was a really good article. It still blows me away the lack of manners surrounding cell phones. Honestly, what could be so important you cannot receive the call after your visit with your doctor? Or after you settle up with the grocery clerk? We have become a society with no manners. I find it appalling. CL