I am a "very pleasant lady"

[HauntedBungalow]

... according to the consultant who wrote to my GP following an appointment. It says so on the first line of the letter.

I was feeling quite chuffed about this but when I told my cynical piss taking 21 yo son he said it probably meant I was a bit dozy. Surely not!

Does anyone know if "very pleasant lady" means fragrant and nice, or if it means thick?

I've obviously disinherited the son, regardless. (Not so dozy now am I? Twat.)

It's standard speak in Dr letters.

I hate to be the one to tell you but it's quite common for consultants to say things like that, I used to work in a Dr's surgery many moons ago and I often typed up letters like that.

Yes, it’s pretty much as compulsory as ‘Dear X’.

Yes, I'm a fellow 'very pleasant lady', meaning I don't make a massive fuss and am generally quite reasonable.

(so far)

Anyone know what the code is for 'stroppy' or 'violent'?

Challenging or presents with challenging behaviours or variations on that

Or, indeed, "dozy"?

Likely something along the lines of "I saw Mrs in clinic today, she was understandably distressed due to _"

I knew as soon as I saw your title it would be a medical letter.

Every single one of mine says variations of this, dhs too.

Your DH is a very pleasant lady?

Why? Is it to indicate someone will be a good patient?

I normally get 'It was lovely to speak to Autumnal over the phone' or 'It was a pleasure to review Autumnal'.
It always makes me feel a bit better about myself even if they write it on everyone's follow up notes

My DM was very offended to be referred to as 'a very pleasant elderly lady'
'Bloody cheek, he's no spring chicken himself!' she said.

I do agree with her that the 'elderly' wasn't needed, but as she is in her 80s and not always particularly pleasant, it was the more accurate part of the description!

Oh, so this whole thing was a lead-in to politics?

Not pleasant after all.

Maybe the secret message is conveyed by not describing someone as pleasant or whatever - if a medic gets a referral in which no adjective is used to describe the patient, maybe that is their cue to brace themselves for a difficult customer?

Interesting or spirited.

@HauntedBungalow Never tell him he's disinherited! Thanks for the chuckle, you certainly aren't dozy.

I was a "delightful middle aged lady with breast cancer". Facts.

It really shouldn't be anymore.

It's outdated, at best, means nothing, at worst, covering over something that should be transparent.
Really bad to put this in a medical letter these days
Having said that, I don't think it means "dozy"

Yes I've had this on multiple medical letters.

My theory is that they write it each time then if it's left out they mean you are unpleasant.

Actually it's now discouraged in medical letters as, if you don't say one out of 100 patients was "pleasant", what's the implication for that one patient? Best not to add any character assessment.

Yes I get

"delightful young woman"

Curious when I will just be woman... No longer young! I'm 34 😂

Is it?? None of the doctors I work with have received that memo!

Bingo!

The newer consultants will have