I am a "very pleasant lady"

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... 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.)

My 13 year old was described as a delightful young chap. I just put it down to his consultant being ever so slightly eccentric with an amazing way with kids

I got that when I knew more about my dd's (rare) condition than the doctor. Which was actually totally fair enough as he didn't need to know about it for what he was treating her for.

I work in a hospital, it is standard to say something along those lines, eg ‘ I had an appointment with this very pleasant man to discuss his …’. etc. it’s just to sound kindly I think and to make the patient feel comfortable with the doctor. No harm is meant.

I’m not a Tory but it’s a bit much to lump Kemi Badenoch with Myra Hindley.

probably "assertive" or "opinionated"

we did used to have a subtle mark we'd make on the paper file card sleeves of people who were difficult.
because, obviously, they have a right to see those, so if you put "this patient is a pain in the arse" that's not so good.
whearas a little scribble in the corner of the sleeve, well....

I work in health care it's common practice to write this

Approximately 40 based on my experience!

This is said in every referral I had. Standard. Means nothing.

@CarolinaWren What was the illness or reason you were there if you don't mind me asking? That's so odd of them.

‘Pleasant’ is fine. There are other code words for problematic patients!

I was once "a particularly pleasant and delightful young lady" - what does that mean?

😂😂😂

Consider yourself lucky.... in the early 90s, as an NHS professional, I was still receiving referral letters from Consultants that started, 'This feckless woman...' or similar.....

It means they enjoyed chatting with you during the consultation.

It can be quite trying mentally to see.patients one after the other...door open door close next patient and so on it goes. Then a patient comes in and is like a breath of fresh air or is funny or is quite knowledgeable and proactive or is quite positive-attitude or gives some good news.

It is quite nice having patients like this especially if itat the end of a long day and everyone is flagging or it has been a difficult clinic day for whatever reasons.

Yep it's a stock phrase

this Is a way of consultants flirting with you. He is obviously really taken with you but cannot make the next move. he obviously is really taken with you ans finds your personality really enduring and your dress sense on point.

you obviously are an ex super model.

"Appropriately dressed" has often figured in letters about me, mostly when dealing with depression, etc. Basically means "slightly mental but not rabidly insane"

It’s a polite compliment. Take it. Don't overthink it!
Why is everyone so overly conscious and sensitive these days?
(applies slow outward breath)

Yes, I frequently get this terminology in referrals to me for men as well as women.

Other acronyms - FLK has been mentioned (and is actually quite useful, you can see something is off but you cant pin down what it is). FLPT (Funny Looking Parent Too).

SLS - Shit Life Syndrome - used in mental health for people who are in the middle of horrible circumstances, and would probably be ok if things were better for them.

As someone who spent some time assessing people with schizophrenia while living in a hot country, I can tell you that being oriented enough to weather, occasion, time of day and social norms is nothing to be sneezed at!

Have had GPs numerous times swear up and down they have not had the letter I have sent them. Unfortunately for them, these things are tracked. I dont believe it when they say they havent had a letter - would prefer them to be honest and say 'I dont know, let me look now'.

It just means nice. Most doctors still use this type of language even though it’s prob quite out dated now
, the same as “yours sincerely” in letters sounds abit ridiculous nowadays

and how lawyers use “dear sirs” in legal letters

My optician described me exactly the same way when he rang the eye hospital to arrange an emergency appointment for me.
I wondered what it was code for.
I didn't get an emergency appointment.
So I thought, nothing good!