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.)

I was referred to a gynae by my GP and my referral letter said the same. I was 29 and it made me feel like a pensioner!

My husband’s consultant mentioned we were a ‘particularly well informed couple’ in his notes. I was quite pleased with this until another consultant friend said it meant ‘wankers who’ve googled’ 😂

I was described as a 'charming primagravida' by a non pregnancy related consultant.

"This persistent 52 yr female "
"This thoughtful 45 year male "
"This intense divorcé"

One I did like was "This 45 yr female was accompanied by her lovely husband".
The can of worms is opened

In a recent consultant's letter it was noted that "Delphiniumandlupins denies doung x" and I was quite miffed because I felt it sounded as though I was lying about it. My GP friend says it just means they have asked me rather than commenting on something they have observed or tested. I have also been a pleasant lady and was pleased at the time.

I was a "very pleasant lady" until the day I was a "highly professional business woman"... which I am sure is shorthand (long hand) for "arsehole".

To be fair. I didn't like that consultant, I found him hugely patronising, so I probably wasn't at my best.

"This son of a toolmaker"

Yep, this is just standard doctor code - it’s been said about me by various consultants I’ve seen for all sorts of minor ailments - it basically means ‘not a dick’.

I remember the first consultant I worked for used to be enraged by using the word lady. “Is she married to a Lord?” she used to shout.

She has a point and I always write it was a pleasure to see this 45 year old woman with no adjective. The tradition is still alive and well though and I do worry I look rude when everyone else is seeing delightful and pleasant ladies!

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Well now I’m disappointed. My DS recently had a letter saying ‘it was a pleasure to meeti DS PiggieWig ’ in surgery.

We were delighted at the consultant’s delight. Don’t tell me she says that to everyone

They always say that!

I agree. There's me thinking I was special but apparently she says it about all the ladies. Even Myra Hindley.

It was a pleasure to meet:
"This keen Rambler"
"This hawkish liberal democrat"
"This self aware millennial"
"This charming man"
"This lax sphinctered layabout"
"This oafish bachelor"

I was a 'Geriatric Mother' and not too pleased about it!

I had “ very pleasant gentleman”, although I’m quite obviously female (and always have been)

I had,
I saw Mrs Bob in clinic this morning and we had a long discussion.

I assume I asked too many questions.

I knew it must be a medical letter as soon I saw the phrase. It's doctor-speak for not stroppy or confrontational; no obvious behaviour problems or abusiveness- fairly normal in other words!

Mine once read "Thank you for referring this pleasant, right-handed woman". I remain baffled as to how being right-handed was in any way relevant (the illness was neurological); or really intrigued as to what secret code it could be!

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My very handsome consultant always leads his correspondence to me saying what a pleasure it was to see me. I was super chuffed until my husband got same sentiments from his Doc.

It means you're not a nutter. Easy to deal with.

Drs used to put all sorts or rude things on their notes about patients that they just can't today as we have access to the notes. (Like "NFN", meaning "normal for Norfolk", meaning dim or odd).

So these days they do the opposite and compliment those who they don't find difficult. It's not the compliments you need to worry about, it's when there's a lack of compliments!

I'll carry on. Thank you for referring:

This overbearing bedwetter
This haughty octogenarian
This unsettling 34 year old
This stroppy 39 year old
This sarcastic golfer
This doddery traffic warden

I work as a medical audiotypist and it is definitely a code. A nice word is used to describe the patient or it was a pleasure/lovely to see them and if neither of those things is said it implies the opposite. I typed one recently where the doctor dictated "It was lovely to see ..." and then immediately corrected herself to "I saw ...".

I write referrals to GPs and hospital departments as part of my job. I have a standard template which includes the term 'pleasant'. It's normal. I take it out if they're anything but. So be chuffed that they left it in.

The patient showed symptoms of... means the the patient had symptoms

The patient complained of... means the patient had no symptoms