To complain about a GP calling me this?

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He called me a good girl while examining me. Should I complain or am I overreacting?

Too late but you should have said I'm a woman, please don't patronise me.

I’d have said something in the moment, you wouldn’t be wrong to complain now, but the moment has slightly passed and they probably don’t remember saying it now.

It’s very patronising.

What exactly would your complaint be??

It was patronising yes but you either address it at the time or forget about it

Completely over reacting to be considering making a complaint

I might think a weird phrase but complain? Were you really that offended?

“Good girl” is what you say to a dog for bringing a stick back. It isn’t what you say to an adult patient for holding their breath, or whatever OP had been asked to do.

I wouldn't. If you felt offended you should have said at the time. But no, I wouldnt complain about this.

Don't be so ridiculous. Bradley sometimes says that on The Chase.

And lets be honest the GP Manager wouldnt give a flying F and you'd be put on a list of obnoxious patients.

Ew. WTF???

Not unless he also patted you on the rump.

I wouldn’t complain but I’d have said something at the time .

We had an older gp who used to say this. Didn’t mean anything by it.

Oh shut up!

I mean- context is everything sometimes..... why/when did he say it?

Honestly it's probably just an absent minded slip of the tongue, like when you tell your boss you love them at the end of a phone call. I certainly wouldn't be harbouring a grudge into the new year because of it

Still not worth making a complaint over though.

What were they examining?

Ugh 🤢 gross. It's inappropriate and unprofessional but whether you complain would probably depend on how much it affected you. If you're genuinely distressed then say something. If it just gave you the ick I'd probably just plan my comeback for next time a bloke made that mistake.
And ask to see another doctor in future!

and on The Chase when Bradley says it it is sexist patronising twaddle.

how often does he say "good boy"?

But agree with pp, the time to bring it up was then during the consultation.

I mean, what was the context?

I think a blood test vs a cervical exam makes a hell of a difference here.

Examining you how?

tonsils? No complaint

private areas? I probably would. My guess is you’ve picked up on bad intent but it would be hard to have a firm complaint without it being an intimate examination.

I had a session with a delightful dentist recently. He called me Young Lady. I laughed. I'm 77.

Good lad gets used sometimes but I doubt a 37 year old Graham would cry about it.

Are you a naughty girl then? The NHS staff are working themselves into the ground and you want to complain about this?
Go and melt with the rest of the snowflakes ❄️ 😴

You weren’t wearing that perfume by Carolina Herrara were you?

Not ideal and would irk me. However, sarcastic witch that I am, I might have asked where my biscuit was......

Would be interested in context and age of said doctor - have found that older / old school "professional" men can be incredibly patronising without apparently realising it.