AIBU to think you should get dressed for a medical appointment

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Following on from the PJs on a plane post earlier today, curious to hear the consensus on this.

I had the misfortune of winding up in A&E on New Year's Day and was amazed by the number of people in grubby nightwear, dressing gowns, and slippers in the waiting room. There was an enormous amount of groaning, coughing, sniffing and sneezing going on by most of the wearers, so I guess there was a lot of the winter lurgy going on.

And last week, whilst at my GP practice (small village surgery where nobody would live more than a few minutes away), there was a woman in the waiting room wearing a dressing gown and Ugg boots, accessorised with a washing-up bowl on her knee. She did have some make-up on though, so a point was added for effort.

It's just yeuch, isn't it? If you're well enough to drag yourself to a doctor or hospital, you're well enough to at least throw some clothes on.

And I know it's none of my business and it doesn't matter one jot to me really, but I don't have to like it!

So it’s okay when it’s your family, but everyone else is unreasonable.

This exactly. Someone shows up in our clinic in jammies and slippers my assumption has to be that all is not well.

I've been in pyjamas when blue lighted in with a child having a seizure in the middle of the night.

I think your OP comes across very judgemental and almost mocking. I can see what you mean the ones that seem otherwise fine (just coughing / sneezing) should make the effort to get dressed. A lot of them probably could, but decided not to, thats up to them. Others really are not well enough at all to dress themselves.

Youre already being ripped apart in these comments and im not really surprised, but ignore them tbh, and good luck with your fight. Hope you beat it.

I think those are some of the places where anything goes tbh. They’re sick and may get fluids on the clothing…

This is what joggers and hoodies were designed for surely?

I've been with my son when blue lighted in due to seizure, for him to recover somewhat and end up in general waiting area at hospital for an hour. That happens so often. People get somewhat stabilised in an ambulance and then sit and wait

Last time I went to a and e I'd badly broken my foot and ankle, I was just about to get ready for bed when I did it, as it was I was wearing an oversized jumper and leggings that I wouldn't usually wear out of the house. I was in agony , my foot was facing the wrong direction and no way would I have got a pair of trousers off/on , so if I'd already put my PJs on that's how I would've gone

Some people seem to think that unless you are dead, you are well enough to dress up for A&E. Bizarre attitude

Meanwhile most sensible people understand that accidents and emergencies and general illness take precedence over socially acceptable clothing

What a TRAMP! 😄

I got taken to the Dr's a few years ago in my pjs and slippers. Pyjamas I had been in for days on end, whilst feverish. I was blue lighted to hospital within minutes.

I was so far gone that I'd have happily have died, the two people that got me there did what they could to get me help as soon as they realised how bad I was. I don't recall it too well but I've never really even given it a second thought, though what I do recall is a nurse whipping off my pj's and promptly getting me in a gown.

I'm sure I got taken into hospital in just my pants and a band t-shirt last year, again, not one fuck given!

I was taken to a and e earlier this year unexpectedly and had to grab the nearest clothes I had. Unfortunately it was a grey sweatshirt and grey tracksuit bottoms....I didn't realise I looked just like a prisoner being let out to go to hospital until dh pointed it out! Oops.

Yes, not enough is it that OP starts this judgey thread, she doesnt understand that people 'rushed in by ambulance' are in the waiting room!!!

Theres no special treatment for those bought in the van you know.

I went to a&e four weeks ago in my Pjs and slippers at 10:30am. I was way too weak to even attempt to get dressed.

Apparently my blood pressure as in my boots, my temp was low and falling and my heart rate was tachycardic.

if anyone was busy judging me, I neither noticed nor would I have cared.

you have no idea what people are there for. I was sat chatting to my adult child and as long as I didn't try to move I sounded just fine, though I did look very pale.

from my experience with a and e when your ill or feeling ill , you dont suddenly think oh i better get dressed depending etc so sometimes pjs and dressing gown is needed.

yes a normal drs then i can generally understand being dressed properly

I have worked in A&E and couldn't care less what people wore, The day of the local fun run when we had a flurry of running injuries in fancy dress was fun . . .

thats the thing unless you have an emergence hospital bag pre made and ready etc sometimes you do your best

Well yes, I was going to edit to say they may have already had it on. But it was more the OP bitchinh about someone putting on makeup even though they were in their dressing gown. I just think she’s making it up so people pile on the poor vomiting woman in her pj’s.

I went to the doctors last year in my PJs and I couldn't give a fuck, I was very unwell, pneumonia as it turned out.

I honestly couldn't tell you what anyone was wearing last time I went to the doctors or hospital. Too busy concentrating on myself to give a shit about anyone else.

But probably better for everyone than not having a bowl.

Don't bother with an understatement!

Tell us the word you'd like to have used. Don't spare us.

You're amongst friends here @NotnowMildrid - tell us exactly how unspeakable it is...

So why didn’t you use your HEAT card and you wouldn’t have had to sit with the minions!

How would you know it wasn't permanent make up..many people have that now? This kind of judgement is the last thing that's needed in a medical setting...you have no idea what anyone has gone through (e.g. all their clean clothes or IS currently going through.

Hyacinth Bucket comes to mind in regards to the op

Generally speaking, in A&E for sure, people aren’t well if at hospital or doctor’s, that’s kind of the whole point so their first priority is probably not their appearance 🙄 I wouldn’t rock up in PJs myself (would probably just shove on my slobbiest non pyjama clothes 😂) as I wouldn’t feel comfortable to but wouldn’t judge someone who did, you don’t know people’s situation, although for routine appt / you are not seriously unwell then yes I would say put on some day time clothing even if just tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie it takes 30 seconds.

I went to hospital in my Disney character pyjama top in my 40s. I had pneumonia and couldn’t lift my arms up to change my top due to the pain. My husband managed to get me into jeans at least but honestly the last thing on my mind at 2am in agony struggling to breathe was whether or not I was suitably dressed.