BipolaRNurse I just saw an endocrinologist last week. It was a good experience and when I was telling her my symptoms (my thyroid levels were kind of wonky the last two blood tests I had) she told me that the fatigue could be from the Seroquel (which I knew) but it was all very professional and everything.

There was a male med student there and I was a little bit more uncomfortable talking about my wonky menstrual cycle.

But I'm fairly open about my diagnosis. I mean I don't tell everyone I meet, but everyone in my extended family knows, all my doctors know, I don't have many real life friends but I have a circle of aquiantenaces and some of them know. Depends on the situation. I've even told former co workers and even a supervisor or two.

However, I've been very very lucky in that either no one has treated me differently or if they did it wasn't in a way I would notice.

If a doctor ever treated me differently or acted unprofessionally I'd call them out on it. They should know better, and if they don't or of they do and still act unprofessional then I wouldn't want them treating me.