If you have a hospital or doctors appointment, do you prefer to go alone..

I share a car and sometimes have to get my family or bf to take me. I just had three apptmts in the span of 6days. Three separate things. That's a lot of gas, because where I go is about 30min each way. It's a pleasant drive though, aand my fave coffee house is just down the street from the hospital. They say I have a bit hi cholesterol(slightly). I type this as I eat a small individual serving of cozy shack Tapioca pudding.... But, to answer your question, I always like someone to be with me when I go to the dentist. I can handle most other apptmts alone. I think this is because my face gets those shots and it takes time to feel normal.

Either way is fine with me. Having someone with you though can sometimes take your mind off the waiting since the talk to you..or if you have to get a shot or something no worries about who's driving home..

I heard some advice once that it is good to take an interested party along, to listen for things you might miss. Hubby often goes with me, but for a regular checkup, he would not go. I always want to go with my husband, and I did with my first husband as well. First of all, in the listening role, and then secondly, to remember to ask the doctor stuff or tell him stuff that he might forget. Personally, I always have a list I go over with the doctor when it comes to my own health.

i go a lot of doctors offices and for me, i dont really care if i go alone or if someone comes with me unless it is for something serious.

Guys are big sissies when it comes to feeling bad. Lets think about it. You get pneumonia , you still are expected to get up, feed the kids, fix dinner and clean the house. And if you work, then men often are surprised you don't feel like going in anyway. A guy gets a tiny little head cold and they lay in bed like they are DYING! They want you to wipe their foreheads, feed them in bed and pamper them like babies. so, of course they want a woman to hold their hand when they go to the big bad D-O-C-T-O-R. You would think they are getting a prostate exam when the doc wants to look down their throat! So you can IMAGINE what they must be like when they actually GET a prostate exam!

I generally go alone, but I did ask a friend to accompany me when I had to go for a biopsy. (Turned out to be benign cysts. )

I'm so totally used to going on my own, that it wouldn't even occur to me to have somebody go with me. I did some of the baby related type appointments (ultrasounds, amnio, etc.) with the husband. And I go with the children to their appointments. But having somebody come with me to mine (unless it's a procedure where i need a ride home) isn't even on my radar.

When I was pregnant and when I was in the process of giving birth, I wanted my husband to be in the same room with me. I was scared, and I wanted to share this special moment with him. But any other doctor appointments where I have to get undressed, I prefer to go alone. Most of my appointments that I have, I prefer to just go alone to if it is not related to my pregnancy.

Well, I do hate to go to the hospital.Everytime I walk into a hosipital ,I feel uncomfortable and scared.I hate the atmosphere there.But if I have to,I would rather go there alone.I just feel no one would want to go there.And I think I am strong enough to control all the situations.

I can go to the doctor alone but it also depend on my situation that I wanted someone to go with me. I was in and out of the hospital ever since I was young and I kinda got used to it already cause I go there many times and I dont mint if I would have to go there by myself. I just need someone to go with me if I know I have to do a lot of things in the hospital like having a test, paying the bills and getting the results. I cant do all those things cause they are time consuming and having someone there to assist you make things easier to do.

I always go to appointments alone. Partly because I only really have my Mum who would likely go but most of my appointments are mornings and my Mum works. The other reason is, as a nurse, I don't need every little thing explained to me and they can explain things in general terms which I can understand. If someone went with me, then the dr would have to explain things more which would annoy me as I'd be thinking "I already know this" Luckily, so far, I have only had appointments for things like injuries and deciding to have surgery and such. I guess if I was in a position where I was seeing someone with a serious condition or likely to be told some bad news, then I may want someone there for support. I guess I don't know until the occasion arises. x

Hello Normally for doctors appointment i prefer to go alone, but if there are medical investigations to be done, that need assistance of a person my wife or sons accompany me, it is a must at this age lol.. Thanks, God bless you. cheers Happy posting. Prof

same here.ill go by myself. im aslo confident on going alone. and facing the doctors. i will go alone. as long as i can walk by myself. i remember when i suffered severe diarrhea last year. i rush myself in a hospital without anyones help.heheh

I would rather have someone with me. I rarely go to the doctor, they're a bit scary, so it's always better for me to take someone with me, usually rope my sister into it. :)

I prefer to go it alone. Unless I am getting something done that I wont be able to drive after. In that case, I would still prefer to call when I am done. I will usually take a book along and keep top myself. I certainly do not mind accompanying others if that is what they prefer. My Mom doesnt like to go to the store alone! Drives her nuts that I like to do things on my own. But I am never ever alone. I have a teen ager, and I care for my father, my hubby works at home. Never alone time.

I prefer to go to these types of appointments myself. I am a very private and independent person. I really don't need nor want anyone there with me. If someone feels more comfortable having someone by their side that is ok too. I don't mind going for moral support for anyone. I just don't need it myself. I don't think that someone who prefers someone to be there with them is weak at all. It's just a matter of preference.

I always prefer to go alone. Because, I feel comfortable in telling the doctor all my troubles.In front of some relatives I felt embrassed. Many times I forget to tell my problem.

For me I tried to go by my self at first I feel alone but time go by I make to manage at my own so I would go for myself.

I usually go to my appointments with my doctors alone, not because I prefer to be alone, but because I couldn't get anybody to accompany me. My husband is far from me yet, and I am living alone from my family. I even went for emergencies alone also. You are right, being alone, I could focus and deal with things confidently. However I still hope to have someone with me, to support me. I wouldn't surely feel as "ill person" when I would have companions,instead I would feel stronger knowing that somebody cares for me so much.

I would much rather go alone. However, anytime I have had to have surgery, nobody is allowed to touch me until my daddy gets there. I may be a grown woman but nothing is scarier to me than surgery. When I had my daughter 2 years ago, I had an anxiety attack in the OR and they had to sedate me as soon as she was delivered. Any other reason for going to the doctor or hospital I am definitely going alone. If there is going to be bad news involved, I want to know first so I can figure out how to tell my family. Not to mention, some symptoms you just do not feel comfortable talking about in front of friends or family.