Medical records and diapers

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I know doctors maintain records of their patients and was wondering if they would indicate a patients preference for wearing diapers if their was not physical or medical need. If the patient preferred diapers over underwear would that info be listed in the patient's record? Thank you for your comments.
 
Unless you were seeing your doctor for something related to that no.
 
These days it's pretty clear what's going into the records at my doctors. Both my PCP and the ENT use DragonMedical and dictate their findings on the spot. They don't put anything in the notes that isn't directly related to the treatmetn.
 
If it's not a medical need, probably not. Of course you can bet it was in my psychiatrists records because that was one of the reasons my mom sent me to a shrink. So if you were seeing a counselor and diaper wearing was discussed, that would be in the record because that would be one of the reasons you were there.
 
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if you were seeing them about incontinence, they'd probably indicate ussage of management products.
 
Yes, I mentioned it a bit to my shrink, so I suspect it's relevant there.
 
My experience was somewhat different. Some years ago, I was diagnosed with chronic non-bacterial prostatitis, though I seriously doubt that's what it was. But in the process of trying to nail down what was wrong, I saw a urologist several times. Not wanting to withhold anything pertinent, I told him that I sometimes wore diapers. You know, for fun and to manage the symptoms. I then asked him to not include that in my records. He basically said that it was going in. I don't know if he actually did it, but he said he would. I should probably ask for those and look. Hmmm.

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It's not something you ever want in your medical records in this day and age. The words 'pre-existing' should mean something to people a little more nowadays than previously.
 
Well I know in Australia it does. Last year I went to have a couple of sun spots burnt off at the sun clinic. Doctor ask me how long since I've had a full body check. I told him I could not remember so he said strip down to you undies. The only problem was I was wearing a Molicare under my undoes. He checks over my body finds no other sun spots except for the 3 I had concerns about. Then he asks me about the urine problem pointing to my nappy. Ask me are you seeing someone about that. Dam I just said yes.
So next time I go back to my local GP months after my visit to the sun clinic doctor he ask me about why the need for nappies. I thinking surely he cant tell I'm wearing one now. He said the sun clinic doctor had in his report that I was wearing a nappy. I told him I was having some issues but that its all ok now. So its on my file that I wore nappies.
 
I know it's in my records as I needed a referral to a urologist to have things checked out and my psychiatrist has it in there records as well, when I applied for disability all of that had to be included
 
If you said it was for incontinence issues - whether or not that is true - it would probably be recorded. If you said ''for fun/fetish/whatever,'' probably not, but I guess it would vary from doctor to doctor.

As previously mentioned though, psychologists/psychiatrists/therapists are a whole other ballgame. I know it is recorded in the report I got from the psychologist when I was evaluated for autism. My primary-care doctor was supposed to get a copy but he never mentioned it the last time I was there.
 
It's in my mine because my mom talked about my obsessions with diapers to my psychiatrist when I was seeing one.
 
I'm a medical student in the US. It depends on why you say you wear them and what kind of doctor it is you're seeing. Sometimes doctors use memory hooks in their records to remember patients. So it could go in. It may not. They will undoubtedly talk about it with friends and coworkers though, without revealing your name.
Moral of the story: Don't wear to the doctor. There's no point.
 
My medical records state I am urinary incontinent due to diabetic related neuropathy and in receipt of a supply of pads and slips(nappies) from the NHS continence service.
 
I think it would only be an issue if your doctor were required to submit all your medical records to a third party like a disability insurer. Most insurers these days seem to want their own assessment forms filled out and sometimes request a separate medical opinion from a doctor. But full medical files could well be required in the event of an eligibility dispute. I'm not sure if you can ask for specific information be withheld. My main medical specialist regularly asks me about bladder control issues so I'm sure that's documented in my medical record.
 
mikesecret said:
I think it would only be an issue if your doctor were required to submit all your medical records to a third party like a disability insurer. Most insurers these days seem to want their own assessment forms filled out and sometimes request a separate medical opinion from a doctor. But full medical files could well be required in the event of an eligibility dispute. I'm not sure if you can ask for specific information be withheld. My main medical specialist regularly asks me about bladder control issues so I'm sure that's documented in my medical record.
I listed my incontinence along with my diabetes on my medical form for my travel insurance it wasn't a problem.
 
Calico said:
It's in my mine because my mom talked about my obsessions with diapers to my psychiatrist when I was seeing one.

at bout 16 my mom did that but related to nothing, one of my doctors that had more experience and said that I am autistic and that is a factor, I almost told my parents to shove it after that
 
If wearing a diaper is a medical necessity, then it should be in your record as such. If you wear merely for the fetish of it, then best to keep that out of your official 'Files', unless you're willing to deal with any fallout that may happen down the road.
As someone who cannot be catheterized, I have zero choice but to wear a diaper, and I've got that in my medical file as well as what we used to call a 'R.E.D.' card (Record of Emergency Data), that I carry in my wallet. The last thing I want is to be MIS-treated should something dire happen and I am unable to speak for myself while undergoing emergency/any medical treatment.
 
Bucephalus said:
If wearing a diaper is a medical necessity, then it should be in your record as such. If you wear merely for the fetish of it, then best to keep that out of your official 'Files', unless you're willing to deal with any fallout that may happen down the road.
As someone who cannot be catheterized, I have zero choice but to wear a diaper, and I've got that in my medical file as well as what we used to call a 'R.E.D.' card (Record of Emergency Data), that I carry in my wallet. The last thing I want is to be MIS-treated should something dire happen and I am unable to speak for myself while undergoing emergency/any medical treatment.

It might be in your medical records however if its viewed as a psychological issue which my guess is pretty common for such fetishes. This might be fair as long as such medical records aren't readily or easily available to third parties like employers or insurance companies or if you have control over the kinds of information that are released. It might be helpful for people to check into their legal medical privacy protections wherever they live before giving any authorization to release medical records.
 
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