Having an RN manager for a S.O. is quite demanding.
When I complain about not feeling well (other than PN)
she says 'go to the doc's'.
Get an Rx.
Period.
That's it!
I think I've reverse trained her, too well.
she leaves me alone all the time now.

--but being a difficult patient is not restricted to the male gender.

As many of you know, my wife just had a total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma--fortunately there seems to be no evidence of it beyond the small node found in the thyroid--but getting her to follow the proper post-op regimen of taking her calcium (to prevent parathyorid shock/dysfunction) and to take her replacement thyroid hormone first thing in the AM upon waking--one is not supposed to eat for at least an hour afterward--has been, uh, challenging. Not to mention that she's now back to running 50 miles a week or so, including a three-hour weekend run, and she's putting off her next scheduled blood work-up to check TSH and thyroglobulin levels . . .

My wife definitely has passive aggressive tendencies--she'll smile and say, "Yes, I did it" and then I'll catch her gulping down synthroid while trying to hide it from me . . .

I'm no great prize as a patient either--I tend to spend a lot of time on the computer figuring out every last possibility for the sniffles--but methinks there is a sexist presumption here . . .

Not to worry Glenn:

I still love ya!!!! and I appreciate you!!!

lol

My son did the very same thing after his thyroid cancer surgery,well he was
12 and went through radition..He just didn't want to do anything he had
to. But the Dr. told him he had to take care of himself,because we couldn't
be with him everywhere he went..He was just very tired,he's 31 now and
is always moving. She will be they way to except mybe not 31. Sue

It's my own personal opinion that women always think most men aren't good patients. And believe me, this one isn't. But the doctor's nurse and the doctor agreed with me. Course it might have looked as if I could eat ground glass on the day I last saw them. My Dad was a terrible patient and still is, so are all three of our sons.

I have a puppywho is begging me to go to bed and hold her so I guess we'll retire to the recliner for the night.
Take care all and be safe.
Billye