How absolutely humiliating for your friend. Quite frankly, there have been many times when I've broken down crying in my doctor's office. This only seems to happen when I am running a high fever (say, 103+) and ache all over, have a sore throat, trouble breathing, etc. For some reason, I just get really tearful when I am very sick like this. I don't know why it happens, it just does, and I hate it !!!!!

I also think that when you're very sick like this you just feel awfully vulnerable, too.

That's probably the best thing that happened to your friend-at least he found another doctor.

I thought part of the hippocratic oath was "Do no harm." Sounds to me like this doc should be reminded of that little fact.