Seeking Medical Attention

Hi everyone, i am extremely knew to all of this so i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. i am sitting here with my fresh bruises from my Master and wondering. What if i need to go to the doctor? What do i say to them if they ask what happened, where did the bruises come.

i have done alot of reading in different books about bdsm and have seen alot about finding a bdsm friendly doctor, how do you find one of these? i have found a web site that has a listing of professionals but the only doctors they have listed are pyschologists.

So long as your Master isn't in the room, and you don't show shame or fear in telling them that the bruises are consensual, they usually give a knowing nod. There are rare exceptions, and depending on your state they may be required by law to report the findings. Be aware of those requirements, and just tell them when asked that not only are they consensual bruises, it was dam fun getting them.

My girl had to go to the ER once shortly after we had played, and she had bruises. When asked, she just told them the truth. It's part of our sexual dynamic, and that yes they were consensual.

While we are on this topic would anyone happen to know the law in the US regarding having to report these situations?
Obviously minors... anything else?

Like I said, it depends on the state.

For Cali...

http://www.endabuse.org/userfiles/fi...tory_calif.pdf

Quote:

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California Mandatory Reporting Law: A Summary
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WHEN REQUIRED TO REPORT:
Any health practitioner employed in a health facility, clinic, physician’s office, local or
state public health department, or clinic or other facility operated by a local or state public
health department, is required to make a report if he or she “provides medical services for a
physical condition to a patient whom he or she knows or reasonably suspects is”:
(1) “suffering from any wound or other physical injury inflicted by his or her own act
or inflicted by another where the injury is by means of a firearm”, and/or
(2) “suffering from any wound or other physical injury inflicted upon the person
where the injury is the result of assaultive or abusive conduct.”
“Assaultive or abusive conduct” is defined to include a list of 24 criminal offenses,
among which are murder, manslaughter, torture, battery, sexual battery, incest, assault with a
deadly weapon, rape, spousal rape, abuse of spouse or cohabitant, and an attempt to commit
any of these crimes.

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It's going to depend on the medical practitioner, as well as the extent of the injury. Find someone who's more liberal and not an abusive relationship zealot, you'll probably be just fine. Find someone who's conservative and over sensitive about abusive relationships, you'll probably run into trouble.