There is an open secret among doctors, nurses and the medical community in general: Some patients lie. While some will lie about how much they drink or smoke, others will not tell their doctors about prior injuries to the same area of the body. Many doctors have a rule of thumb. Whatever the patient says they are drinking, multiply that number times three. While this may not cause any problems for a person who goes in for a physical, if a person has been injured in a car accident, work injury or another personal injury accident and lies to their doctor it can create big problems. An injured person’s credibility is very important because doctors cannot objectively measure pain or many physical limitations. The insurance company and their lawyers will use anything and everything they can against you and even a small lie can ruin your credibility. The best policy is to always tell the truth. Other than probably getting better treatment from your medical provider, you will never have to worry about what you said.