Awkward
Physical today. All fine, perfectly healthy. New doctor for me, seemed to be sharp. I had trouble looking him in the eye and having a conversation with him. I mean, how do you look a man in the eye who just took a long hard look at your pooper?
September 1st, 2006 at 12:05 pm
I just keep in mind “It happens to him, too.” Makes it easier to deal with.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:09 pm
With a mirror?
September 1st, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I know how you feel. I went into a dermatologist last month to get some unusual spots on my ears looked at (turned out to be nothing serious). The nurse told me strip down so the doctor could do a full-body exam for moles and other such stuff.
Now all this time I assumed the doctor was a man, so imagine my surprise when in walks a (very) attractive young female doctor. She did the exam in a very professional manner, but it was a bit uncomforable to talk to her while she was oogling around my nads.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:35 pm
I “wink” at my doctor, makes him more uncomfortable than me.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:59 pm
As long as I feel only one hand on my back, I can suffer through the indignity.
September 1st, 2006 at 6:56 pm
I asked my doctor if he would, while he was there, try to find a pair of sunglasses that I lost. He wasn’t particularly amused.
September 2nd, 2006 at 6:37 pm
About two years ago I was in for the full (snaked up to your tonsils) up-the-butt scope test. Just as they were about to start, a young woman came in and asked if she might watch and take photos – for a nursing class she was taking. Told her it was okay by me, if the photos were only of my butt, thank you!
Yes, these aren’t the most pleasant tests to take – the preparations are worse than the tests – and I’ve had three long and two short “snakes”, but they keep showing no cancer. I’m in my early 60s and have a history of ulcerative colitis. So I keep letting them look. And taking pictures, if they like. (A nurse said that I was a good patient; I asked her what I would get if I were a bad patient.)
September 2nd, 2006 at 7:20 pm
I mean, how do you look a man in the eye who just took a long hard look at your pooper?
With a slight snarl…
September 5th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
I asked mine to look for my head – people are always telling me it must be up there….