Strangest exam covering

I remember very plainly going to a new doctor for a physical, and instead of briefs or a gown either with or without briefs, I was given simply one sheet at the outset.

Has anyone else had a similarly strange experience?

It wasn't me, but in 8th or 9th grade my neighbor friend, who was my age, and I were comparing physical exams and he told me that he had to strip completely nude and the nurse had given him a square of paper, the same paper as the exam table paper, to place over his lap. He said it was stupid because it barely covered anything and pretty much as soon as the doctor came into the room the paper came off and he was nude for his entire physical.

That's what I get, is a small paper square just big enough to cover my genitals.

A strange one I had was a pair of "moon pants". This was at a colon & rectal surgeon's office. It was essentially a one-size-fits-all pair of boxer shorts with an elastic waist band and a large hole at the bottom end. I'd had never seen anything like that before nor since.

I described this peculiar experience in a blog post once. If you'd like to read more details, see the link below.

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=blog;ox=showpage;pg=7146

I've been going to my new PCP since the beginning of the year. He has yet to give me a physical, so I'm not sure of his method of dressing/ undressing. However, 3 of the 4 exam rooms I've been in at his practice has a drawer under the exam table that is labeled "shorts". Of course I had to look, duh. The only drawer I looked in had only 1 pair of shorts. So now I'm very curious, anxious and excited when I finally do get an exam from him to see if I will be asked to wear some of those paper shorts.

I got to wear the aforementioned "moon pants" when I went to a hemorrhoid specialist a few years ago.

The one time I accompanied my wife to the Gynecologist for anything other than a prenatal ultrasound, she was given a smock to wear after being instructed to remove all of her clothing.

It wasn't a traditional gown or robe like one usually associates with a doctor's office. It was more like a sheet with a hole in the middle to slip her head through. The doctor did her cursory breast exam by putting her hands in through the side.

It varies from one medical office to the next. some give gowns, but on several occasions over the years I was only given a paper sheet to drape over my privates.

At a few of my sports physicals they had us wear a towel.

I was given disposable exam shorts the first time I had a physical with my current doctor. Every year after I was provided a gown.

I once had a lower leg injury while skiing so went to the urgent care to see if the leg was broken. They gave me a pair of the disposable exam shorts to put on … which I found incredibly odd to put over my boxers. After thinking about it more afterwards? I guessed they had seen enough guys that didn’t wear short underwear under their long underwear and didn’t want the surprise.

My dermatology visits I'm given a piece of paper sheet that is at most 18x18 inches. Gotta cut costs 😃

When I was younger my doctor gave me a cloth (size of a small hand towel) which i draped over my genitals but stopped when i got older. And when I had my testicles ultra sounded my doctor did the same thing

For those that are given a sheet to place over your lap, are you instructed to keep your underwear on underneath or specifically told to remove them too?

I've been to a colo-rectal surgeon twice. The first time he conducted an initial exam and had me lie on the table, he covered me with a paper sheet as I unfastened my pants and instructed me to then lower them and turn on my side. After finishing the exam I rolled on my back, pulled up my pants, then removed the drape over me myself. So he never saw the front of me exposed, only whatever was peeking through my thighs from the back.

On my follow-up appointment the nurse said, "Doctor H is running behind today, so I'm going to have you go ahead and prepare for an exam." I asked mentally or physically? She gave me obligatory chuckle and said, "Just lower your slacks and undershorts to your knees. Then you'll just sit right here and place the drape over your lap until the doctor comes in."

It felt really weird sitting on the side of the table with my pants bunched up around my knees. I could feel my bare butt and head of my penis resting on the paper over the exam table. That's the only time I can remember being completely exposed like that underneath a drape. I found it to be a very odd feeling somehow.

I had a paper sheet during my 6th grade physical.

"Just lower your slacks and undershorts to your knees. Then you'll just sit right here and place the drape over your lap until the doctor comes in." It felt really weird sitting on the side of the table with my pants bunched up around my knees.

I think that's considerably more awkward than just removing everything from the waist down and sitting there with a drape in your lap.

For my first full-time job I was sent to a doctor for a pre-employment exam. It was a small practice, i.e., just the doctor. He escorted me to the exam room and told me to undress completely mentioning that there was a gown folded on the exam table. When I had stripped down I unfolded the gown. It was essentially only a vest, I assume suited for a woman's breast exam, a small woman as well. I started to put it on but gave up when I realized I have to rip the fabric down the back to get both my arms through the armholes.

I ended up sitting naked on the exam table with vest across my lap. When the doctor entered I showed him my 'gown'. He chuckled and apologized for his mistake. He searched several other cabinets for a real gown but there was none to be found. My vest was soon cast aside and the exam proceeded with me naked throughout.

I had a paper sheet during my 6th grade physical.

Were your underpants off? If so, were they off from the beginning? Who was with you? Just the doctor? Nurse? Parent?

Over the years there have been attempts to offer a gown. I just refuse and either strip to my underwear or just strip nude. I was offered those exam shorts once and I did attempt to wear them but, they were such a mess that I just said to my self forget it and stayed in my underwear. Never offered a drape or a towel.

I know when I went to med with a friend because she was bit by a dog on her lower leg . They would need her pants off to see it so instead of having her in her underwear they gave her these goofy looking shorts

The urologist sometimes just gives a paper drape when you have to strip from waist down.