What is the worst part of your physical?

CK 6242 wrote a post, asking the worst part of a Gyno exam I thought I would ask guys the worst part of our exam, but decided to make it open to all.

Let's make it cover either new practice or examiner, established, or both.

I agree with her, especially at a new peovider, the wait. Both in the reception area, then in whatever state of undress you are in sitting on that damn table that crinkles whenever you fidget, wondering just how thorough it will be.

The following, especially the next, won't be as nerve wracking, butt you're gonna wonder if it will be as thorough, detailed, intimate as the first.

Blood draw. I'm super duper squeamish. The silver lining is that if the nurse or doctor says my pulse is fast, and asks if I am nervous, I can tell them it's because I'm nervous about the blood draw at the end, when really at that early part of the exam, my heart is racing in anticipation of the genital exam.

The thoughts are the not knowing, the feelings of anxiety hoping they don't find anything wrong. All of thoughts and feelings of excitement about being examined seem to go away once the actual exam starts and are replaced by thoughts of concern and worry about the doctor finding something wrong. The seriousness of it I think that is the worst part.

Then after the exam when I am told everything is good. Then I can feel myself relax a little and enjoy thinking about what the doctor did during the exam.

The worst part for me is arriving and discovering it will be a male doctor carrying it out.!!, I almost feel like walking out and going home at that point.

Female doctors are generally more caring and I’m always far more comfortable and at ease with them.

Waiting room and delays seeing the doc.