To gown, or not to gown

For those who aren't told to strip totally and gown, have you ever not done so?

If so, what were you wearing?

All the time, I keep my underwear and Sox If they say every thing off, I still keep my Sox on if I’m not in a bed with a warm blanket like for a colonoscopy. They usually leave them on but put their hospital Sox with rubber nubbiest over them to keep you from slip

I can't say I've ever not been told to gown except for when I was with my old pediatrician. In those days, I would just lose everything but my underwear and that'd be it.

I follow their instructions to the letter. If they say, "everything off" then it's everything off.

If they say to leave my underwear on, they I leave it on.

Not sure why anyone would deliberately do otherwise.

One time the nurse said "Please get undressed and put the gown on, opening in the front" and I left my underwear on - the doc was a little out out that I wasn't naked under the gown. Not a big deal, she sighed briefly and asked me to lower my underwear.

My most recent exam was the first time I was asked to strip, I was told to put a gown on and told that I could leave my underwear on so I did. I think at my next exam if I get asked to strip and gown I will take my underwear off right away.

I always follow what they ask although once when in my 20s I forgot to put underwear on for a test and the tech noticed and said I was supposed to leave them on. There was another time where the nurse said to put on a gown and tie it in the back so I assumed that meant to remove my underwear but again was told I was supposed to have left them on even though they came off later in the physical.

When I was in school for a physical exam, I was told to strip to your underwear, I did just that. Later as an adult, I have been told to strip to my underwear and there was a gown offered, I just did not put the gown on. Now, when I am asked to strip, I am offered a gown and I just politely tell the nurse I do not need the gown. The doc's have never said anything.

In Germany it is usual to wear only your underwear and no gown for a head to toe physical examination. So since I have no experiences with a gown, my answer ist "not to gown" 😉

I will gladly put on a cloth gown but I usually refuse the paper gowns, they are so flimsy they usually are falling off me anyway within a minute.

I haven’t been given a gown in at least a decade, but I’ve also realized that at the few doctors appointments I’ve had as an adult, I hadn’t really specified that I wanted a a physical, so I don’t know…maybe next time? Hopefully.

To gown

I was going to say is always do what I was asked, but then realised I didn’t once.

I went for a top surgery consultation (trans breast removal) a few months ago and was told to go behind the curtain, take the clothing off my top half and that there was a paper gown there for me to cover up with.

I’d been for a consultation before and one of my strongest memories was the awkwardness of the surgeon moving the paper gown about at the start of the exam. It was removed in about a minute. So this time I said I thought id feel more comfortable not wearing it, and the doctor just said that wasn’t a problem and made things easier for her.

There’s also been a couple of times, things like having my chest listened to when I had a bad cough or having an ECG, that they’ve realised I was wearing a bra. They’ve then asked me to take off / move my t-shirt but said I can leave my bra on. That’s felt more like a question, and I’ve asked if it would help if I took it off. They’ve always said yes. I’m trans masc and personally I feel much more awkward being seen in a bra than topless.

I can’t imagine a situation where I’d take more clothing off than they’d asked without mentioning it first.

I usually do as instructed. If given the choice, I'd prefer not to don a gown, as I view them as unnecessary most of the time. (Old school) I have had a couple exams where I had the gown draped across my lap, though.

At my last medical at work the form said "You will be required to undress to your underwear, so please wear appropriate undergarments. Optional modesty suits are available to wear on top, if you choose to do so."

When I had my exam the doctor reminded me that I'd ticked no to requiring a "modesty suit" (a gown to everyone else) and asked if I was still ok with that as otherwise I'd be undressing to my underwear. I said I was ok and was then asked to strip to my underwear.

Except for one annual exam, I have never been told to strip totally.

2 instances where I didn't put the gown on that was put out for me. One instance was when, after a series of annual exams where gowns weren't offered, suddenly one year when they were being put out and the years since, I never bothered to wear them. Because I was used to the doctor seeing all of me annually anyway, I just didn;t bother with it.

The other instance was when I decided I wouldn't wear the gown put out for me for a full body dermatology exam. And I never put on a gown at the dermatologist since. Only wearing a jockstrap, using thin waistband to maximize skin exposure

Paper gowns and drapes are flimsy, cumbersome and tear easily rendering them completely useless. I am examined in my boxer briefs.

Years ago I took my mother in law to the doctor for a checkup. She wanted me to stay with her because it was a new male doctor. The nurse came in to do the ekg and asked her to remove her button down blouse and bra and she proudly announced that she didn’t wear a bra. The nurse then had her unbutton the blouse and she proceeded from there with the ekg. I wonder how women would feel if they just removed their bra and kept their shirt on - so I asked my wife and she thought it would be quicker and save the doctor some laundry bills. She also said that if she knew it would be that way, she would simply leave the bra at home or bring it in her purse if we were going out after the appointment.

Only had a gown given when i was younger for physicals.

Never got one since.

I've been offered gowns but usually decline. Makes me feel like I'm wearing a dress. As long as I can keep my boxers on, it's all good.

I was always clothes on. Never told to change into a gown.

Hey, I have decided to return to former provider, and have a physical booked in about three weeks.

The last time I was there, my instructions were to get into the gown.

Has anyone done differently, and not used the gown?

I always do whatever they request of me. I figure they have their reasons for the instructions, and I don't want to rock the boat.

I hate those gowns and would prefer to not use them but I still do what they ask me.

Not sure your reason for not wearing one but there have been doctors in the past that I see frequently that I've expressed why I hate the gowns and have let me keep my clothes and undress down to my underwear for certain parts of the exam. But that was years ago in Venezuela with a family doctor that I knew very well. I wouldn't do it otherwise. It's been so instilled in me that I have to do what I'm told at the doctor's.

Yes, me too! - These gowns are really only for protecting privacy and so you don't feel naked. I find these gowns restrict freedom of movement. I have no problem with nudity and generally don't wear these gowns. I'd rather be naked...

My instructions for my doc are to undress to my underpants (briefs) and wait.

I’ve lost track of the number of doctors I’ve seen over the years. Some (by way of their nurses or assistants) tell me to put on a gown, others not. It makes no difference to me. I do what I am told.

I’m not handed a gown, I’m just told to strip to my jock by my doctor

I like cloth gowns my internist puts me in during a physical but I hate the paper gowns my gyno and dermatologist use.