Felt exposed during bladder ultrasound

I see my urologist twice a year, and every visit includes a void test bladder ultrasound after I pee. In the past, I've had technicians scan just the lower belly and I can often keep my belt buckled and jeans zipped. I even researched online and found it described as a "lower belly" or "suprapubic" scan, with images confirming the clothed versions are common. Today, the female technician was different. After urinating, I lay on the table in jeans, belt, untucked long-sleeve shirt, undershirt, and briefs. She told me to unbuckle the belt, the button and lower zipper. I also had to lift my shirt and undershirt, exposing the navel. But that wasn't enough, and the female technician pulled my briefs down far enough for low pubic access, really just above my penis. She applied gel, moved the wand all over, and I felt exposed, and worried about getting an erection. The scan took just a couple minutes; she wiped the gel off with tissues herself (which also felt weirdly intimate), then handed me the box to finish cleaning up before I readjusted my clothes.

I guess I live a sheltered life, or maybe I’m just unlucky, but I’ve had a few ultrasounds of my bladder, including one just recently. The technicians - all of them female - lowered my shorts a little, low enough some pubic hair was probably visible. But that’s as far as it went. Maybe next time.

I guess I live a sheltered life, or maybe I’m just unlucky, but I’ve had a few ultrasounds of my bladder, including one just recently. The technicians - all of them female - lowered my shorts a little, low enough some pubic hair was probably visible. But that’s as far as it went. Maybe next time.

@Norton it's been about 50/50 for me, but today it was probably the "lowest" a technician went.

I've had a couple bladder ultrasounds recently. The technician just lowered my pants to almost exposing my package, tucked a large paper towel into my waist band and spread the towel down like an apron. When she was done she used the paper towel to clean me up, and that was it.

I had kind of a funny expirance with bladder ultrasound after my last surgery

For those who don't follow me, a bit of back story. 3 years ago I was diagnosed with penile cancer. I had to have a penectomy.. I also had a peranial urostomy, a new place to pee from made right behind the testicals. This failed shortly after, but that's a story for somewhere time. Naturally I went home with a Foley catheter.

After the pathology came back, my surgin insisted I have some lyphnodes removed in the groin for pathology.do to the cancer bring stage 3. So a moth later I go through this 8 hour surgery robotically assisted lyphnode removal. 6 nodes from each side.

So the day after surgery the nurse removed the catheter from the penectomy surgery. I drank a lot of water so that I could pee. But do to the surgery, constapation etc. I was having difficulty passing urin to the point thst about midnight they finally catherized me again to drain my bladder. At least I finally got some sleep.

The next day I still couldn't pass much urin just 60cc 2 Oz at a time. So they started doing an bladder ultrasound after every void. At first the youn nurse would come in. All I had on was a gown. Later as people were coming on floor from surgery the nurses aid started doing it. She was a middle age lady I believe Jamakin from her accent.

She would bring a small towel with her and cover my shaved public area while doing the ultrasound. By then other than the urination problem, I was feeling fairly good, so I said to her, you don't have to go through all that trouble with the towl, thers nothing there to skare you. She laughed so hard I thought she would pis her self. She must have told my nurse. Later in the day when she came in she also had a laugh about it.

I have a pretty big belly and I wear my pants low sometimes, so honestly I barely had to pull them down more than a couple inches for the bladder ultrasound I got lol

Just pulled my shorts down slightly and tucks a towel in to keep the conductive gel off my clothes. Used the towel to wipe it off afterwards. No exposure.

Oh, gentlemen, this gives me a chuckle. So worried about the lowest part of your bellies exposed, when your female counterpart's ultrasounds of bladder or uterus routinely bare her all the way to the clitoris (you gotta love that gel clotting up your pubic hair) and may include a trans-vaginal element if the technician feels it necessary to get a good image. Not to mention the ultrasounds in which your bladder is required to be full to bursting--they have you drink a quart/liter of water an hour before the procedure, and you're not allowed to pee before they roll the sensor thing over you with a good bit of pressure.

I understand that you all were uncomfortable, but some perspective, please.

For bladder ultrasounds there's literally no genitalia exposure. At most the lower abdominal and upper pelvic area is exposed. I've had numerous bladder ultrasounds being incontinent going on 14 years.

Yes you pull up your shirt and lower your pants. They tuck a towel slightly in your underwear preventing gel getting on clothing and clean up. Try wearing a diaper having to untape the top taps, because diapers fit higher waist than underwear.

It's not a big deal and wouldn't call it being exposed, maybe embarrassing. The nurses have seen everything under the sun, so seeing pubic hair or not is a normal thing.