I had a great abdominal exam as part of a play exam last week. My partner asked me to lie down as she was "going to examine your tummy now" so I laid down on the bed already stripped down to my boxer briefs.
She started by plapating me gently at first all over then percussing nice and hard all over again, asking me to move into both sides to percuss again.
She then said that she was just going to "check your bellybutton" so she shone a pen torch into it and fingered it. "It looks nice and clean and also looks healthy". (Since I started shaving my belly including my happy trail I don't get bellybutton fluff now).
Next I was listened to asked to "breathe normally", "in.... and out". "I can hear you gurgling away there". "Your tummy sounds nice and active".
Then she did abdominal reflex tests with a pointer, "I'm just going to pull a stick over all four quadrants towards your tummybutton". My abdomen jumped with each pull which I enjoyed.
Finally, I had to close my eyes as she put a pointer over my stomach, a piece of cotton wool or the cold end of the stethoscope and asked me to say whether what was touching repeatedly was sharp, soft or cold.
It was a really intimate part of my play exam which I loved. 🙂