Were your school medical/sports or other physicals scheduled at a specific tine of year

I remember my school medicals were scheduled just before or after the Christmas holidays, when it was generally cold. I went to boarding school out of the area and had to see a doctor from the local health authority for a medical also, and this examination was scheduled in the summer holidays. My sister had her school medicals in the Spring, around Easter - she went to a local school.

Were your exams scheduled at a regular time of year? Would I be right in thinking that in the US you generally had sports physicals in the summer, or could they be at other times? Did you have more than one exam a year?

My school did sports physicals in August before school started and in January right after the holiday break. The one in January was on two successive Saturdays - one for boys and one for girls - and because the gym was used for part of the physicals and involved a whole set up of equipment and privacy dividers, all gym classes for that first week back were held in the weight rooms, wrestling rooms, and other areas (in case of bad winter weather). That way they didn't have to tear it down and set it back up.

Our school medicals were usually at the beginning of the school year. Just before or just after the first half term holiday.

We never had physicals at the school. We had a "check-up," usually during the summer, at our pediatrician.

But when I was in elementary/middle school in Texas in the 70s we had an annual scoliosis exam. They would have all the boys go to the gym and stand in lines with our shirts off. When you got to the front of the line, you would have to bend over and touch your toes so the doctor (I guess they called them in from somewhere) could make sure your spine was straight. Being a "husky" kid, I was always embarrassed to stand there with my shirt off waiting for my time.

We were never with the girls. I guess they shuffled them off to cafeteria or some other large area for their own exams. But I did often fantasize about all those prepubescent girls standing in lines with their shirts off, some probably in training bras.

I simply cannot imagine a public school district being able to do this today. I'm sure there would be all kinds of uproar over body shaming, privacy, sexual harassment, etc.

In my middle school, we got exam forms when football practice started the first week of school and we took them to our own doctors to complete. School started in August, so I would see my pediatrician for the exam during late August or early September. In high school, practice started before the school year, so we received the forms in the mail during the summer. I would usually see my pediatrician for those exams in June or July. I always dreaded seeing the form and knowing what was in store for me.

When I was younger, mine were generally over the summer, a few weeks before I went back to school.

Over the summer right before school started or a week after school started we had ours.

We had our School Medicals at the end of the school term , just before we broke up for the school summer holidays

I had mine in the summer, too, from my family doctor. I once saw a note for my high school girlfriend that her mother had scheduled her sports physical just before school started. She didn’t tell me what happened and by then I kind of had some medfet interests so it drove me crazy not knowing. Any females now want to share what theirs included?

Anyone who wanted to play sports for the following school year had to pass a basic fitness test in the spring the year before and then hand in the physical exam paperwork before the first day your sport met in the fall (or whenever). Usually, I got my physical in late August/ early September.

Our school medicals were usually at the beginning of the school year. Just before or just after the first half term holiday.

Ours were similar Andrew, taking place after the start of the school year around late September, early October time - just as it was it was starring to get cold in Scotland and nice to be walking down the corridor from the changing room to the gym in your boxers!

My yearly physicals with the pediatrician were always towards the end of summer. Having a late summer birthday is what I think got me on that schedule initially. Plus it also worked out for the start of the school year.

My return to school exams were always in August just before returning to school or college. During college, I was on Crew and we had to get physicals from the team doctor. They were often group exams unless you had an injury and went to his private practice. He was an older man and in my view had a gruff demeanor. For group exams, we went to the health clinic and all stripped to our briefs. You were then lined up by the coach and one at a time went into the next room and removed one's briefs for the doc. He would then do a basic of listening to heart and lungs and then proceed to examine testicles and penis lying down and then stand for a hernia exam. Then he would make u lean onto the table, spread legs, and get a DRE. Every one saw and all get the same treatment. No one was bragging for sure

If sick or needing to see him for an injury, you went to his office, and he would make u strip naked. He then required a rectal temp and basically did the same exam.

As a kid I attended private elementary school where we had annual physicals. Not sure but i think the physicals were each year or at least every other year. The school must have had contract with some big clinic or something because every time the doctor was different. The physicals were nothing invasive-just basic check up, but I'm sure these physicals are to blame for my medfet now.

I don't remember the school exams had some connection with the time of the year, I think it had nothing to do with it

I don't remember what time of the year it was I just remember it was cold in the exam room when the doctor had me lower my briefs for him to do the genital exam.

The Wall Calendar

Mom arranged for my school physical late in August every year. She never failed to follow through much to my dismay. She had a habit of circling a date on a wall calendar and that became code for an exam date. She would put initials in the box and once I got wise, I wanted to erase my initials but also was fascinated to see her initials posted from time to time.

School exams were thorough; hated having my RT taken and leaving with a sore arm and/or bottom. Mom always seemed so reassured when I went and never was hesitant to tell me to obey and do as told. I always wondered how she fared and what happened.

When I was a teen, we went to a family practice so I knew she would see one of the doctors. She was smart to not ever have an exam when I went but one day had scheduled an exam after school so I did accompany her. She was not very talkative on the ride over. I feared it was an exam or shot for me but she told me that it was her visit. She told me I would need to sit in the exam hall while she saw the doctor. I did my best to refrain from smiling. Secretly wondering if she would get a shot that was so common place for me.

We got there and she was taken in pretty quickly; normally there is a long wait but maybe more for teens than adults. She lectured me to sit in the hall, read my book and behave. I just nodded as she followed the nurse who had a fleet enema box in her hand. I am sure mom saw that but never said anything and just followed trying to appear calm. When she went off to do her urine sample, I checked out the hall and counter areas. Med vials were everywhere along with boxes of tongue depressors, gloves, and cabinets.

When she returned, the nurse greeted her and took her sample; mom seemed to blush a bit. The nurse had hang her coat on the hook outside the exam room and proceeded to open the door. At this point, I heard her tell mom to "Remove everything, you're having a full exam including a prep." I wasn't clear about what that meant until I had my own years later. I did see the nurse place the fleet in her jacket pocket as mom went into the room. She then left mom in the room presumably to strip and await her exam. The nurse then went to the counter and prepared two injections, placed each on a tray with cotton balls and returned to the room. I couldn't see mom from where I sat but clearly saw what the nurse was carrying.

Mom was in the exam room for 45 minutes; the nurse did go in and out before mom left. Mom wouldn't tell me what happened but it seemed that she was moving a tad slowly and seemed to gently sit down when driving the car. To this day, it's remained a secret but having been there now as an adult, it's very rewarding to imagine mom having to take a fleet enema and being told that she had to get shots.