Shaving for operations?

In another forum, a 36 year old male nurse PMed me & bragged about how he delights in embarrassing teenagers by openly exposing them (when he can) to hospital bystanders, guests & family. One anecdote involved shaving a 16 year old's privates for an operation in front of his mother (lying that it was hospital rules) as the kid literally begged & cried! Needless to say I blocked that FetLife asshole, & I suppose this might be a whole separate discussion topic elsewhere in Zitybiz.

My medical question is, do they still do that? I've heard appendectomy stories in which nurses shave everything from the neck to knees.

Decades ago I had a vericoselectomy, & prior to the date of the surgery I told the urologist that I'd completely shave myself the morning of the surgery. He insisted. "'DON'T shave yourself! I replied that no way could I passively tolerate a nurse handling & shaving My genital area. The urologist told me what I thought was the old way of doing it, but now it's done with a hi-tech electric razor, & while under the anesthetic. But, any small nick or cut could elevate chances of infection. In fact, just very little area had been shaven around the inquinal incision.

So I'm confused! Four years ago, that abusive LA hospital nurse bragged about frequently doing those old style pre-op shaving rituals. Is it actually still done that way, & why?

I have heard conflicting reports regarding shaving of patients from different medical sources, therefore my take on it is that it seems to depend upon the Medics or Hospitals policy, it would however be great to know what the current general medical thinking is, if indeed there is a consensus,

As regards the nurse the OP is refering to, well perhaps he carried things a little far, then again perhaps not, we all have our fetishes, and I decry no one for that, no harm was done, in fact a little embarrasment is good to bear for future life.

Back in the 1960s, when I worked in hospital operating rooms, the usual pre-op shaving routine was “nipples to knees”. The shaving was either performed by a male orderly, or by a female nurse, depending on the sex of the patient. More recently, I have undergone two knee operations and when the person came in to shave the area, he used a high tech shaver. Like the OP, he explained the risk of infection from small cuts and he shaved only the area around the incision.

As regards the nurse the OP is refering to, well perhaps he carried things a little far, then again perhaps not, we all have our fetishes, and I decry no one for that, no harm was done, in fact a little embarrasment is good to bear for future life.

Fetishes are fine - but not when one abuses their position to engage that fetish with an unknowing and unwilling person.

How is embarrassment good for future life??

all experiences prepare us for the **** that is thrown at us throughout life and we have to bear until the thankful end

all experiences prepare us for the **** that is thrown at us throughout life and we have to bear until the thankful end

So would that include the experience of getting raped, bullied, sexually abused by a family member, or mugged as a teen? I don't see that the experience of being abused by a person of trust prepares you for the shit that will be thrown at you later in life. Better ways to build character

Now i rememember why i gave up on internet, intollerance, bye bye

Had a varicocele embolization last August. They gave me a bunch of paper before the surgery and one of them clearly mentioned that I had to be shaved from the belly button to the knees.

After getting me into the room, that's also one of the first thing the nurse checked, before I even put on the gown.

I had a vasectomy about 30 years ago and I wasn’t shaved. I had surgery for varicose veins about 15 years ago and an insertion was made in the groin. Pubes were trimmed by a male nurse but not shaved. I liked the look and keep it trimmed to this day.

My medical question is, do they still do that? I've heard appendectomy stories in which nurses shave everything from the neck to knees.

I had an appendectomy just about a year ago (and at my age no less). No one even checked to see if I needed shaving. So I wasn't shaved.

Of course now an appendectomy is done via laparoscopy but even so it leaves two scars, one fairly low down near the pudendum.

Still no one checked, neither before nor after the operation. The last may have been because a year ago the hospital was filling up with patients infected with you-know-what and everything was done in priority mode first. I was even discharged less than 24 hours after the operation.

Anyway on the neck to knees shaving you heard about: I'd say tall tale that grew in the telling.

Anyway on the neck to knees shaving you heard about: I'd say tall tale that grew in the telling.

I tend to agree with that assessment.

For ankle replacement surgery they shaved my ankle up to a short sock line, and another small 1-2 inch square spot about 3 inches below my knee cap. When I asked why there wee two stitches there the doc said that's where they thread in the alignment rod. I had to spend the night, so they cathed me - but didn't shave anywhere around the genitals.

I had an appendectomy years ago in my early 20's and I was shaved down there. There were two hot female nurses on the ward, but unfortunately I got shaved by the male nurse who spoke like John Inman in the Carry On Films! At one stage he gripped my foreskin with his fingers and pulled it out straight while he shaved around the penis, I guess it could have got embarrassing if one of the girls had done it! Five inch wound back then.

But when I had my vasectomy in my forties I wasn't shaved for that, so I guess at some point they had decided that shaving wasn't necessary for some procedures…Back in the day didn't women used to get shaved before giving birth? And an enema too for good measure, but that is no longer done over here…

It isn’t. The OP’s version of clippers is correct. My husband had an orchiectomy recently and it was done after he was out by clippers bellybutton to groin on the side they did the procedure on. Left a stubble vs down to skin. Last surgery I had was an internal fixation of my left ankle. No shaving but I shave my legs anyway so nothing to shave. When I was 14 I had an appendectomy and a female nurse shaved my pubis while I was sedated but not out. I was completely shaved (and given an enema) when I had my first child (19) but not for my subsequent (different OB).

Sadly I believe the OP’s story as I’ve come across some true abusers in the medical field.

Makes me wish that I could have had my appendectomy and my cardiac catheterization done later in life. My appendectomy was in 1996 and the cardiac catheterization was 2004. For both, they shaved me “nipples to knees”. Wasn't bad, until the hair started growing back.

Just for the record, the urologist promised only a ¾" scar. It turned out being 2 ½" & when I later confronted him, he denied ever saying anything about a small scar, then told me to find a new urologist.

The fact is that vericoselectomies are generally done for fertility reasons. Mine was that I felt some discomfort, & used tge opportunity to get a free imcidental vasectomy (Never wanted kids.) It backfired. Frequently when the ileo-inguinal nerve is "insulted" the nagging pain is really bad. After about four ileo-inguinak nerve blucks administered via pain management anesthesiologists, the area still isn't the way it was. I was never warned

Needless to say I'm damn vigilant around physicians. The only "good" operation I had was getting my right knee scoped fur a cartilage tear

I had open hernia surgery many years ago and 2 female nurses shaved me in pre op prior to surgery. I had laporscopic hernia surgery on the other side more recently and they waited until I was sedated to shave me and they didn’t shave anywhere near as much.

Just for the record, the urologist promised only a ¾" scar. It turned out being 2 ½" & when I later confronted him, he denied ever saying anything about a small scar, then told me to find a new urologist.

That guy is a real jerk.

Things can chagnge during treatment and surgery. A half inch cut can expand depending on the medical need….Doctors need to Just own it- not deny it. Sounds like there may be more to it than what you related, if not, dump the bastard…😡

That guy is a real jerk.

Things can chagnge during treatment and surgery. A half inch cut can expand depending on the medical need….Doctors need to Just own it- not deny it. Sounds like there may be more to it than what you related, if not, dump the bastard…😡

This was back in :89. The pain management anesthesiologist told me the issue if inguinal incisions, & the terrible pain that's common with most inguinal surgeries is virtually par for the course. I'm sure this was nothing new to the urologist, who didn't warn me, probably because his Mercedes Benz payment was soon due. No urologists for me anymore.

Didnt realize anesthesiologist discussed post operative pain management. new information!

Didnt realize anesthesiologist discussed post operative pain management. new information!

They treat it! He injected the incision site with cortisone & xylocaine. It's called an ileo-inguinal nerve block.

Pain management clinics employ anesthesiologists.

@Tommy_Barebum your a cheap date , my specialist want a new house in the Hampton‘s every year . So one Mercedes’ payment can I get some 411 on them,LOL

My kid is a cardiologist. He’s on a salary ( pretty good one),but not motivated to cut or do surgeries; enough real and necessary ops..

I was 17 at the time and went in for a small female operation.

I remember it because I was quite capable of shaving myself, but the nurse insisted she did it. Later that night, the sister came up to my bed, pulled the curtains around, pulled the bedding down and my nightie up and inspected that I was shaven, I was so embarrassed.

Ive had a hernia op done years ago but it wasnt a lovely young nurse who shaved me but a guy who looked like a cow strangler lol

I also had hernia surgery about 15 years ago. I was partially shaved while sedated because I woke up in the recovery room shaved on my left side only. I had no clue who did the job but I liked the clean look and shaved it all off completely after I began to heal. Once I shaved it, I never went back to pubes and have been shaving it clean ever since.

I had a penis surgery only when pre-puberal so no need for shaving I remember only a sort of iodine solution was applied on my genital area between my anus and navel by the doctor before starting the operation.

I remember some of my school mates has varicocele surgery when we have 15 yo. They told me a female nurse used a disposable safety razor and soap to completely shave their genital area including the scrotum and perianal area the day before surgery. She accurately shaved the penis keeping it stretched by the other hand while sliding the blade along the shaft. They said it was a very embarassing procedure.

Wednesday I get my pacemaker replaced. Battery is running low, so time for a new one. The pre-op instructions say to wash with this special soap. Once at 8 PM and the other time before I leave for the procedure.

The instructions also say, Do not shave any area of your bodywhere the surgeon will preform your procedure for at least 3 days prior to surgery. Shaving your skin will increase the possibility of infection after surgery.

Also, Do not use lotions or creams the morning of your procedure. You may use deodorant sparingly.

That is the directions I got for Wednesday for my procedure.

There ain't much hair there anyway, so it is a moot point to me.

When I had heart catheterization, I had my groin shaved with an electric razor on both sides just leaving about a three inch wide band of hair above my penis. When I had heart surgery they repeated that shave and extended it to inside my legs down to my knees. The nurse did this with my wife in the room. She pulled down the covers and pulled up my gown enough to get access. I was surprised at how close the shave was. The poodle cut was silly looking so I shaved everything smooth when I got home.

I'm glad to know that others here found the idea of a complete stranger, maybe, or maybe not, of the preferred gender a bothersome concept. I would've been mortified to passively endure the kind of shaving others describe here. Furthermore, we're dealing with people who act like they know everything, insist what they do is in your interest, & then it comes out in the whitewash that they were wrong. Shaving--as it was formerly done--increases chances of infection instead of lowering it. The exact opposite of their arrogantly rationalized excuse. This makes me angry.

It might seem incongrouos for a bunch of "medfetters" to complain about that sort of thing, after all, an outsider might inquire "as a medfetter, aren't you asking for it?” Well, in RL it's never quite like the fantasy. As for me, the fact that I could get bamboozled into an unecessary inguinal operation that resulted in lifelong residual pain. That only reinforces in my mind the idea that working with "professionals" in RL is adversarial from the get go.

@SouthernAnn

did you have a full bush before the nurse shaved you? What was it like being shaved By the nurse? Was it embarrassing?