Who else feels nervous when scheduling their yearly physical examination?

Who else feels anticipation and nerves when scheduling their yearly physical examination? Knowing I’ll be exposed for my doctor to poke and prod and make observations about my body and habits.

Always interesting to know if maybe their examination has changed year by year.

I used to feel that way. Any time I heard that I was going to need a physical exam for something, my thoughts would race, I would feel butterflies in my stomach, and my genitals would tingle. Sometimes I would start to become erect just thinking about it. This was especially true if it was with a new doctor. It would be the first time this doctor would see me naked, and I would have no idea how thorough the exam would be. Now I don't even have to undress and the doctor spends more time typing than examining me. I don't feel the same emotions at all. It feels like I'm wasting my time.

I always get nervous when I think about making my appointment for my annual physical. Sometimes my voice gets a bit shaky as I am talking to the receptionist over the phone. After the appointment has been made, all I can think about is my upcoming exam. The nerves are there until I am finally in the room talking to my doctor.

My yearly physicals are always the same, superficial exams, only to justify a position on the bill.

I will have a new doctor in January, the old one has left. So I'll be more nervous, which is bad for my blood pressure.

My doctor for 35 years had me get naked as soon as I entered the exam room where he went over me from head to toe and in my bunghole. That took about a half hour and I was never nervous, I felt he was doing a very good job.

Ten years ago he abruptly retired due to changes in the health system aka Obamacare. I was forced to find a new doctor in the hospital associated gang of thieves. She only does what's called a wellness check. To get all the things my old doc used to do I have to find where/who will do them. The wellness check seems to be "you walked in here and you're breathing, see you next year". I've been to 2 dermatologists hoping to get my whole body looked at but they appear to have fallen victim to Obamacare too. A total body skin check does not include them looking at any part of my body that I cannot see myself. I have an appointment with a urologist next month to see if they look where the sun don't shine.

I still get nervous when I schedule my appointment for my annual physical. I have been seeing the same doctor for almost ten years now. I don't think it's the idea of seeing doctor that makes me nervous. I think what makes me nervous when I schedule my appointment is talking to the receptionist. And her knowing what the doctor will be examining, during my annual exam. I think it's talking to the receptionist that makes me nervous, more so than seeing the doctor.

I used to go to doctors who would have me strip off my clothes, and submit me to rectal exams, and compress my abdomen. I absolutely hated it. I would also typically wait for close to an hour, before they would enter the room. I’ve since moved on to a medical practice which does none of that. The assistant checks my vitals, the doctor asks a few questions, and if necessary, sends me out for bloodwork. No stripping down, no finger in my ass, no pushing down on my gut. What’s achieved by humiliating the patient, and stressing them out? If a doctor did that, I would look elsewhere.

I became really apprehensive when at school we were all given the brown envelope which contained the notification of a forthcoming medical examination, medical questionaire and parental consent to the examination, Anticipation because of the thoroughness of the examinations then and the fact that we had to undress completely often in front of two or three classmates or latterly at a medical centre where boys from other schools were there as well, undressing or sitting waiting in briefs or naked to be called in by a doctor.

I scheduled my last physical exam online so there was no verbal interaction at all. I was nervous for a few minutes thereafter. I am far more nervous stripped to my underwear and on the examination table.

I have found through much deliberate cross-checking and personal testing to go to a CRNP, or maybe a PA or GP, NOT an internal medicine doctor! They conduct their medicine by reading blood reports, scans, etc. . They will always be hands off for the most part.

When scheduling a real life physical exam I am always so nervous for fear that they will find something wrong and very serious, and as I age, that fear just grows more each year. Then of course on the day of the exam I am just a bag of raw nerves, which of course always elevates my blood pressure. Then there is the waiting in the reception room and the waiting again in the exam room. I don't think my nerves would be nearly so bad if one could just see the doctor the moment you walk into the office.

I'm only nervous about whether or not the 'doctor' is able to live up to the expectations we read about in their reviews and such! We'd both love a thorough and knowledgeable doctor, able to guide us both in the right direction. We both prefer the natural way, if possible! Homeopathic remedies, and natural means of delving into the ROOT causes of our concerns.

Not every doctor we've met is up to par. They are far and few to come by, I can assure you.

My doctor is quite thorough but I have to schedule so far in advance (usually 4 months) that I'm not nervous at the time of scheduling. I only get nervous as the day of the appointment approaches. This year, it's just three days off. So I'm getting a little nervous now.

Heading in this week with a new female NP……butterflies churning……hoping to see the glove and lube set out by assistant, and to hear those sweet words, “Take everything off….heres a gown….opens in back…..” 😎

I’m always nervous when scheduling anything medically related. Because of my plethora of health issues I have to see my GI doctor at least every 3 months (and have had to for the last decade). I’m no longer embarrassed and he’s extremely professional, but I still dread it. Same with my ob/gyn. I’m due for another rather invasive procedure called ablation and it will suck (the last few that I had done were far from fun; from getting the meds to dilate my cervix 1-2 days beforehand, and knowing that I will be dealing with the worst cramps ever for a good 18 hours, and that I won’t have anyone to share it with for moral support, because it’s not the kind of thing you want to advertise, really) and I have already scheduled it for a date in the near future. Just because it is not the first procedure of its kind it doesn’t make me any less scared. I will survive, because it’s not that big of a deal compared to other things, but it makes me feel very lonely and that is the feeling I hate the most. I am grateful to have a place like Zity to share these feelings because it is truly helpful.

I don’t have -nor do I want- a GP. My best friend was a GP before pursuing further training and becoming a cosmetic surgeon, and he is just a very good friend and nothing more, and a friend who is aware of my medical history. If I need something from someone who is not a specialist in any of the areas that I have specialists for, I can call him and he will help, no questions asked. I understand that it’s not the way that most people go about their medical care but it’s what works for me. Having to deal with the pain and discomfort that comes with all the tests and procedures that are required to stay as healthy as possible is rough enough and I will take a very good former GP over some stranger NP/junior family doctor that I most likely have to educate about my conditions. Everyone wants to help but very few want to listen. I’m going to go for the person who I have to do the least amount of explaining to. There’s a time and a place for everything and I choose to choose so few things -but I do choose this one. I don’t need to schedule anything with my friend.

As a chronically ill patient, it’s a very welcome change (sorry if this was not the sexiest of accounts but it is real).

Play safe,

B x

I'm beginning to lose faith in the medical system. A year ago when I had cellulitis in my left leg they ran me through a plethora of tests and picture taking machines then sceduled me with a surgeon who does stones. He asked me if anything hurt saying that everyone has stones but if they don't bother me there's no reason to operate. They said my liver was all shriveled up and wrinkled looking like a raisin so it was off to the liver specialist. She brought the view of that up on her screen and said there is nothing wrong with it and showed it to me. I thought it looked nice and smooth and the cross section made it look like something you could cook up to eat. She stressed several times I don't need to worry about my liver. Last week in the hospital for cellulitis in my right leg I heard someone mention cirrhosis. All the supposedly experts seem to be contradicting each other.