Anyone ever have a same sex friend acompany you during a physical?

Was wondering if anyone has ever had a physical with a friend in the exam room

Many women bring in a female friend. I don't.

With otherwise normal healthy guys, it would be doubtful that they would bring in a male friend--a wife maybe, but not another male.

The only time I could see it happening is with older men without a wife or ladyfriend, when they need someone with them to help write down or remember things the doctor said in conjunction with a serious disease or condition.

When I scheduled my last complete physical exam (50 year old male), I asked if my "wife" (it was actually going to be a female friend) could be in the exam room with me. They said not during the actual exam, but she could be allowed in during the consultation portion.

When I scheduled my last complete physical exam (50 year old male), I asked if my "wife" (it was actually going to be a female friend) could be in the exam room with me. They said not during the actual exam, but she could be allowed in during the consultation portion.

At that point I would have asked them to refer me to a doctor that did not feel threatened by another adult in the room with me. I go to most of my wife's doctor appointments and she goes to mine so there is no medical information that fails to get passed on to the other interested member of the family.

I have.

I took a new job out of state and long story short a friend of mine took a job at the same company.

I figured that I should get started with a new doctor which usually involves a physical exam.

I asked my friend if he would come with me and he said that he would.

He followed me into the exam room and watched as I stripped down to my boxer shorts. When the doctor came in he didn't seem to care that I had my friend with me, and proceeded to give me a very thorough head to toe physical exam.

I never liked going to the doctor alone to it was nice having my friend with me.

Yes. Usually, it is my sister but I have had girlfriends as well.

No, only my wife!

No, but I think it might be fun to do and would like to try it some time.

Not now, but growing up I had friends in the exam room, I was in the room with a friend’s exam, and there were times when two of us were examined together.

I have never had someone with me for my exam but I have accompanied friends lots of times!

I have never had a friend in the same exam room but the closest I came was leaving my physical and seeing one of my good friends in the waiting room. We then talked about seeing each other at the doctors office the next time we hung out. It was a bit awkward at first but we discussed being there for our physicals and realized even though were at the same practice we had different doctors. We then talked about what happened during our exams and the differences. We ended up showing each other what happened and taking turns being the doctor and examining each other.

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He followed me into the exam room and watched as I stripped down to my boxer shorts

Nice. Did he join you in the exam room to be supportive, or did he enjoy watching you get examined?

@Tighty_Whiteis_Now Nice. Did he join you in the exam room to be supportive, or did he enjoy watching you get examined?

I guess to just be supportive, I asked him to come along with me. But I hope he enjoyed it, too !

I had a summer camp physical with my best friend and next door neighbor. My mom was working so my friends mom took us. We both had to strip down to our underpants. He wore tighty whities and wore print boxer shorts. Eventually the doctor took off our undies and we saw each other naked, but we showered together when we slept over and it wasn't any big deal to us.

No, never really thought about having someone to accompany me. I guess I always felt confidant about my exams or visits to not ask.

Never had any friends at any doctors appointment.

I have a slight fear of doctors and hospitals, and I generally just get really nervous and anxious in medical settings due to past experiences, so my friend accompanies me to most of my appointments.

Not at a regular private doctor, but I had group physicals at school for sports and I was friends with other guys there for the same reason.

I remember, just once. my pediatrician had a daughter…and one of the times I was there for a check up we both ended up getting a physical together…but no I never had a physical with another boy…just that once. I remember both of us totally naked standing on the exam table holding hands looking at the Dr…but that was it. First and last time I had an “exam buddy”.

Not at the doctors, but loads of times at school when I was there with my male friends and we were stripped down to our underpants.

Never had a friend in with me at the doctor's office, but I did have an exam with my younger sister once when I was age 7 and she was 5. We were both in for sick visits and the doctor took us in together, with our mom, to save time. The exam ended with us both getting penicillin shots in our butts. She didn't see my shot going in, but I was able to see hers. It gave me an idea of what the doctor see when he injects me. Later in life, I had a friend who lived close by who had 3 brothers and went to the same doctor. He told me he'd received exams and penicillin shots in his butt in the same room with an older brother. I didn't have any brothers, so I never got to experience that.

The only time I was examined with other males was at our junior high and high school physicals every September. It was nothing more than just a line of boys with their shirts off. The first time it was done in high school, I was nervous the whole time on line that we'd need to drop our pants for a hernia check in front of the other boys now that we were older. When reaching the front of the line, a basic eye, ear, nose, throat and chest exam was done. Nothing too embarrassing. I was so relieved!

One of my good friends used to go to the doctor with me during my physicals or anytime i'd have fasting lab work done. I usually tend to pass out for fasting labs. So I usually would have him take me. He would go into the room with me and watch. He was a gay guy also. The doctor never seemed to have an issue.

I have a single male friend, who is my age, who has no relatives within 2000 miles of here. He has a condition where he gets multiple polyps and must be checked with a colonoscopy every year or two. For many years, I have assisted him to his regular colonoscopy appointments at a local hospital. At these appointments, he designates ME as his “caretaker”. After each procedure, before my friend wakes up, the doctor (whom I have gotten to know!) gives ME a full report on the procedure, with internal pictures of his colon, including all polyps he just removed, etc. Once my friend starts to awake, I am then called back to the recovery area to help him get dressed. My friend has another colonoscopy scheduled in September.