Anyone ever have an unexpected physical exam?

Not totally unexpected, as a friend had warned me beforehand, but if she hadn't, it would have been. I went to an allergist for allergy testing, and my friend had seen her for the same - she told me that the dr did a full physical. She tried to do it with me, but I said no. I had a cold and a pretty bad cough, so she talked me into letting her listen to my lungs (being sick, I was not in the best of moods) and she said I had pneumonia. Because of that, she wouldn't do the testing that day and I had to go back but she never tried to do a physical again.

I've had three, kind of....

1. It was a physical examination for a job, so it wasn't that I didn't know that I had to have one, it was that I didn't know when. I remember sitting at my desk after I had been working at the company for 4-5 days, when one of the ladies from human resources walks up and hands me a slip of paper with a time and address written on it. She said, "You need to have your physical today. Be at the occupational medicine clinic, at this address, at this time." I didn't get anything done those two hours that I sat there pondering what was to come!

2. Before my vasectomy, my wife and I went to the urologist for a "consultation". We both thought that meant schedule a time, let you know what to expect, make sure we are really done having kids, etc. At the end of the very beneficial conversation the doctor stands up, we think we're done and both of us stand up as well. The doctor looks at me and says, "I need to do a quick exam. Come over to the table, lower your pants and underwear, and have a seat on the table." The look on my wife's face as she sat at the end of the table and watched was priceless. Although, I'm sure mine was pretty good too. My wife and I were walking out to the car when she looks at me and says, "I wasn't expecting that!"

3. My recent physical with a new PCP. Again, it wasn't that I was surprised to be given a physical, it was that I was surprised at how complete and thorough it was. Including my first hernia exam in almost 20 years and my first ever prostate exam. With my last doctor, when I scheduled a physical it just meant us going over my lab reports and a few minutes of her listening to my heart and lungs.

Yes go in for a cold and end up with a physical. Hard to explain also hard to say no to it.

Once day I have a high temperature and my parents couldn't make it drop so they called doctor. After quick examination doctor asked me to undress totally. After that told my parents I have to take cold shower which should help

I had an allergist give me a near full physical, which, in my experience had never really been a thing. He was a kinda creepy older guy like 80 (ew) (which sort of turned me on), but I totally hated him for reasons (like his insistence that I'm not allergic to things that've almost killed me repeatedly) Anyway ... I was floored when he made me lay on the exam table, lifted my shirt, felt all over my abdomen, legs etc. He was really old-fashioned and odd (again in a way that kind of turns me on) and really fancied himself the medical expert. With the way he treated me, and was handling me, I fully expecting for him to literally pull down my panties and examine my vagina. So glad (and disappointed) that he didn't.

I suppose the closest I got to having an unexpected exam was when I was feeling ill as a kid and my parents took me to the doctors and I was just expecting to have them look at me for whatever was wrong with me and they decided to have a more detailed exam. It was never as detailed like the ones I would have later in school etc but wasn't what I was expecting.

They would ask me parents to strip me down to my underpants and once I was down to my briefs I was asked to step on the scales so they could check my weight and then get off and stand against the wall so they could measure my height.

I then had to sit on the edge of the bed whilst they checked my eyes, ears and mouth and did reflex tests. They would then listen to my lungs, heart and belly before asking if I wanted a listen and I enjoyed hearing my heart beat and my tummy gurgling away. After that I could get dressed.

So i just went to see a doctor for a follow up from a recent hospital visit. he said hi and the appt start pretty normal.

then he asked me to sit on the exam table and unbutton my shirt. he checked my ears and eyes. then he lifted the back of my shirt and put his stethoscope on the back asking me to breathe in and out. then he had me lie down and he opens my shirt to put the stethoscope on my chest and stomach. After he started palpating my stomach asking if anything hurt. Then out of no where, he unbuttons my shorts and pulls the front of my underwear down pushing around my upper groin asking me if I'm having any issues or pain going to the bathroom.

Then he had me sit up and finishes up with me. I kinda enjoyed it but def wasn't expecting it

had that every happen to anyone where to go for a follow up on something but it ends up being more? what happened?

I have not had that kind of experience.

But if a doctor wants me to get undressed, I wish he would just say so from the get go. This slowly undressing is kind of weird and would make me more uncomfortable than just stripping down right away.

Fortunately my current doctor has me undressed right away. In fact, no matter what I go there for, I strip down to my tighty whities. That way I am ready for anything lol.

For me, a follow up visit turned into much more for a hand injury. The results of playing some hockey and a few crashes off my Cannondale bike. Periodically, I had issues with both my hands. My regular doctor told me to return in a month or so if I had continuing hand issues. I’d just need a referral to a hand specialist. The day of my appointment of course my doctor had an emergency so I had one of the other doctor in the practice.

I had this doctor before, he agreed the best course of action would have a specialist take look at my hand. In the beginning, everything was normal until the computer system wouldn’t allow to order the referral. A combination of my insurance and their “new & old” computer systems not merging correctly. The only option was me having a complete physical.

I knew from past physicals, he was very thorough an never in hurry. So, he asked me to take off my shirt and to unfasten/ unzip my jeans. It was your normal exam: heart & lungs, laid back palpated my abdomen and groin areas. Not a surprise, he said : well I’m going to need you standup and pull your jeans and underwear down to your knees. Naturally, he retracted my foreskin, penis and testicles followed my the hernia portion of the exam.

A few years ago I went to the Doctors because of sharp pains in my elbow that turned out to be muscular, however while there she read through my notes and commented that I had not had a testicular examination for over a year. I explained to her that my usual Doctor said that I only needed that every two to three years, relating to a small hard lump between the testicles on the base of the penis. She was having none of it and almost insisted I strip and lay on the couch to be examined...I did as she said and got a thorough examination of...everything! she even 'yanked' my foreskin hard back and commented on a bulging vein on my penis.

... commented that I had not had a testicular examination for over a year.

Was curious of your age, because I've never had a doc who was concerned about that.

I have come to expect that going to the doctor always carries the chance of something occurring that was not anticipated. For a physical, it's always rather straight forward, namely, strip naked and sit there either in a gown or in briefs depending on the doc's preference. At other times, its remove my shirt and sit there or be instructed what to remove by the doctor. The nurse will do the usual bp and temp before that and have had me give a urine sample. The surprise exam was a year ago when my back was very sore. I was sitting just in my jeans and waiting for the doc. He was polite, someone I had not seen from the medical group that I use, and listened to my concerns suggesting that it was a pulled muscle. He then told me to remove my jeans and brief and began to have me assume some different positions. He examined more and then gave me a hernia exam and a DRE. I gasped more than a few times as i had not anticipated the genital exam or DRE. I left feeling the KY between my cheeks and thinking more about it all day long. I wondered how many got the same thing and if they expected it. As I left, I saw others looking over at me and thought how they were feeling waiting to hear, "Next."

With some visits to my Doctor or Hospital I can't always anticipate what examination will be carried out.

It works both ways. Sometimes I hardly get examined, other times I do get an unexpected exam.

This particularly applied some years ago when Doctors seemed to have more time to carry out a more detailed examination.

About a month ago, I went to see a doctor for some uncharacteristic exhaustion and lethargy. My normal doctor was unavailable for several weeks so I saw a part time doctor who specifically sees patients who can’t get into to see their normal doctor. He was a partially retired older gentleman who came highly recommended.

I had expected that the doctor would likely discuss my symptoms with me, maybe take a few vitals, and send me to the lab for blood work. Sure enough, we talked about my symptoms and my environment and then he stood up and began checking my eyes and ears and mouth. After the HEENT exam, he asked me to remove my shirt and proceeded to check my lungs, heart, and breathing. He then put on a pair of gloves and began palpating the nodes in my armpit. This was the first time I had ever been palpated there and although normally I am quite ticklish, I surprisingly didn’t flinch.

After checking my armpits, the doctor threw away his gloves and had me lie back. He extended the table so I was fully

supine. He performed some abdominal palpation and then announced he was going to check my testicles. I didn’t receive verbal instructions to lower my pants and underwear, but the doctor’s action of returning to the glove box was the visual clue.

After lowering my pants and underwear to mid-thigh, I lay back and received my first supine genital exam since preadolescence.

The sensation of feeling, but not seeing the genital exam taking place was exactly how I remembered these exams as a child. It felt quite a bit less intimate than my normal standing genital exams due to distance between me and the doctor as well as not being able to see either the doctor nor the exam take place.

After palpating both testicles, the doctor told me we were finished and that I could get dressed. He then sent me to the lab for bloodwork, the results of which were thankfully normal.

I have never been surprised with an undressing request at a doctor but my girlfriend has…several times.

About ten years ago, she had a bunionectomy and had a minor surgical procedure to have it removed. She was surprised that once she arrived at the hospital for the surgery ( on her foot), the staff directed her to get completely nude. She thought at most she would have to take her socks off. 😃 No exam or anything but she was surprised at having to strip.

Same procedure, a few weeks later she went to the same doctor for a follow up. She was coming from work and thought it would just be a quick visit. The doctor asked her some basic things. Then asked her to take off her shoes. She removed her shoes and was wearing pantyhose. The doctor said he needed her foot bare, and said, “Take off your pants and pantyhose.” She was very embarrassed, but removed her dress pants and pantyhose while the doctor stood there watching. She wears very revealing panties; almost exclusively thongs.

I wish I would've been able to watch that exam.

This is a great topic and I have posted in threads asking similar questions. One time I was along for the ride for my younger brother's physical and it was decided kind of last-minute that I would get a physical, too, while we were there. I was not happy about it. I had been in a bad mood about something anyway and I was going through a mood phase at that point in my teens, and it was pretty clear to everyone that I was pissed off about getting a physical that day.

I think just about every time I’ve had a physical in my lifetime, I‘ve never been able to predict exactly how thorough it’s going to be, so in that sense just about every single one has been unexpected to some extent.

However, the one truly “surprise” physical I can recall was when I was in 2nd grade back in the mid 90s, I had to have been about 8 at the time. I was randomly called down to the office, and was greeted there by an older lady - likely in her 60s - wearing a stethoscope around her neck. Anyway, she introduced herself to me and said she was a pediatrician and explained to me that she’s a doctor for kids (even though I’d obviously been seeing pediatricians my whole life at that point, that was the first time I truly understood what that meant), and that she’s going to have a look at me and make sure I’m healthy, and took me back to what would have been the nurse‘s station (even though my school didn’t have a nurse staffed there full time).

Once we were back there (I remember the room being darkly lit, with only a bed and a scale), she had me take off my shoes and step up on the scale and took my height and weight. Then she had me sit on the bed, and looked in my ears, eyes, and nose, and had me stick out my tongue and say “ahhhh” while checking my throat. Then she gently felt around my neck, and put her stethoscope in her ears, and slid it under my shirt to listen to my heart and lungs. She then had me lay down on the bed, and pressed around my tummy. She asked me various questions throughout the exam, such as my favorite school subjects, what I like to do for play, friends, etc, but while feeling my belly, she asked if I had any trouble with pooping or peeing (which I’ve written in other posts about how that’s a trigger for my fetish). After feeling my belly, she said “okay honey, I’m just going to check your private parts” and quickly but gently slipped her hand into my underwear and felt my testicles for about 5 seconds, before I could even register what she was doing. I do remember though that I was aware and okay with it because that year, a nurse would come to our class every few weeks to teach health during PE class back then, and alternate between talking with the girls and the boys - and about a month before that, she explained to us why the doctor feels our testicles. Anyway, after feeling my genitals, the doctor tested my reflexes with the little rubber mallet while I was still lying down, had me get up and watched me walk back and forth across the room and then we were done. I got my shoes back on and I remember her being surprised that I didn’t know how to tie them at the time, so she helped me do that, and had me go back to my classroom, and asked me to send down another one of my classmates. All in all, I think about 5 or 6 of them alternated going down to the office after me.

To this day, I have no idea what that surprise checkup was about. I wasn’t told I’d have it that day, and never asked my parents about it after school (I just kinda carried on with my day and didn’t think much of it at the time). My guess is that the school was having that doctor at the school that day volunteering to do free physicals that day and my mom signed me up for it, or that the physical was for my IEP (individual education plan), because I think the other students who were called down to the office were in that program as well.

I was admitted to the hospital last summer, with upper-respiratory issues, that occurred one week after hernia surgery. They completed chest x-rays, bloodwork, and even a ct scan of the lower extremities, so in that respect, I would call it an unexpected physical exam.

I have written other posts about this experience, but I realize that it fits on this thread too, because I thought the doctor would only look in my throat and listen to my breathing because of the cough.

When i was 12 and in summer camp, I was brought to a doctor in the town nearby. He was supposed to see why I was coughing, not do a full physical...I'll never forget the way he undressed me......he did the unbuckling, unbuttoning, unzipping and pulling down of pants and underwear....didn't say anything.....and otherwise it was not a 'full' exam, I suspect he was crossing that line.

I froze staring at the ceiling while he examined me, worried that the counselor who drove me from the camp who was sitting on a chair in the room could see my nakedness.

@Junky About ten years ago, she had a bunionectomy and had a minor surgical procedure to have it removed. She was surprised that once she arrived at the hospital for the surgery ( on her foot), the staff directed her to get completely nude. She thought at most she would have to take her socks off. 😃 No exam or anything but she was surprised at having to strip.

The same happened to me, but it was to operate on an infected toenail. At the day clinic I was given a gown and told to undress completely. The doctor also brought along some 8 or 10 students to watch the procedure, simple enough and over quickly. I too wondered at the undressing for an operation on a toe, but whatever.

It was just standard operating procedure no doubt.

I am a 63 year old male. For the past 18 months, I have been receiving testosterone replacement therapy. In February of 2022, I called a men's clinic in the ... out of state ... city in which I work.

I had mentioned to my local doctor about me having the symptoms of low T. He agreed to do blood work but told me that I was "within range." I soon realized that he ... and the other local docs ... had very little knowledge about hormone replacement therapy. Therefore, I was tired of feeling tired and decided to take the plunge ... elsewhere.

I selected this particular clinic based simply on internet searches. I was provided with the knowledge that this clinic had an all male staff and an inhouse pharmacy. The inhouse pharmacy meant the medications were dispensed on site ... bypassing the chain pharmacies. There were two physicians which to choose from and based on a website photo ... I went with the older one.

On the day of my appointment, I arrived at the center city location in a very upscale office building. I took the elevator to the 3rd floor which consisted of suites of medical offices. Upon seeing Suite A, I entered and was immediately greeted by the receptionist. With my scheduled appointment I was greeted by name.

After completing the necessary paperwork, I was lead to the lab where I provided urine and blood samples for testing. While the lab guy did his thing, I watched a video which explained how the male body works ... the signs and symptoms of low T ... and the functionig of the male genitalia and prostate. I was fascinated to learn that the pituitary gland is related to testicle function. This video was certainly a cut above the one that I had seen in the 7th grade gym class.

After the labs were completed, I was led to the doctor's office. After about a 15 minute conference ... and confirmation of a very low T level ... he asked me if I wanted to proceed. I could not reply "yes" quick enough. He told me that he would need to conduct a physical exam which would include him examining my genitals and prostate. Afterwards, I would be instructed on how to self inject. At this point, my heart raced hearing the words genitals and prostate!

With that, he turned me over to the nurse Roger to get started. I was led to a hallway scale to be weighed. Roger opened the door to the exam room which was certainly an upgrade on any standard exam room I have ever seen.

This is where the unexpected intensity began! I was asked to strip from my waist up and to remove my socks and shoes. After undressing, I sat on the exam table. Roger then checked my temperature and blood pressure. Next, he placed the bell of his stethoscope right below my left nipple and timed my heart rate for 30 seconds. I was then instructed to lie down on the exam table. Roger asked if I had ever had an electrocardiogram ... which I replied "yes." The EKG leads were placed on my ankles, wrists, and across the left side of my chest. After the EKG, Roger said he was going to leave me "hooked up" until the doctor reviewed the recording. He left the exam room and the doctor was apparently right outside the exam room. I heard the doctor inquire on whether or not I was hairy and Roger replied "yes." After that brief conversation, Roger returned and began to remove the electrodes from my body. Before exiting the exam room, Roger instructed me to strip down to my underwear. Two minutes later the doctor entered the exam room.

All of the basics of a complete physical exam were completed. Ears, nose, and throat first followed by chest and back auscultation. My reflexes were checked in both arms and legs. Once again, flat on my back my chest was auscultated and along with my stomach. He then percussed my chest and palpated my lower stomach. Next ... he caught me a little off guard ... as he began to palpate the area surrounding each nipple. He explained that he was checking for gyneclomastia. I have pretty sensitive nipples and this began to get me a little aroused. Next, he lowered each side of my underwear ... gray CK briefs ... in order to feel and auscultate my femoral pulses. Knowing that that my natural pubic hair was now visibly exposed only added to the sexual tension.

After this, I was instructed to stand and remove my briefs. I was now directly in front of the doctor sporting an obviously enlarged penis. He noted that I had good body hair distribution. I was asked to place my hands behind my head allowing him to see my underarm hair. While still naked, he examined my penis and testicles before having me to bend over the exam table for the DRE. My penis remained enlarged ... but not erect ... throughout the hands on exam.

After putting my underwear back on, he had the nurse to come in and measure my BMI. This was a first for me! While only underwear clad, I was told to sit down in the chair. I was then instructed on how to self inject the testosterone.

The first year on TRT, I had blood work done every 90 days. I am now having it done twice a year. After injecting for two months, everything started to change for the better. The mental fog is gone ... morning erections have returned ... I have become leaner ... my energy level has increased ... and I have noticed an increase in body hair. The body hair increase may not be for everyone but I love it ... although I was already moderately hairy.

Looking back, I expected some sort of physical exam such as heart, lung, and vitals. The very thorough exam that I received was one of the most comprehensive exams ... although unexpected ...that I have under gone!

Yes I did sort of

Went to ER for suspected kidney stones, figured some exposure would happen but needed up with bottomless exam and a testicular ultrasound.

When I briefly lived in South Florida, I needed to find a doctor, after dealing with a chronic condition. I was referred to a family physician, who allegedly had a great reputation. He ignored my concerns, and told me that he would need to do a complete physical examination, before he would allow me to become his patient. I hadn’t had a physical exam in a long time, so I accepted it. To cut to the chase, after I paid my deductible, he sent me a huge bill for “miscellaneous charges.” I paid up, and never returned. My entire experience with Florida medical and dental care, was atrocious.

Recently had my first annual physical since my pediatrician visits. Those visits were short and not very complete so my first “adult” physical was unexpected. I called to schedule the exam and only a female doctor was available, so I of course booked the exam as I have no provider real preference.

On the day of the exam, I make my way to the clinic and waited a short time before the medical assistant calls me. She takes my vitals, brings me to an exam room and tells me that the doctor will be in shortly.

I didn’t need to wait long as the doctor entered the room 5 minutes later. She was wearing dark purple scrubs, running shoes, her white coat, her hair was in a tight pony tail, and her nails were painted in a dark blue. She introduced herself and starts with some basic history taking. I didn’t have any questions so she handed me a blue paper gown and told me to get undressed down to my underwear and put on the gown. I got undress, piled up my clothes on the nearby chair and sat back down on the exam table. Minutes later, the doctor knocked and entered the room.

She started the exam by feeling my head and also parsed through my hair. Next, she examined my eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. She palpated my lymph nodes in my upper and lower neck.

After, she said “I’m going to do a quick skin exam just to make sure I don’t see anything suspicious, okay?” I agreed and she had me lean forward as she checked my back, then she looked at my chest, arms, and abdomen up to my underwear and finished by scanning the back and front of my legs.

While still sitting up, the doctor listened to my heart and lungs before having me lay down to listen and palpate my abdomen. To my surprise, she went over to the counter to grab gloves and asked me if she could do a breast exam. I agreed and she lifted my arm above my head and palpated my breast and armpit as well. She did for both sides before removing her gloves.

Next, she examined my legs and pulses there too. At this point of the exam, I sort of knew that this doctor was very thorough and was pretty much expecting the next part.

She walked over and while I was still lying down she said that: “for the last part of the exam I need to examine your private region, okay? Just want to make sure everything is healthy.”

I reluctantly agree and she continues “so I’ll just have you remove your underwear and flip over on your stomach for me”. I do as she says while the doctor walks over to the counter to grab and slip on a pair of small blue nitrile gloves. They were pretty tight on her hands.

She opened the gown and parted my buttocks a couple times. “We don’t need to do a prostate exam since you’re too young for that” I laughed a little at that. “Can you flip over for me”. I do and she first starts by feeling my pulses and lymph nodes in that area. While doing that she asks me some questions along the lines of:

“Any issues urinating”

“No”

“Any problems with your penis or testicles?”

“Not that I know of”

“Do you do self-exams”

“Yes”

“Great, no lumps noticed?

“No”

“Perfect, sounds good, I’m going to lower the gown now to check your penis and do a testicular cancer exam.” She palpated my penis and retracted the foreksin: “No problems with retraction?” “No.” Next, she thoroughly feels my testicles and announces that “the only thing left is a hernia exam.”

“Stand up facing me, raise your gown to your abdomen and spread your feet for me.” She grabs a rolling stool and quickly feels my testes again before inserting her gloved finger and asking me to “cough — cough again but a little harder”.

She rolls her stool away, removes her gloves and tells me that “everything feels healthy”. She washes her hands, talks about a few other things and leaves the room.

The visit lasted about 30-35 minutes and I was really pleased with the doctor / visit even if it was a little uncomfortable.

@MrABC actually kinda surprised that you got a thorough exam. I haven’t really had a thorough exam since my pediatrician visits. It’s not something that I make a huge deal about, but I do appreciate when a doctor is thorough and examines everything. Maybe it’s because this was your first visit and she wanted to get a baseline? Interested to see what subsequent visits are like.

@Racefan19 Yes I wasn’t expecting this exam and I was surprised. Especially when she did breast exam. I had no idea that it was needed. The penis and testicular exams were a little more expected since I’m in the age range and haven’t had those exams done in a while.

I had a delightful skin exam from a female dermatologist in her early 40's who is as friendly and vivacious as she is lovely.

I had gone in to get an area under my ribs that was sharply painful checked.

But while the doctor was inspecting it, she and I had a good conversation about everything from the kind of work I do, to living in Europe, her home country and favorite world music. She was so warm and genuinely interested that it felt like being on a good first date.

After she determined that the painful spot was probably nothing to worry about, she asked me, "Have you had a full-body skin exam recently? I could do that, while you're here, if you like... no extra charge."

That sounded fine with me.

I was surprised that she didn't have me lie down on the exam table. She just told me to go ahead and remove my shirt, and then she inspected everything from my waist up.

With me still standing there shirtless in the center of her exam room, she next said, "OK, if you'd lower your pants and underwear, please..."

I fumbled my belt open, unzipped my jeans and pulled them down, with my underwear going at the same time. She didn't ask me to step out of my shoes and socks, so there I was, standing naked in front of this lovely woman with everything bunched around my ankles. I love being examined and palpated while lying back on a table, but this was a new and exciting experience.

Still chatting spiritedly, she checked my belly and hips (though she only briefly parted my cheeks, oddly enough), then came back around to inspect my penis and scrotum. She lifted my cock with her fingertips (yes, it was starting to stiffen, but neither of us said anything about that), inspected it from all sides, including underneath, then did the same with my nutsack, smoothing out the folds and then asking me to lift each thigh in turn, so she could check the creases where groin meets thigh. I did have to step out of my shoes and pants for that, of course. All this before she went on to my legs.

No warning signs anywhere, as it turned out. The whole time, she was smiling as widely as I wanted to.

After that, I made sure to have a full-body exam from her each year.

@Racefan19 Yes I wasn’t expecting this exam and I was surprised. Especially when she did breast exam. I had no idea that it was needed. The penis and testicular exams were a little more expected since I’m in the age range and haven’t had those exams done in a while.

@MrABC, it does sound like that she just wanted to get a baseline then since it was so long between visits. I don’t expect any of that to happen when I go for my exam, so for me it definitely would be unexpected lol

@Racefan19

For sure that played a role since she did ask me some history questions. But I still wasn’t expecting an exam like that. It was very very thorough, maybe even a little too much.