Naked at the REAL doctor

I haven't been asked to turn my head and cough in so many years I can't come up with a number, probably over 30. Maybe they don't think us old farts get those problems or don't care.

My doctor examines me naked. I strip down to my tighty whities, he comes in, tells me to take them off, and away we go !

I have been completely naked during a physical exam too many times to count. If I have been instructed to strip down to my underwear ... 90% of my exams ... I always completely remove my briefs for the upcoming genital and rectal exams. If I have been instructed to don an exam gown, my briefs have been removed on all occasions except one. When the time comes for the more intimate penis and testicle exams, the gown is usually already lowered to my waist. I simply stand up ... place the exam gown back onto the exam table before completely turning in order to expose myself! After the genital exam, I turn around, place my chest onto the exam table and then spread my legs. Knowing that my hairy backside is now fully revealed, I enjoy the brief rush of anticipation in knowing that the rectal exam is upon me!

I am commonly naked with drape across my lap at my PCP and the dermatologist.

I am commonly naked with drape across my lap at my PCP and the dermatologist.

I would think the dermatologist might be one of the few doctors where you need to be naked. I was never naked at my family doc. She was a frustrated skin doc because she loved to freeze things off me but would she would never send me to a dermatologist. She really liked doing it. I now see someone else in the practice so we'll see what he does regarding dermatologist.

I have never been naked (except possibly as a baby) at the Dr. - PCP, Urologist, Gastro, Dermatologist. My dermatologists have always had me undress to my shorts, once with a gown and once without - and then drop them for a quick peek for something abnormal. Same with my urologist.

I have never been naked (except possibly as a baby) at the Dr. - PCP, Urologist, Gastro, Dermatologist. My dermatologists have always had me undress to my shorts, once with a gown and once without - and then drop them for a quick peek for something abnormal. Same with my urologist.

Maybe you were cuter when you were a baby. Ever think of that?

For a lot of us the first time we went to the doctor for a school physical there was a surprise. After checking our heads and chests, we were asked to stand up and lower our pants and then our underwear. For me that was the first time a stranger had looked at my privates. I just stood there while he felt my penis and testicles. I wondered if this was going to take long and also wondered if I was beginning to respond. (I would have been really embarrassed if a nurse were present or if I had a female doctor!)

Next he stuck his finger up into my scrotum and asked me to turn my head and cough. That was the topic for discussion among us as we talked about the experience with peers. We all wondered what the ‘turn your head and cough’ thing was all about. It was years before I learned the reason for that procedure. I’m sure I wasn’t exposed for more than 30 seconds but it seemed like forever. It would have helped if the doctor had given a little explanation.

This experience made me wonder about what the girls had to do for their physicals. I wondered if they had to get completely undressed or had their privates touched like boys did. Again...it was years before I got the answers. I always figured it must be harder for girls because most of the doctors were men and having any man see you naked the first time would have been embarrassing.

Live and learn I guess!