How did the doctor finish the exam?

Rectal then hands me tissues when he is done.

The word "Splendid" was used last time, along with a nice smile as I swanned out of the room

My female doctor does my prostate exam as the very last procedure and i am naked at that point.

In my last exam abdomen. No genital exam 😢

Testicles for me!

My doctor finishes with anything of the table...posture, gait, balance, etc.

You're fine. Now lets just bring you upto date on your vaccinations, okay? Nurse, would you please do the needful?

"you can go ahead and get undressed now"

After she takes her finger out of my rear end, she hands me a tissue and tells me to get dressed. I usually don't use the tissue, because I like the feel of the lube.

"OK my boy - everything is OK!

You can get dressed again and we will meet us in .............. time!"

'everything is as it should be you can get dressed now.'

She says ' Excellent cookie , all seems fine to me '

*hops down the table*

Get dressed and I will meet you in my office :-)

If it is a specialized center for check-ups: "Come back in one year." (We need your money)

If it is a HMO-center: "Don't come often." (The next time, I can send a mail to order a new prescription.)

The rectal exam has always been the last thing. Once the doc has done that, some will offer tissues to wipe up and others don't. Then the doc will usually say something like, "Ok, you can get dressed now". But I have had docs who told me to pull my underpants back up and have a seat on the table or in a chair still undressed while they finish their notes and then discuss. Only then will they begin to leave and tell me that I can get dressed.

Out of all the annual exams I have had over the years, the prostate exam is always saved for last. I am not sure why that it is but maybe the doctors feel it is the most undesirable part of the exam and so they do it last. I think the doctors may be a bit squeamish in performing the procedure because some men patients seem to really not like having it done. Of course it is my favorite time of the exam and I wish it could last longer.

She always finishes with the genital, hernia, rectal and prostate exams, which seems to be typical of all doctors that I've ever seen. Usually by the time they've had their finger up your ass, they're ready to quickly get out of there, so their instructions are usually something like "OK, you can get dressed now and I'll be back in a few minutes". I would actually like it if the doctor stayed there for a few minutes right after the prostate exam. I think it would be nice to sit back down on the exam table and chat with her for a few minutes before she left. I would enjoy the squishy feeling of the lubricant in my ass as I sat on the exam table paper. But no, that doesn't happen for me.

My doctor performs the rectal exam with me on my left side, then re gloves for the testicle and hernia exam. Once that is complete he hands me a box of Kleenex and tells me to dress and he'll be back in.

My doctors have always finished a physical with a rectal exam. Sometimes I have gotten a box of tissues to wipe up and other times not. If I am in a gown only, then I almost always have ended up seated on the table again after the rectal exam for a few minutes while the doctor finishes talking to me and then leaves so that I can get dressed. On those occasions, I don't remember getting any tissues, but it might have happened. If I am in underpants only, then sitting back on the table without getting any tissues after a rectal is more of a concern, but I have had to do that too. Strangely, if I am in a gown only, the doctor tells me that I can get dressed and then leaves the room while I put my clothes back on. If I am in underpants only, then the doctors have always stayed while I get dressed. They have already seen everything anyway as my underpants have either been all the way down or all the way off by the end of the exam so no need for the doctor to leave just so I can put my underpants and other clothes back on. The whole gown thing is about pretending to protect a patient's modesty while potentially missing something that the gown covers.

The whole gown thing is about pretending to protect a patient's modesty while potentially missing something that the gown covers.

Pretending. That's the best way to describe the use of a gown that I've ever ready. Which is why I think they are a total waste of time and don't wear them.

The doctors I have visited for medicals and check ups have usually been thorough and have finished off with either a rectal exam or at least a visual external check there whilst I was bend over their exam table.

The last 2 exams included insertion of an anoscope which was a shock at first and not too pleasant. I'll be more prepared next time and hopefully will relax more.

Usually the docs have just carried a DRE which I'm fairly used to and not surprised by.

Jimmy the fine art of using a gown with a patient is to selectively expose everything. For patients who want to be entirely nude just go for it!

My doc usually finishes by doing any prescription renewals I need.

He usually finishes with a quick look over my entire body for any skin issues to refer to a dermatologist. Then, I dress and we sit down in his office and we discuss the exam and results, talk about any prescriptions that need refills and we shake hands and my visit is over.

Usually I finish the exam with vaginal and rectal evaluation and, after giving tissues to wipe examination gel, I have a look to patient's legs in standing position and a Quick postural and spine check, then I invite her to dress and take some minutes to explicate my findings and the Program for the next check up.

I finish by writing or dictating the chart. Oh yes and by checking the billing slip.

She usually finishes my exam's by looking over my feet and doing a reflex exam and telling me to get dressed and to go over any last minute questions i may have for her before she leaves usually i dont have any for her

The first GYN I had, he always finished with the breast exam for a well woman exam. He performed the pelvic exam first. His reasoning was that so many women dread the pelvic exam the most. He did the pelvic first so that it was out of the way and the patient did not have anxiety, stress etc throughout the whole appointment. He said he always received great feedback about it from his patients via his nursing staff, front office staff, comment cards and directly from his patients. After the exam, any exam he performed on you, after you had changed back into your street clothes, he would meet with you in his private office and discuss the exam with you. He was very good at answering all your concerns and questions after the exam. He would also always ask you if you had any questions and concerns etc etc etc before he started any sort of physical exam.

He was an awesome OB/GYN. It was really unfortunate when he retired from OB/GYN and opened up a practice for psychiatry. I have no idea how good he is at psychiatry, as I have never had any non GYN appointments with him. I would think he is excellent because he had an incredible bed side manner as an OB/GYN, truly cared about his patients, their lives and was incredible at listening to his patients, including their spouses and discussing their questions and concerns.

The last procedure I have is a cashectomy.

turkent,

That is so very funny, and at the same time reality. Thank you for the laugh and almost splitting my sides. I did need to use my rescue inhaler from laughing so hard and long. Karma for you!

Andie

Laughter IS The Best Medicine!

OB/GYN to psychiatry? That's amazing! When did he have time to do a psychiatric residency? Very interesting indeed.

Remember it's the wallet which goes lub dub. That's not true either.