Barefoot during exam

Always had socks on

Why would they make you go barefoot? Makes no sense

Why would they make you go barefoot? Makes no sense

To examine the feet perhaps?

Most of my childhood and teen exams were barefoot, but not all of them. Some doctors even made a very specific point of requiring it back then. More recently, I don't think any of them have been.

I have to get completely undressed, so yes, my socks are off.

I am a diabetic but I have many other medical issues. I am in and out of the doctors office all the time. I never actually have a physical and I don't remove my socks unless there is a specific problem with my feet.

Barefoot of course. My physician is really thorough. In my play exams barefoot is always part of the scene as well. You can learn a great deal about your patient from their feet and toes.

Barefoot for sure its great to see feet during an exam

I am only barefoot during an exam if my doctor is checking my feet during a diabetic exam, or if she has to remove an ingrown toenail (owie!).

For some strange reason, my girlfriend always wears slip off shoes and no socks to her gyno exams, even in really cold weather. I bet her doc loves seeing her bare feet in the stirrups.

As an adult, I really don't have to undress at all. When I was a kid, it was about 50/50 - sometimes the doctor would explicitly ask me to take my socks off, and other times they instructed me to undress to "socks and underwear".

For me the idea to be barefoot during exam is more than exciting - also love to have my feet examined.

I'm weird. I think most women have erotic bare feet and love to look at them. I also remember liquidsky posting about doing pelvics on women with smelly feet and how unpleasant it was. Ladies, please keep your "tootsies" clean and nails well groomed.

If I'm seeing my dermatologist, or vascular surgeon, I always make sure my nails are clipped, clean and had a very recent bath. There is no excuse to subject a medical professional to unkempt feet; or any other body part, for that matter.

My derm had me keep my boxers and socks on and only had me take them off when she checked everything.

Those of us living in warmer climates might show up at a doctor's wearing flip flops so naturally my feet are bare and what of it? For developmental evaluations children should be barefoot and for extensive neurological exams the feet might be bare.

They're off for part - don't know if it's for everyone or if there's something specific to me that she's keeping track of down there. Once she checks out the top of the feet she lets me put them back on - it's usually chilly so it's nice to keep them on when possible.

All the medicals I had age 7 -18 (+ one at age 29) I was just in vest / pants (or pants only) throughout , and then naked by the end.

All of my most recent check ups, I have only had to get partly undressed. However, I had some physiotherapy on my hips / legs recently. I could have worn tracksuit bottoms / trainers etc for the various manipulations. Luckily, I had some discussion with the young, female physiotherapist beforehand. I asked her if it might be easier for her manipulations, as well as assessing me physically, if I was just wearing shorts. She agreed that, from her point of view, that would be preferable. She went on to say that so many people that she dealt were extremely reluctant to undress to any level.

Well, I found it so much better to just be wearing sports shirt / shorts (I made sure that I was wearing snug fitting briefs beneath the shorts). I went to the appointments wearing socks / trainers, but simply asked her if I could remove them. She was perfectly happy with it (I always showered before I went). Barefoot is best, doubtless a throwback a) to my many naked physicals as a boy b) Grammar School PE kit...which was just flimsy white shorts and nothing else...

No never. Always have socks on for the exam. Dr may lower it a bit to check pulse but that's it

I have only had a Dr request that I be barefoot 1 time. Now in real life? A woman who is willing to be barefoot most of the time I will tend to spoil lol

Sometimes I will be bare footed in the summer and not in the winter.

Even though he does not always shoot the socks

I reasonably went to see this female doctor about this rash on my face and right arm and I was bare footed sitting on the exam table and on the weight scales.

Barefoot for my exam. everything off at the start and wait on the exam table.

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@Kermit79

was that by your own choice or the doctor's request?

I remember the nurse at the pediatrician's office would tell me to take off my socks as part of getting ready to see the doctor. Since then, I don't think any doctor or nurse has gotten that specific--but I was already in the habit of doing it, so I take them off anyway.

My pediatrician would have me barefoot for the exam. Believe it or not, she would actually tickle my feet to try to get me to laugh. Now, I get to wear my socks.

I think it's best to have socks off. There is a lot that can be learned about one's medical health by their bare feet; circulation issues as in vascular diseases to list one. If the patient is diabetic then a foot assessment is a very important part of a physical, because due to neuropathy sometimes the feet are numb and there could be cuts or ulcers or foreign bodies embedded in the foot that may have been missed by the patient. Plus, I'm just a barefoot lover lol

I am always barefoot during exam.

I am allowed to leave my socks on, if I want. Since I usually go when the weather is still a bit warm outside, I tend to have shoes on that don't require socks, anyway. I make sure to have a nice color on my toenails too. :-)

Always barefoot