Upcoming Physical

Ok, have a physical exam on Thursday. I have had some minor, for the most part, rectal bleeding. I also have some symptoms of strained urine flow, dripping after I think I am done and the feeling like my bladder is not totally empty after I go. Will the doctor ask if I am having these symptoms? If I tell him about this will he require a DRE? Been reading this site a lot lately and I am afraid I will become erect. I like this doc and don't want him to think I am a perv, though I probably am.

If those are legitimate symptoms, I would definitely mention them to the doctor.

Good luck!

Ok, have a physical exam on Thursday. I have had some minor, for the most part, rectal bleeding. I also have some symptoms of strained urine flow, dripping after I think I am done and the feeling like my bladder is not totally empty after I go. Will the doctor ask if I am having these symptoms? If I tell him about this will he require a DRE? Been reading this site a lot lately and I am afraid I will become erect. I like this doc and don't want him to think I am a perv, though I probably am.

I think your doctor will have seen numerous erections during his exams, embarrassing for you perhaps but I doubt he will be concerned.

Thanks for the responses and encouragement. But I am wondering-worrying if these symptoms would necessitate a DRE? Also, it is truly common for a man to get an erection during a physical exam or DRE? I read some message boards where some doctors wrote that it was rare? I hope the medical providers here can assure me.

Hope all goes well and that you are in good health first and foremost. My friend is a nurse practitioner who has done countless physicals replete with DRE and has yet to find an adult male who reacts to the momentary probing with an erection. I doubt your experience will be any different regardless of who does the DRE. It takes seconds not minutes and unlike what you have read here, which is largely fantasy, it's doubtful that you will become aroused much or not at all. Hope it doesn't disappoint if you were intending to "pointing north!"

By all means you should mention your concerns to your doctor. Make a list if you need to so that you won't forget something. Doctors like patients who are prepared.

A good physical will probably include a DRE. Your bleeding issue shouldn't have any effect on the doctor's decision to do or not do the DRE. It is over quickly. The bleeding issue may cause your doctor to refer you for a colonoscopy to look for the source of the blood.

Your bladder issue should be mentioned also. Your straining could be the result of an enlarged prostate, the DRE may help determine that. Drugs are available to treat that such as Flomax and its generic equivanents.

Best of luck with your exam.