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I just went to the doctors... I had a check for testicular cancer...
Yes, I did.
The bad thing was that the nurse was holding up a sheet and when she was leaving the room, she looked back at me and kinda smirked, as if she was laughing at my misfortune...
And I am overweight, suffer from back pain, have high blood pressure, and I have tight hamstrings.
Topic: When was the last time you went for a check-up and how was it?
Topic2: When was the last time you were in an uncomfortable situation?
we have checkups for that?
i thought we just checked ourselves!
I frequently get in an uncomfortable situation at work. I work as a chashier at Morrisons, and its annoying when familys stand there arguing and you're just like 'argh'
I had a check-up before I got out of the military. The last time I was in an uncomfortable situation was before I got in the military, when the doctor told me to "turn around, bend over, and spread 'em" as if it were a casual request a friend would make.
Well we do check it ourselves, but she also did the cough hard thing...Quote:
Originally Posted by I Don't Need A Name
Ha. I thought that was only done in entertaining TV adverts, the cough hard thing.
Lots of times people don't check for testicular cancer because they think they're too young. It's most prevalent ages 15-35, the most common being in the mid-twenties.
I haven't had a check-up in a while now, but I was fine, so no biggie.
I was uncomfortable last night trying to sleep on the couch, but going by the uncomfortable you mean, I was uncomfortable coming to this house to house sit. They have two pitbulls. I was scared at first, but now they love me and won't leave me alone. :love:
Is a checkup for testicular cancer as dehumanizing as getting your vajayjay spread open by the inverse of a metal clamp and lubricated rubber gloves prodding you on the inside?
The sheet draped over my knees hiding my face from my genitals was supposed to be for my own feeling of privacy, but it didn't help much.
Do hamstring stretches. Lay on your back with your feet on the floor, knees bent, and try to straighten and lift one leg at a time past the point you can't stand it anymore.
I'm delighted that I've never felt that way from a doctor's visits. I refuse to pee in a cup, I've not needed to get a womanly exam, even when I got my birth control (and really won't need one until I'm 21.) I care about my dignity, tbqf. D:
I've never been molested at a checkup, and hopefully never will. HOPEFULLY.
And the thing is, the damn nurse didnt need to be there. She came into a closed room and held a sheet about a foot away from me and was still facing me. I dont think she was looking, but it still seemed useless.
Edit:
Well she gave me a sheet that says to do hamstring streches I am suppossed to lift my leg about 90 degrees, then place my hands behind my knee and gently pull or something. My leg is suppossed to be completely straight, but when I tried it it was bent a little. It still hurt a lot though, so I guess it's still working.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
Now that I look at the paper, I am suppossed to have one knee bent and the other one is to be lifted up for streching. I did this on accident while I was doing it and it is much much easier and less painful. Wish I had looked closer...
I think with those type of things, you need to have a nurse attending, if a doctor did it, just to prove that nothing inappropriate happened, or something. I'm not 100% sure though. xD
I'm not nearly comfortable with my body enough to let that happen to me.
I'll take the cancer thank you very much.
Had an issue when I was 12 or 13 that needed checked out in that manner. Had to actually like grope my testicles. Pretty sure I could handle it again if I had to. Its all professional. We're both in the room for the same reason. To see if I'm okay. And that's all that matters
We'll see if I'm still singing this tune when I'm 40 thouh ;]
The doctors aren't there to get their rape on. They're there to make sure that you're okay. They swear the Hippocratic oath and don't tell anyone about your medical conditio without your consent.
And while you may remember the doctor, the doctor will probably forget you, because you're just another patient. It's not like if they see you in public, they instantly remember "ZOMG that guy has cancer!!"
Last time I went to a doctor or a dentist was a long time ago, I have this debilitating fear of those kinds of things, see. Last time I went to the doctor I had to take an Alpraz (anti-anxiety) pill because I was sweating and shaking :D, and even that didn't help much.
God I hate doctors.