First-time Physicals

My physical is tommorrow afternoon. My doc is female, about 46. She went on a diet last year and I heard from someone that she lost over 80 lbs. I'm curious to see what she looks like.

She has been my doc for seven years and is very thorough. She spends about an hour with me and is never shy when it comes to the genital/rectal exam.

Aside from the erotic aspect of my physicals, she is a wonderful doc and I trust her judgement.

I have an appointment for a physical with a new Doctor. During intial visit NP said next appointment that I would have complete head to toe physical? She said they go all the way up and down the front and same up and down the back! What does that mean or include? Will I have to undress?

You'll be given a gown off course. but then yes she 'll give you a complete examination: eyes, ears, throat, neck and thiroyd, lungs , heart, breast exam, abdominal, vaginal and maybe rectal(maybe not), members and problably reflexes.

good luck, everything will be fine I'm sure

I went to an alternative medical provider naturopath (female) as a new patient with a very slight complaint of not being able to hold my urine through the night. A couple times a week I would have to get up to urinate which in the past I rarely had to do. As such, the office receptionist advised that I should get a new patient exam which I scheduled for. She said to allow 1 hour, 15 minutes paperwork and personal consult then about 35 - 45 minutes for physical.

My head to toe included the nurse actually coming back into the room and saying that she needed to make sure I was in the proper position for my physical. She then told me to sit on the end of the exam table, lie back at which time she then pulled out the stirrups and put each foot into them I was totally bare and embarrassed as my gown was to short. She then put a sheet over me but said the doctor may remove it which she did later in the exam.

It was a complete Eyes, ears, nose throat, chest, abdominal, then visual of my back, Then I was asked to lie back down and really "relax" The following was done.

While in the stirrups, she basically did the following:

A visual of complete pelvic area and anal area

testicular exam

hernia while laying down, (first done this way for me)

then pushed back the head of my penis looking 1/4 in or so inside for any discharge,

digital rectal exam

prostate exam where she actually pushed some semen out for quick test.

The nurse was there handing new gloves, supplies etc.

Then I had to reschedule for a prostate massage which is another whole story

I think my wife had her first at 40. I just had my first at 50. I should of had it sooner, but fortunately my prostate is normal. It was quick and painless. The Physician's Assistant warned me first, "This will be a little cold."

The considered advice for men now is not to have a rectal examination for prostate but to rely on the psa test. Studies showed that the survival rates were better for men that had not had a rectal examination !!

Well Head to Toe physical did include examining everything! I was given a gown but Dr. had me remove for most of exam, did rectal exam as part of gyno exam. But did another? rectal which included visual examination while I was on my side. 😳 It was uncomfortable I couldn't "loosen up" but I survived. More comfortable then the time when Dr. had to get a stool sample (couldn't use any lubrication that time). :'(

My doctor usually provides a gown but i am fully naked under it.i don't know how things are in other countries but in romania patient privacy is not an important part of an examination.for example when i had a pelvic exam the nurse stepped in with no knock on the door and i was facing the door obviously and any stranger could see my privates before she closed the door... a friend of mine was in emergency for cramps and abdominal pain and the doctor pulled her pants down and gave her a rectal exam while i and two other nurses

were watching .my friend was moaning in pain as she moved her finger in and apparently the exam for determining that she didn't have internal bleeding.so feel lucky 😃