Gowns

What are your preferences as doctor and patient: Gowns or no gowns ? What about using a drape ?

In RL, no gown, just underwear until nude.

In play, I enjoy progressive disrobing until nude.

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In RL, I prefer to be in just shorts until the inevitable,... My most recent internist had me nude under a gown, which is acceptable, although not preferred.

I have only had one r two occasions in which I used a drape, and wouldnt mind it again. I HATe the strip to the waist and then work down.

In Play, its whatever my patient wants to happen. I believe they are partners (online) and they need to be happy with the exam rp.

I Don't usually wear a gown during a major examination. My doctor does it in stages. During the warm summer months, I'll be wearing a men's leotard or snug swim briefs. The examinations, the preliminaries are done while still in my sports underwear or leotard. When the major part of the exam is done,I will eventually be naked as the leotard is half on,then comes off with no gown. The same happens when wearing the tight swim suit, some times the nurse helps me get them off, leaving me naked while the doctor performs my medical examination. I do get an erection, especially when peeling my sports clothes or swim briefs off and my genitals being felt up. It does go by quickly.

I detest gowns. So in real life I strip down completely, taking everything off including my underwear. While waiting for the doctor to return I'm usually covered by a small paper drape that the nurse provides. And that's really only there to provide coverage while the door opens and closes. Once the doctor is safely inside the exam room, the paper drape can be removed completely as the examination progresses.

I've done that, using either a paper sheet or the gown as a lap drape. While I'll usually pull out the underwear, especially with a new, unknown doctor (it's the nudist in me), with age, this is less frequent. There is a sort of thrill, probably left over from childhood, in those tighty-whiteys.

I have an appointment coming up with a new nephrologist. I don't know the office procedures. I think the underwear will remain in the drawer at home. If this is like most of the doctors I've had recently, I probably won't even have to take my shirt off.

While I'll usually pull out the underwear, especially with a new, unknown doctor (it's the nudist in me), with age, this is less frequent.

And to clarify one thing, as I have posted before, I will keep my underwear on if its a situation where I'm seeing a brand new doctor and I'm not yet comfortable with them (and they with me). But once I know the doctor, the shorts come off right away.

On the rare occasions that I'm asked to strip, I'm usually not wearing underwear just out of habit. The gown becomes a lap drape. I've learned by experience that you often need to take steps to insure a proper exam.

When I started going to a dermatologist on a regular basis, the instructions from the nurse were - take everything off including your socks but you can leave your underwear (which I still used back then) on. Lay on the table with this paper sheet over you. When the exam got to my pelvic area, the doctor tried to look up the boxer legs and down the elastic waist. Very awkward. I told her to just pull them down. On my next visit, I ignored the underwear comment and just got naked under the sheet.

I find that the need for patient modesty - like it or not - is counterproductive to the exam. These days, the only time I actually wear the gown is when I teach. It's actually part of the curriculum.

In real life, I'd rather just be in my underwear. Gowns seem ridiculous.

For play, I think a gown (no underwear) + drape is cool. You can "highlight" one area by pulling the gown up and drape down so just that one area is exposed. I'm excited by the thought that all attention is focused on one specific spot. I also like that for the patient, the one place being examined is the only exposed place on their body where they could feel a cool draft or warmth from a lamp.

For a play exam, no underwear, no gown, and no drape. I have been offered all of those options but I find it more exciting to be examined nude.

For a play exam, no underwear, no gown, and no drape. I have been offered all of those options but I find it more exciting to be examined nude.

What about in RL?

I'm not sure what the actual appeal is to me about Gowns but I've always felt a sort of excitement about being completely naked underneath.

I've had a couple cases during surgical procedurers that the nursing staff seems to struggle with trying to preserve my modesty. I lost all modesty years ago and I typically will tell them to not worry about i whether its males or female or both. My view is that we're there to do something...lets get on with it. I had a cardiac cath and the nurse seemed pre-ocupied with trying to keep me covered and then reached over and picked up a razor and peeled back the gown to shave me. What was the point?

If I'm in a Drs office for some reason it excites me. It often has lead to erections which only makes the excitement escalate.

I had one medfet play session where I came to the exam room, and was told to remove my clothes and put on the gown with the opening in the back. The gown had had it's ties all removed in an effort to increase the exposure potential. A brief history was taken and I was asked if I had taken the preparation for the rectal exam that i was there for. After explaining that I didn't like those things, I was told to stand up and bend over the table. Of course the gown now falls away exposing me completely. Already being largely erect, this just about completes the process and the DRE that follows just about makes me cum. The DRE of course is also a prostate massage by any other name. After edging me to the brink of ejaculation I am told to remain as I am because I am going to need an enema before I can be examined. Standing there bent over the exam table aiting fo rth enema the Gown is very exciting for me.

"I've had a couple cases during surgical procedurers that the nursing staff seems to struggle with trying to preserve my modesty. I lost all modesty years ago and I typically will tell them to not worry about i whether its males or female or both. My view is that we're there to do something...lets get on with it. I had a cardiac cath and the nurse seemed pre-ocupied with trying to keep me covered and then reached over and picked up a razor and peeled back the gown to shave me. What was the point?"

I've been in the same situation. I find the false modesty to actually enhance the perception of exposure. Just undrape and get on with it.

I've also found these attempts at preserving my modesty to be counterproductive to my RL health care. Being a melanoma survivor, I want every pair of medical eyes to see as much skin as possible. Who knows when the internist or orthopedist or cardiologist might see that new lesion. I even have to force the issue with the dermatologist. The instructions always include keeping my underwear on. I just get naked. PLEASE look at my skin and save my life.

When I was a massage therapist, I found a few suspicious spots that turned out to be bad. Modesty is why the patient's own doctor never found them.

When I am on location its really not an option too many patients and too little supplies. we bring in a lot of what we use and for sanitation cant use the same cover twice and dont exactly have the mass laundry services available like other places lol

I detest those damn gowns. They just get in the way and I think it is far easier for my doctor to her job without the gown as well. Society has changed. We have a become a politcally correct overly sensitive sanitized and sissified shadow of our former selves that has become far too worried about our feelings. Hence the gown, but I digress...I go through the same scenario at every yearly physical examination. I am ushered into an exam room and informed to disrobe. There is a cloth gown sitting on the exam table. I place the gown back into the sliding draw on the exam table then strip down to my boxer briefs and wait for my doctor to arrive.

Yup, and as I usually don't use underwear, I drape the gown on my lap.

What about in RL?

In an RL exam I've always worn a gown when I was required to undress completely.

I miss the exams I had when I was younger. I prefer being in my underwear, but now it's always in a gown.

Gowns and drapes are more trouble than they are worth. I would prefer to be in my boxer shorts or nude. The doctor has seen all of me, the nurse has seen all of me, I have seen all of me. Why bother with the pretense of a piece of paper that doesn't stay in place anyway.

Gowns are silly, I'd rather just be in underwear until required.

I agree with you AtivaDET. Silly and over modest! They are going to see it and poke around it all anyway. Just have me strip to my underwear and take em off when necessary!

I really don't like the gowns they give you. I honestly would prefer to leave it off. I am not sure if the medical staff would feel a bit awkward if the patient opted not to wear one. I always kind of felt compelled to wear one for that reason but would be quite comfortable not wear one.

I'll keep drumming here that it's the patient's choice in gown or not, the gown is 'provided,' so any male patient can go back to keeping his underwear on and putting any gown aside.

I prefer as the doctor to put a gown on the patient ask them to go behind the screen and put the gown on.

In both RL and play, I like a gown.

In RL, a gown, or vest and drape, makes the process of an exam fairly simple.

In play, the awareness that I'm very nearly nude, but not quite, enhances my reaction. The gradual exposure just emphasizes the focus on my body.... my thoughts are always on the next thing.

I am currently fighting with the clinic where I get my DOT physical done. This is not my regular Dr. and the clinic's policy is that I have to disrobe and put on a gown. There is no option if I want my DOT card renewed. The reason they have given so far is that the thorough nature of the exam requires a gown. That of course is bullshit. The gown is for the convenience of the Dr. Every competent physician can perform the most thorough exam with patient in street clothes. Another thing that really pisses me off is that they insist on checking me for hernia. However if they find a hernia that has no effect, I still get my DOT card renewed. Since a hernia is not a disqualifying condition, why insist on checking for it. They could just ask me. By the way, I do not have a hernia. My regular Dr. used to just fill out the form because she is so familiar with me, but now Dr. have to go to a special class and be registered to perform DOT exams. Mine decided it was not the worth the hassle. Uncle Sam has really intruded here in a way that is way outside the boundaries of governmental regulation. My Momma warned me about uncles like my uncle Sam!

Doug,

While I agree in principle with your post, I disagree with your contention that a complete exam can be accomplished in street clothes. For example, it is impossible to do a skin exam in clothing. Of course, that exam is unnecessary for your purposes.

I certainly want my patients nude for exams, but I'm happy with their desires if they feel the need for something different.

No gown all me

I had a physical one time where they gave me a gown. Didn't really see the point since it basically only stay on while I waited for the doctor. Would have been easier if I wouldn't had worn it at all.