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James
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Date Posted: Friday, November 28, 2025, 08:42: pm
I have, I think, an interesting message,(story), and I hope I can make it as interesting in the telling as it was happening.
My story is what happened after the heart attack, when I finally got an appointment with what was to become my regular doctor.
My appointment was a morning appointment, 10:00 o'clock. First thing was blood pressure, temp, did I need a flu shot? was I hurting from pain and how bad. I thought I was talking to a doctor, but she turned out to be just the nurse. To bad, I think, it would be nice to have a cute young doctor, but no such luck. Out in the hallway where I was weighed, with all my clothes on, not like the children in the stories about school physicals. I was thirty six at the time and I was pleasantly surprised to find my doctor was a few years younger, and quite attractive. I had heard some stories that most of the doctors at the V.A. were old retired army,navy, or whatever branch of the service. Said they were gruff and without a lot of finesse as well as being not up to modern things that was happening in medicine. Anyway she introduced herself and told me that I was scheduled for a long appointment as she liked to do a full examination on all of her new patients.
The first thing we need is for you to get undressed and into this gown. She made some notes in a folder and the nurse just stood by and pointed to an unused chair as a place to put my clothes. Good thing I'm not shy, I say to myself, because she was watching me while I removed my clothes. Those also, she said when I hesitated removing my underwear. I was slow removing my underwear because I had lost a bet with my wife and had ended up getting my pubic hair shaved. With an electric razor, which I would recommend to anyone who ever intends to get bare down there. We, my wife and I had a hot tub and would often have friends over for a tub party. All of the guys went in bare and some of the ladies also. My wife didn't most of the time although she would go in bare if it was just me and about three different ladies. She always wore a suit iff another man was there. She planned to embarrass me next time we had a pool party.
Anyway, I'm keeping my back turned so the nurse can't see until I get the robe on. All set? asks the doctor. I guess so. First thing she did was check my spine. Next she had me walk away from her on my heels taking really short steps. O.k. Remove the gown and walk back to me same way you walked away. I hesitated just enough for her to say, if you have a problem with being nude, I can make an appointment with a male doctor but you will have to wait at least a month before you can be seen. It isn't that it's just embarrassing to show you what I lost on a bet. Questioning looks from her and the nurse. What did you loose? My hair I said and removed my gown. They both and the doctor said I was really worried you were somehow disfigured. No, just a looser of a bet. Well, thank the person you bet with because it will make it easier to examine you. I walked back to her and she said put the gown back on if you like and walk away from me again on your tiptoes. Now remove the gown and walk back on your tip toes. Have ever have back problems? I suppose you mean because of the lordosis. (sp) Yes she said surprised. I was diagnosed with it when I went in the army. I told the Doctor then that I had played basketball, football and ran track and I was never bothered. I also was Airborne, a paratrooper and was never bothered.
O.k. then,( she said o.k. a lot) lets do a skin check and see if you have any thing that needs closely examined. Lay down on the examining table on your stomach and we'll have a look. I need to take a break. I'm not a fast typist. I will continue after a break. I'll be back, this is therapy for me.
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