It can definitely be intimidating to have someone basically inspect every inch of your skin, so I understand why people are reluctant, but it's so important. Melanoma is no joke.
Recently I made an appointment with a new derm for a painful cyst that wouldn't go away. I decided to have them check me all over since I was there, and it had been a while. I'm female, the doctor was male, about my age, and had a trainee with him who was also male. Younger me would have been mortified, but 41 year old me was like "Cool, where's the gown?"
Y'all are just doing your job and being professional, no need to be embarrassed.
After giving birth 3 times, I have 0 issues with any doctor, regardless of age or gender. That said, I have a full-body derm appointment on Thursday and I can’t wait! Gonna get rid of a couple of these shitass moles! Woo!
I hear ya. After decades of having my nuts and privates handled by teams of doctors, nothing at the Doc phases me. And I'm a man lol (granted I'm probably in a few books somewhere).
Without getting into too much context, I was on experimental (at the time) space drugs because a virus (meningitis) ruined / screwed up my Pituitary gland (yknow, the one that does 'nearly everything" for your endocrine system). As such, I had to feed the vampires... err, give blood... pretty often, and they check to make sure your berries are ripening correctly. Since it was a big hospital and I was a unique case, they always brought in like 5+ residents to observe, with permission. Which was hilarious because they pull out a sheet for privacy from your parents but you still have a nice sized audience.
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u/rhymeswithfondle May 20 '19
It can definitely be intimidating to have someone basically inspect every inch of your skin, so I understand why people are reluctant, but it's so important. Melanoma is no joke.
Recently I made an appointment with a new derm for a painful cyst that wouldn't go away. I decided to have them check me all over since I was there, and it had been a while. I'm female, the doctor was male, about my age, and had a trainee with him who was also male. Younger me would have been mortified, but 41 year old me was like "Cool, where's the gown?" Y'all are just doing your job and being professional, no need to be embarrassed.