An uncomfortable conversation. Don't suffer in silence! Embarrassing!

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

That was handled delicately Mr. RSKY!

For anyone with urination or flow problems or even a "wake up to pee every night" routine - get your prostate checked! Your future self will Thank you.

Don't let "being bashful and modest" get you killed. Leave your timid self outside the door of the exam room.

And a butt of advice for anyone listening...a prostate exam is much easier with a woman practitioner...or so I have been told

When I went DR shopping years ago, I asked to see their hands. They originally paired me up with a PA with some pretty large mitts. I said uh.. no. They said how about a female dr. I asked how big are her hands, she came out I examined her hands. We had a good laugh out if it, she is still my dr after about 35 years and my wife goes to her too.

 

[bigtiller]

When I went DR shopping years ago, I asked to see their hands. They originally paired me up with a PA with some pretty large mitts. I said uh.. no. They said how about a female dr. I asked how big are her hands, she came out I examined her hands. We had a good laugh out if it, she is still my dr after about 35 years and my wife goes to her too.

A co-worker advised me to shop for a short, skinny, Asian proctologist....small hands.

I ended up with Bubba, a genital giant of a man.

 

[3Ts]

When it's really hot and I sweat a lot, I use cornstarch powder everywhere a rash might develop. It helps prevent it from becoming serious.

 

[RSKY]

That was NOT the most embarrassing thing I've ever had. About fifteen years ago I had an epidimiases or inflamed cyst on one of my testicles. Everybody I dealt with was a female. I had ultrasounds every two weeks, always by a female. Not once did I embarrass myself. I was too scared and sore. According to one tech I elevated several inches above the table after she found the cyst with the probe. Just by tensing all the muscles in my body. The main doctor was a nurse practitioner who was a specialist in dealing with men. I usually had to have a shot for nausea and pain after her exams.

But she did have small thin fingers.

And I did make her laugh one time when I told her that it was the first time I had ever had my pants down around my ankles looking at the top of a woman's head and not enjoyed it.

RSKY

 

[mrmikey]

LOL, like that last line.

 

[Arky217]

2 home remedies that worked.
I had the all usual enlarged prostrate problems. My friend had some laser surgery for the same...Lots of pain and complications. Yuk.
At 70 yrs I finally started taking a Saw Palmetto supplement that over time has worked. Been a year on this this and I can sleep through the night and pee a strong solid stream again. Getting old has it's challenges.
I had a common toenail fungus. Doctors prescribed a medication that required monthly liver checks... then cancelled the medication for health reasons befor the infection cleared up. Result was it came back and new doctor told me to live with it ???
I started packing my toenails with triple antibiotic paste like wheel bearings Am and PM... you old timers know the method. After a month of that and a little digging cleaning and repeat the Chit died off. Simple and harmless. Freaking Doctors....

scootr:

When I saw your reply above, I was excited to try this Saw Palmetto. But then I thought I'd better see if there were any reactions to
Apixaban (anticoagualant) that I take for my afib heart condition.

Now, I don't know if I should try it or not, as taken together, there seems to be the likelyhood of causing excessive bleeding, especially in the stomach.

I have to get up about 3 times every night and the sleep interruptions just make me feel worn out and draggy the next day.

Oh well, at 79 I've put up with it long enough that I guess that the last bit time I have left won't matter that much.

But thanks for the info; maybe others, who have never heard of Saw Palmetto, can make use of it.

 

[BackRoad]

That was NOT the most embarrassing thing I've ever had. About fifteen years ago I had an epidimiases or inflamed cyst on one of my testicles. Everybody I dealt with was a female. I had ultrasounds every two weeks, always by a female. Not once did I embarrass myself. I was too scared and sore. According to one tech I elevated several inches above the table after she found the cyst with the probe. Just by tensing all the muscles in my body. The main doctor was a nurse practitioner who was a specialist in dealing with men. I usually had to have a shot for nausea and pain after her exams.

But she did have small thin fingers.

And I did make her laugh one time when I told her that it was the first time I had ever had my pants down around my ankles looking at the top of a woman's head and not enjoyed it.

RSKY

Wonder if she might have made the exams painful because of that last comment...!

 

[Dftodd]

I posted a picture of my hemorrhoids but it was deleted.

View attachment 2041883

I'm glad I missed them

 

[Dftodd]

When I was a kid, our family Dr would take off every other year and to missionary work. So every other year we'd get a different Dr.

I needed a physical for sports in grade school. We go to the Dr. office. I'm sitting in the room, the door opens, and, well.....

just imagine if Julie Childs walked in and in an English accent told you to "Drop your drawers!"



I've been to a few female Dr's since. I just think of my body as a machine and she's the mechanic. You just gotta disassociate for a bit.

Some mechanics are gentler than others

 

[MossRoad]

scootr:

When I saw your reply above, I was excited to try this Saw Palmetto. But then I thought I'd better see if there were any reactions to
Apixaban (anticoagualant) that I take for my afib heart condition.

Now, I don't know if I should try it or not, as taken together, there seems to be the likelyhood of causing excessive bleeding, especially in the stomach.

I have to get up about 3 times every night and the sleep interruptions just make me feel worn out and draggy the next day.

Oh well, at 79 I've put up with it long enough that I guess that the last bit time I have left won't matter that much.

But thanks for the info; maybe others, who have never heard of Saw Palmetto, can make use of it.

Always talk to your personal DR about over the counter supplements/drugs to find out about possible problems with existing meds you are on.