theshadowoftheliving
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Granted, I was pretty much in tears by the time the doctor made it into my exam room. I hadn't undressed yet because I wanted to talk to hear while clothed.
I'm at a new practice, and they have PTSD in my charts, so it was actually a relief that when I said I had some concerns, she just listened. I told her that these exams are hard for me, and that I needed her to tell me before she touched me, and also warned her about some self harm scars that the usually scare doctors.
I can't say that the exam was fun at all, but she was the best doctor that I've ever had in this department. I also learned a few things that make sense, but that I had never thought about. Just wanted to share for those whom also struggle with all of this:
I'm at a new practice, and they have PTSD in my charts, so it was actually a relief that when I said I had some concerns, she just listened. I told her that these exams are hard for me, and that I needed her to tell me before she touched me, and also warned her about some self harm scars that the usually scare doctors.
I can't say that the exam was fun at all, but she was the best doctor that I've ever had in this department. I also learned a few things that make sense, but that I had never thought about. Just wanted to share for those whom also struggle with all of this:
- She had me keep on as many of my own clothes as possible, so I only removed my pants and underwear. Then, she gave me a sheet to cover myself with.
- She said that the part where they poke at your stomach (the manual exam) actually isn't evidenced-based at all, so we could just skip that.
- She left the table in an upright position so that I didn't have to lay back and could keep eye contact with her.
- And, she verbally warned me before she touched me, so that I knew exactly when and where to feel her hands.
- As soon as it was over, she had me sit up and gave me plenty of time to compose myself without acting like I was wasting her time.
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