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So, yesterday I had to give two female sensitive physical exams for class. It involved a breast exam, pap smear, and a bi-manual exam (here is a link showing what it all entailed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvic_examination) Anyway, the class is obviously spread out to go over the past week or so, and it was finally my turn.

Thus far, during simulated interviews with 'patients' (paid actors come in for this class to act as patients) all the patients have been 50+ years old, so that is what I was expecting going in. Well, as my peers go through this, I hear stories about how most of the 'patients' are basically the undergrad sorority girls looking for some extra money. One patient I heard about had a couple piercings in some places and was a freak, while a couple other guys in my class I spoke with were pleasantly surprised with how easy on the eyes their patients were*.

So, needless to say, I got my hopes up hoping that having a good looking broad would help ease the anxiety of doing this (Ive been dating my now fiancee since we were both 14, and she is the only one Ive been with so cut me some slack) Well, I get into the room and was immediately disappointed. The first was not ugly by any means, but in her early 30's, had a kid, and watermelons in nylons for breasts. I had to hold the breast in one hand and palpate in the other, and that actually didnt go so bad. The second patient weighed in at a couple bills, and showed me what 'hotdog down a hallway' really meant, to the point where I had to move my feet out of the way to keep my toes from being crushed by my jaw. After yesterday, I am convinced any man going into that experience a virgin has an exponentially greater chance of dying as such. How any gynecologist maintains a sex drive is beyond me, although those that do are likely the kind of people that would get into the profession in the first place, who knows.

So now I get to look forward to next week, when I get to check prostates!

*One exception was a buddy of mine who walked in, only to see his ex girlfriend sitting on the bed! He said he immediately got flushed, turned around, and walked out

This thread is just fine without pics.

trendon wrote:This thread is just fine without pics.

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Weas, I thought you were going to dental school...

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:
Weas, I thought you were going to dental school...

Thats Ichiro

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:

trendon wrote:This thread is just fine without pics.

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Weas, I thought you were going to dental school...

Some of those vaginas might have teeth so he should take up some dentistry

Weasel wrote:

Seeitsaveit13 wrote:
Weas, I thought you were going to dental school...

Thats Ichiro

Are you gonna be a gyno? or was this just part of your "training" for other stuff?

Seeitsaveit13 wrote: Are you gonna be a gyno? or was this just part of your "training" for other stuff?

Its part of a clinical skills class, which teaches you the basics about being a general practicing physician. In the first two years they teach you to be a primary care doc first, since they literally have to know a little bit of everything. Then, you try all the different specialties during rotations (years 3 and 4) to get a feel for what fields you like or dislike. Lastly, if you decide to specialize you can during your residency, which depending on what you want to specialize in could be another 3-5 years.

Weasel wrote:

Seeitsaveit13 wrote: Are you gonna be a gyno? or was this just part of your "training" for other stuff?

Its part of a clinical skills class, which teaches you the basics about being a general practicing physician. In the first two years they teach you to be a primary care doc first, since they literally have to know a little bit of everything. Then, you try all the different specialties during rotations (years 3 and 4) to get a feel for what fields you like or dislike. Lastly, if you decide to specialize you can during your residency, which depending on what you want to specialize in could be another 3-5 years.

Gotcha. Earning your keep

Ugh.

When I worked in the ER I would have so many patient's I had to vist in their rooms with "feminine" problems.

I would knock and triple check nothing was going on in that area before I walked in and they STILL would say, "no, come on in".

The sights and odors that I have encountered are indescribable.

Shel can attest. And a lot of them were "performers" coming in for "STD" checks.

Cnasty wrote:Ugh.

The sights and odors that I have encountered are indescribable.

I can only imagine!!!

damn, maybe it is just me, but now I am horny!!!!

Cnasty wrote:odors

OK, that's just fucking gross

trendon wrote:

Cnasty wrote:odors

OK, that's just fucking gross

Unfortunately if you work in an ER or in the prehospital field, ODORS are just part of the job. The worst for me is running on someone that has fallen and laid in there own piss and shit for 24hrs. That smell gets me everytime. I can deal with the vomit, body odor, blood (yeah it has its own odor) or even the normal i shit myself call, just something about day old shit and piss....

We had a call back in the summer where we got a well being call for a pt that the neighbor said she hadnt seen him in days. So we get the door open, and to our suprise theres this guy sitting in a recliner chair, numerous cases of beer most empty some still full, the smell of that apartment i ll never forget. The guy was drunk but oriented to person place and suprisingly knew what day it was. He was wearing shorts and he was sitting in a nasty liquid of shit and piss. Literally there was shit and piss up over this guys legs and what not. By far the worst transport to the hospital, he had open sores on his legs from him just sitting in piss and shit. It was crazy....Unbelieveable really......You really had to see it to believe it. Just hard to imagine someone would sit in there piss and shit on purpose and continue to piss and shit and drink some more....

i'm not sure whether to laugh, cry, or vomit at some of the stuff in this thread. interesting, to be sure.

Quest4Gold wrote:damn, maybe it is just me, but now I am horny!!!!

The worst smell for me is the burn victims.

Just a horrible horrible smell of burnt flesh.

Some of this stuff is just nasty. I've heard some Nasty stuff from my Doctor buddies. One was a girl came in a complained she had poop coming out of her cat. The medical student asked her to clarify, and she repeated the statement again. She then clarified that she was defecating out of her vagina due to some kind of infection and tubes messing up...I don't know, but it's gross. Needless to say, that has become legend.

Weasel, if you get a hot chick you can TUBE her, which stands for performing a totally unnecessary breast exam.

my aunt use to be a nurse and told me a story of this humongous fat guy who was in there because he had some kind of infection in his cod sack. basically the guys scrotum would swell up with puss and they would have to drain it. she told me it smelled horrible. they would have to go in there and drain it multiple times a day. Just the thought of it made me throw up in my mouth.

TerpsMustDie wrote:
Weasel, if you get a hot chick you can TUBE her, which stands for performing a totally unnecessary breast exam.

The doc supervising us told me a story about he gets a couple patients a year that come in complaining of a horrific smell coming from their, well Im stealing Terps term for it, cat. He said it would stink up the exam room in a matter of about 5 mins, and its due to them forgetting about their tampon, which by that point is wedged and jammed way back, needing special forceps to remove. Also, since it was forgotten, it has been in there for 10-12 days, and apparently its the worst of smells one could imagine.