You won't believe what happened at the dr's office...

coug90
coug90 Member Posts: 59
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I've had some funny things happen at the doctors office that have really lightened up otherwise grim moments. I suppose some might think the following situation might be really inappropriate, but really I had to laugh my way through it and realize it's because I've seen this doctor SOOO many times he's now like family.

My last breast exam was going along smoothly when all of a sudden my doctor (who's awesome) got a phone call. He was very apologetic but asked if he could take the call because it was his son. It turned out it was his birthday and my dr was having a hard time connecting. So there I am arms over my head, breasts bared to the world (I mean, really who cares? I think everyone and God has seen them! LOL) and he's chatting to his 21 year old son about his birthday. Laying there I began pondering the protocol for this situation... or IF there is a protocol. LOLO Do I stay as is, or do I cover up? Maybe I should join in the conversation? Me being a basically crazy person, I decided that I'd pick door number three. I stayed there, arms overhead, breasts free and joined in the conversation. I was giving all sorts of advice on restaurants and fun/hip bars to go to in Seattle. I couldn't help wondering what his son would have thought if he'd known his dad had a half clothed woman in his office. LOL I still get a chuckle out of it...

I thought it'd be funny to hear some of the other stories out there. I have a couple more too that I might share if anyone wants to hear them.

Have a super July 4th everyone! And remember, laughing is always better than crying! :)

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  • Kitty3571
    Kitty3571 Member Posts: 48
    #2
    That's hilarious - Thanks for the smile, I needed one today - My story wasn't that cute but I can relate to your feeling of everyone in the world seeing your boobs - Like when I first went to radiation and I "yet again" had to disrobe for the world, then they started taking pictures to put in their file, like the head shots of my baldness weren't bad enough - I started to feel like I was starring in a cheap soft porno - I also have shown so many doctors and family including a few "good friends" my surgery scars - Modisty went out the window a long time ago. Thanks, Kitty
  • Skybuf
    Skybuf Member Posts: 143
    #3
    sounds familiar.....LOL....been there done that, and your right, all modesty leaves when ca come in the door. First time a stranger seen me naked was my homecare worker and I could care less..lol
  • pmillr2000
    pmillr2000 Member Posts: 26
    #4
    Kitty, I know what you mean about feeling like a porn star! There are probably more pics of my boobs around than some of those stars! I told my hubby not to be surprised if they start showing up on the internet.

    And Coug, you are ABSOLUTELY right, laughing is WAY better than crying.
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159
    #5
    Funny, Coug! :-) The only thing that comes to mind was something I said after my surgery~when I was still in the "twilight zone" of consciousness. I was surrounded by friends, family, and of course medical staff. The nurses aid had evidently not been told ( or had not read my chart yet) what my surgery was. But, in my fog, when she asked me what surgery I had just had... I replied, " I had breast reduction surgery, but only on One Breast"! I don't remember saying that at all, but trust me, ALL of my family members told me about it! And yes, they all laughed, so I suppose right from the get-go the healing began!
  • Susan956
    Susan956 Member Posts: 510
    #6
    What a funny story. I think only some of us... who are used to being poked and prodded could have found this funny. But hey Doc's are Fathers too....

    Thanks for adding some humor....

    Susan
  • newboobs
    newboobs Member Posts: 121
    #7
    Coug -- Hilarious!! I recently had an HSG --a glow in the dark kind of uterus xray...got the picture yet? LOL. The nurse puts me up on the table and is explaining what they'll do and when, being SO gracious and nice. She says, "And in the other room on the other side of that window will be a xray tech who is a man. I'll make sure you are covered..blah blah. And I looked and her and said, "Lady I don't care-- I'm a cancer survivor. I just haven't had much work done on that end." OMG she fell out laughing.

    My fave bc story....when I was dx'd I ordered a "foam" boob that I could wear in my bra after I got my mastectomy. When it arrived it was HUGE. I obviously had not measured myself correctly. It looked like a bike helmet...so of course, I wore it around the house on my bald head and told my hubby I needed a chin strap LOL.
  • kbc4869
    kbc4869 Member Posts: 159
    #8
    Yes, there's definitely no room for modesty in here.

    During radiation treatment, the techs painted my breasts with different colored paint to mark the areas to radiate -- flourescent blues, pinks, and greens. After positioning me just so and asking me to stay still for rads, the tech asked if I had any questions before we started the treatment. I asked her if they could get me drunk and throw beads at me, so I could pretend I was at Mardi Gras.

    She got a kick out of that!
  • maxfield
    maxfield Member Posts: 3
    #9
    During radiation, I developed a yeast infection under my radiated breast. The treatment that the nurse and I decided on was Tinactin Spray Powder (which, by the way, worked great). My husband then dared me to assure the rad/onc that not only was the infection clearing up, but I was spared the possibliity of developing athletes boob!
  • coug90
    coug90 Member Posts: 59
    #10
    maxfield said:

    During radiation, I developed a yeast infection under my radiated breast. The treatment that the nurse and I decided on was Tinactin Spray Powder (which, by the way, worked great). My husband then dared me to assure the rad/onc that not only was the infection clearing up, but I was spared the possibliity of developing athletes boob!

    LOL! Good comeback... did you do it?
  • coug90
    coug90 Member Posts: 59
    #11
    kbc4869 said:

    Yes, there's definitely no room for modesty in here.

    During radiation treatment, the techs painted my breasts with different colored paint to mark the areas to radiate -- flourescent blues, pinks, and greens. After positioning me just so and asking me to stay still for rads, the tech asked if I had any questions before we started the treatment. I asked her if they could get me drunk and throw beads at me, so I could pretend I was at Mardi Gras.

    She got a kick out of that!

    Ha ha! This isn't a doctor story, but when I was being mapped for rads the docs had made all sorts of 'x's and 'o's on my body. My son happened upon me in the shower (he was 4) and asked me who had been playing tic tac toe on my chest and could he play. LOL Try explaining that one!!!
  • mc2001
    mc2001 Member Posts: 343
    #12
    Hey Coug!
    You can call me anytime!... lol.. ok.. moving on! As usual, you have great stories! I am glad that I'm not the only one who manages to get into *odd* situations! Hope you are doing well. See you in chat!
    -Michael :-)
  • maxfield
    maxfield Member Posts: 3
    #13
    coug90 said:

    LOL! Good comeback... did you do it?

    Yes I did and the rad/onc who was a man of few words, cracked up, much to the amazement of his staff.
  • KimInBeirut
    KimInBeirut Member Posts: 39
    #14
    Relating well to the "everyone's seen them" so many times, when I got my tatoos done for my rads, I asked them to put the cartoon characters "Calvin and Hobbes" - one for each boob - on there. They, of course, wouldn't do it; so the next time I returned to check the location of the tatoos and begin rads, I put those child rub-ons on each breast - one Calvin, one Hobbes...So, for the entire 50 session course of my rads, I was greeted with "Welcome, Calvin" or "Welcome, Hobbes" depending on "who" was getting treated that day!

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