Am I weird ?

[Karen Kraft]

Exam never bothered me. Not that it is fun, or erotic, but I never think that much about it one way or the other. What on earth would the purpose of a pinwheel during an annual gyno? Maybe a general physical (applied to back of calves, etc.) but otherwise seems out of place.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Exam never bothered me. Not that it is fun, or erotic, but I never think that much about it one way or the other. What on earth would the purpose of a pinwheel during an annual gyno? Maybe a general physical (applied to back of calves, etc.) but otherwise seems out of place.

Though I have never encountered one in an exam, I do not discount the possibility in certain circumstances. Maybe it comes from my fortunate priviledge in the past to be able to select my doctors in all areas, and most have over a significant length of time of treating me, often taken responsibility of checking all areas of health. Is also because I have a preference for medicine that is alternative, eastern, and/or natural and a holistic belief system which supports the theory that medical problems are more often than not inter related and as such cannot be treated in a vacuum without knowledge of other physical and/or psychological factors which may contribute or influence their particular specialty.

Catalina

 

[lustyem]

am I weird

Thanks for all your opinions , its not that i get off , i however do get excited thinking about it . I have on other occasions not enjoyed it , but more times have .

 

[Etoile]

Though I have never encountered one in an exam, I do not discount the possibility in certain circumstances. Maybe it comes from my fortunate priviledge in the past to be able to select my doctors in all areas, and most have over a significant length of time of treating me, often taken responsibility of checking all areas of health. Is also because I have a preference for medicine that is alternative, eastern, and/or natural and a holistic belief system which supports the theory that medical problems are more often than not inter related and as such cannot be treated in a vacuum without knowledge of other physical and/or psychological factors which may contribute or influence their particular specialty.

Catalina

I would tend to think that if a gynecologist found something that seemed wrong, they would refer the patient to another specialist for further testing and treatment. I just can't see the pinwheel being used in a standard gynecological exam (plus Pap smear, etc.). Then again, I'm used to American doctors, and I go to Planned Parenthood for my gyno visits. (It costs the same, and I'd rather my money support PP than the insurance company.)

 

[catalina_francisco]

I would tend to think that if a gynecologist found something that seemed wrong, they would refer the patient to another specialist for further testing and treatment. I just can't see the pinwheel being used in a standard gynecological exam (plus Pap smear, etc.). Then again, I'm used to American doctors, and I go to Planned Parenthood for my gyno visits. (It costs the same, and I'd rather my money support PP than the insurance company.)

Yes, my doctors always refer, but also take an interest in the body as a whole as everything is not aways so easily compartmentalised sometimes, especially when you have a history as I do of doing most things medical different to the average and having extra bones etc. Makes for interesting observations on their part sometimes as well as enabling a more accurate diagnosis.

Fortunately, I haven't had to pay private medical insurance for about 20 years now and most of my doctors though they were highly respected in private practice, also had commitment to research and working with clinics and hospitals which work with patients who do not have all the opportunities of the more affluent. I will miss the openness of my doctors and their commitment to keeping their minds open to all possibilities as I am told it is rare here. I am used to doctors actually treating me as a person and asking for my input and observations, and to share if I found anything which worked, with particular problems, they had not yet heard of or experimented with.

Have had experience with doctors who just refer and move on. I often found they had fallen into a pattern and forgotten how to keep their minds open to many possibilities, some not always presented to them in a book or lecture but from their own minds which have remained active and focused. I have had more success personally and with my children's health with doctors who are of the latter than the former, and as an added bonus find them stimulating to talk with. Many a doctor's visit has progressed to discussions of wide and varied subjects which used too puzzle me but then I realised it was because they had an active mind which also enjoyed the mental stimulation and exploration of new knowledge and views.