Comments on: 30 Days to a Better Man Day 19: Schedule a Physical Exam http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LNMD http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-113199 LNMD Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:40:31 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3545#comment-113199 I have been a family physician for 17 years. I am so surprised at the last two comments from John and Dan. For doctors, we see naked bodies every day of our lives, and it is our job to find medical problems by examining your body. There is just no way around it. What if that prostate exam would have revealed an enlarged prostate, or worse, a mass? Doctors are not into humiliating you, we just have to examine areas which YOU find humiliating! I am so tired of hearing about "it's all about the money" Iwish I had the time to explain insurance to everyone, but read your insurance book, you can figure out the cost yourself!! You chose that insurance! I have been a family physician for 17 years. I am so surprised at the last two comments from John and Dan. For doctors, we see naked bodies every day of our lives, and it is our job to find medical problems by examining your body. There is just no way around it. What if that prostate exam would have revealed an enlarged prostate, or worse, a mass? Doctors are not into humiliating you, we just have to examine areas which YOU find humiliating! I am so tired of hearing about “it’s all about the money” Iwish I had the time to explain insurance to everyone, but read your insurance book, you can figure out the cost yourself!! You chose that insurance!

]]> By: John http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-52150 John Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:50:07 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3545#comment-52150 I'm with Dan. Never will I let a doctor do that to me. I have to visit the doctor once a year to get my meds refilled. Every time I call, they want to give me a physical. I always just ask for an office visit, but when I get there its in the books as a physical. I think its all about the money, because a physical is over twice the cost of a office visit. I’m with Dan. Never will I let a doctor do that to me. I have to visit the doctor once a year to get my meds refilled. Every time I call, they want to give me a physical. I always just ask for an office visit, but when I get there its in the books as a physical. I think its all about the money, because a physical is over twice the cost of a office visit.

]]> By: Dan http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-39609 Dan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:47:42 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3545#comment-39609 Sorry, I'm not going in for a physical again if I have to get undressed and have someone mess with my privates or try to do a rectal exam. I've been there and done that and at 47 years old I've just gotten to a point where I'm not at all comfortable getting undressed like that. If they can listen to my heart and lungs through my shirt and tell me what's wrong with me if I tell them my symptoms I'm OK with that. I had a prostate infection recently and the doc was able to diagnose and treat me successfully without doing a rectal exam at all (I refused). I did consent to my first physical in I don't know how many years last year but when they told me it was "head to toe" I said "well we are skipping the parts from the shoulders to the knees". I'm sorry, I'm just not willing to subject myself to the kind of humiliation that the kind of exam you described. Sorry, I’m not going in for a physical again if I have to get undressed and have someone mess with my privates or try to do a rectal exam. I’ve been there and done that and at 47 years old I’ve just gotten to a point where I’m not at all comfortable getting undressed like that. If they can listen to my heart and lungs through my shirt and tell me what’s wrong with me if I tell them my symptoms I’m OK with that. I had a prostate infection recently and the doc was able to diagnose and treat me successfully without doing a rectal exam at all (I refused).
I did consent to my first physical in I don’t know how many years last year but when they told me it was “head to toe” I said “well we are skipping the parts from the shoulders to the knees”.

I’m sorry, I’m just not willing to subject myself to the kind of humiliation that the kind of exam you described.

]]> By: Steve http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-33112 Steve Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:31:03 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3545#comment-33112 to Kirk - try finding a doctor that takes nothing but walk-in business. In my area we have at least a dozen clinics that do not take insurance but will give a basic physical exam for about $35.00 excluding any blood tests. They only take immediate payment so their cost is relatively low because they do not have to file any insurance papers. to Kirk – try finding a doctor that takes nothing but walk-in business. In my area we have at least a dozen clinics that do not take insurance but will give a basic physical exam for about $35.00 excluding any blood tests. They only take immediate payment so their cost is relatively low because they do not have to file any insurance papers.

]]> By: Robert http://artofmanliness.com/2009/06/18/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-19-schedule-a-physical-exam/comment-page-1/#comment-33111 Robert Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:15:40 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=3545#comment-33111 If you're not comfortable with the thought of your Doc putting is finger in your bum, then have a PSA exam. It's a simple blood test, and odds are if you're there for a physical they are going to draw blood to check cholesterol and such. If you’re not comfortable with the thought of your Doc putting is finger in your bum, then have a PSA exam. It’s a simple blood test, and odds are if you’re there for a physical they are going to draw blood to check cholesterol and such.

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