I am having a hip replacement in a few weeks. This past week I had to do all my pre surgery testing. Blood work, mersa, urine, stress test, complete physical exam and a EKG.
My primary doctor retired a month ago so my new doctor is a woman in her 50s.
She was very professional with my exam for modesty. Raising my gown for bottom half exam and lowering for upper half. Of course my records show that I have gynecomastia and all the testing that has been done for that. The last thing she did for my physical was to give me a breast exam, stating that breast cancer is on the rise for men.
During my breast exam there was a knock on the door. She raised my gown up over my breasts and said to come in. It was the nurse with the EKG machine. Lowered my gown and proceeded with my breast exam.
I told her that was very thoughtful of her to do that.
As the nurse was hooking me up to the EKG, the doctor was telling me about special compression garments and on and on.
The doctor stepped out and the nurse finished the EKG.
The nurse said that those compression garments are hot and uncomfortable. She then told me to wear a bra instead if I wanted support. I laughed, but she said that she was serious.
The doctor returned and asked me a lot of questions about this and that and said she was scheduling a mammogram for me next week just as a precaution. She said most men with my condition are overweight and since I am not, she just wants to have a image of wants going on. She said it was nothing to worry about. I have a couple of scab like things on my nipples from going braless lately and she pointed that out and reiterated about some kind of garment to help me from getting chafed nipples. All in all it was a great experience and she really does care about my health it seems. Even asked me about my mental state because of my breasts. I walked out feeling good about myself because of the fact that the doctor and nurse had genuine concern about my health including breast health.