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Gynecomastia Acceptance => Exposure => Topic started by: Brdy64 on May 13, 2023, 09:17:03 AM
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What was your most embarrassing bra moment?
Something that really got your head spinning?
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What was your most embarrassing bra moment?
Something that really got your head spinning?
I think it's a tossup between two events for me.
First one was my visit to ER wearing a bra. Everything did go just fine and medical staff was very professional, but I was nervous as heck before my bra was discovered. š¬
Second one was playing a game of pool at the center. I am in a wheelchair, so I really had to lean into the shot.
My opponent blurted out, "your boobs are as big as Rhonda's, but she does have better cleavage".
Both Rhonda and myself were embarrassed over that remark. However we both just laughed it off. š³
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My most embarrassing time was being braless on various school gym class skins teems; having my boobs bounce around during gym activities for an hour at a time for all to see.
But with a bra I guess it would be various airport screenings where the scanner in security flagged me for a pat down. They would come to the bra straps and ask what is this. I would simply respond that I am wearing a bra and they would say "OK" have a good day. I think my wife gets more embarrassed for me that I do, as it is not a big deal to me. I don't like taking my bra off just to go through security.
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My most embarrassing time was being braless on various school gym class skins teems; having my boobs bounce around during gym activities for an hour at a time for all to see.
But with a bra I guess it would be various airport screenings where the scanner in security flagged me for a pat down. They would come to the bra straps and ask what is this. I would simply respond that I am wearing a bra and they would say "OK" have a good day. I think my wife gets more embarrassed for me that I do, as it is not a big deal to me. I don't like taking my bra off just to go through security.
Ditto on the skins team! Also the locker room. š³
I haven't flown since I started wearing a bra, I never thought of that. š¤
I can see where that happens, and is expected in about 50% of the population, but not the rest. š¤
Thanks for sharing š
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I guess it would have been the first time wearing my bra to the doctors office. Even though he told me to wear one full time I was giving my information to his young nurse (she was kind of far out there, but really sweet) when she was taking my blood pressure and while adjusting the cuff the back of her hand rubbed against my breast and side of my bra. Without missing a beat she smiled and said oops sorry about that, now I see why your chart say you wear a bra. Then she said strip down to just your bra and panties and get on the table while smiling.
We became close because she was so sweet and never made me feel bad about myself, in fact she was very supportive!
But I worried all day before the appointment, only to have it be uneventful.
That's a nice story š
Embarrassing, but with a nice ending. š
Thanks for sharing!
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Had to be last Fall, when I started wearing full time. We went to my daughterās concert and my dad showed up. I was worried all concert if I was showing to people around me and, just when I thought it was safe, my dad invited us out to dinner. He rubbed my back with a hug after dinner and misspoke āthatās my girlā. A quick, but pregnant pause, and it was ālove yousā and āgoodbyesā. Have never talked about it with him since, nor have I worn around him since.
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Had to be last Fall, when I started wearing full time. We went to my daughterās concert and my dad showed up. I was worried all concert if I was showing to people around me and, just when I thought it was safe, my dad invited us out to dinner. He rubbed my back with a hug after dinner and misspoke āthatās my girlā. A quick, but pregnant pause, and it was ālove yousā and āgoodbyesā. Have never talked about it with him since, nor have I worn around him since.
Oh wow š
That was awkward for you. Thanks for sharing!
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Y'all have reminded me of when I first started wearing. I had some bras that were not adjusted right, so I kept fidgeting with the straps.
One day a CNA starts rolling me into the restroom without asking or saying anything. We got there and she reaches down my shirt and says, "let me get these adjusted right for you".
I guess she noticed I was fighting my straps. That is also the moment that I decided to learn as much as I could about bras. š¤
It was quite a shocker to have the girl just reach in without asking.
Now I have gotten used to it since the home care staff actually helps me out putting them on every morning. And one CNA will just lift my shirt up to check me for rashes upon occasion.
It was embarrassing at first. š¤
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The embarrassing bra moment came in when we were with friends more hers than mine, and somehow while the guys and i were playing bags we came back i assume they were talking about bedroom stuff in girl talk and one of her friends blurts out "is it true you like wearing womens underwear? are you wearing her bra and panties now?". The guys just looked at me like uhhhh what?? We had a talk about it on the way home but it was insanely embarrassing to just have it mentioned let alone what they may have been talking in detail about.
Nightmare stuff right there, especially in your 20s when we're "supposed to be" strapping, baby making, dude bros. ;)
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The second one was in the locker room at my gym. Before recent growth spurts occurred, I could get away without a sports bra, now not so much. And then, I would take my bra off in the car and go braless. I had two guys looking at me kind of sideways one day and I didn't really know why. Nothing bad just noticeable. I went in to the showers that have a small mirror in each private shower station for shaving purpose, and noticed the clear indentations and red lines on my back and shourlders where my bra had been. It was a omg moment for me in realizing they probably seen the clear detail of a dude who had been wearing a bra before coming in and after that if I saw them in the gym i made it my intention to avoid them.
Yes, the bra indentations can take at least an hour to dissipate. You can see that on even some of the braless images posted on this site. Further, wearing a bra daily creates long term marks under the breasts and on the shoulders.
Taking your bra off just before a visit to the physician is not going to fool many.
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Taking your bra off just before a visit to the physician is not going to fool many.
Doctors have seen their fair share of everything, and boobs on men is much more common than society would like to admit.
The GI Joe body type presented as being normal is actually "abnormal"
When I was presenting as a male, I wore my bra into the doctor's office. He simply worked around it. Of course it was his office that recommended support.
As a woman, the doctor works around my bra the same way he always had. Only difference is I get more breast examinations now after continued growth and history of breast cancer.
The doctor doesn't understand bras either. He always mentions the redness that the band produces and suggests a larger band. I keep telling him the same thing every time, "the band takes all the weight, it has to be snug. If it's not snug the back will ride up and the breasts will sag".
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A few times before I learned to conceal my boobs and bra. Before I wore a bra people would look at my chest because of my protruding nipples. Got to be very embarrassing.
Started wearing a bra with my typical everyday button down shirts. I soon realized that I need to use one more button on the top. When someone looked at me sideways they could see the straps. I thought now what are they looking at..lol
And then for the most embarrassing part. Before I started wearing bigger shirts my shirts would gap between the buttons. And then the worse...button came undone without me knowing it. Donāt know how long it was like that but I did a lot of shopping that day.
When I got home my wife said I had a button undone.
And there it was ......a red bra clearly on display. Since then I have learned to conceal much better with tanks and better shirts.
Truly a learning curve
It's quite the learning curve. I understand because I concealed my breasts for about 45 years, bras for about a year or so.
Of course now I don't. š
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Today was quite the embarrassing situation.
The CNA arrived to give me my morning meds, but I had one of my new bras that arrived yesterday on the table.
This CNA doesn't help me with showers and only does meds, so she has never seen me topless. She commented on my new bra and the "size" of it. I told her it's funny because it doesn't look like I could fit it, but I do fill them right up.
She handed me my meds, and as I was taking them, she poked my boob with her finger. Then she just kind of looked at me, so I said, "yeah, they are real".
Then we both just laughed about it. ;D
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Wednesday I had a bit of a problem at the center. The "all-gender" restrooms were busy and the CNA decided to take me into the "men's room". I really don't look like I belong in there, and one of the other patients had a major problem with it.
After I finished my business in the "stall", the CNA left and I proceeded to wash my hands.
The elderly gent kindly told me that I was not welcome there. And that I needed to use my restrooms instead. Assigned male at birth or not, I wasn't the same as them and it's not my restroom to use. He also was under the impression that I'm surgically altered, and I am not. Good luck trying to convince him I'm not.
Next time, I'll just wait until my restrooms are available. š³
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One just has to "love" willful ignorance.......
And TMI ? ? ? We all use the bathroom, and she wasn't graphic at all .... Those problems are the elderly gent's and yours. If this was a joke or an unfinished thought, I apologize.
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Birdie has been posting us about appearing more and more female.
So this event is simply confirmation that the presentation is real.
And the "elderly gent" was acknowledging that.
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Birdie has been posting us about appearing more and more female.
So this event is simply confirmation that the presentation is real.
And the "elderly gent" was acknowledging that.
It wasn't my choice to enter the men's room, and the CNA should have known better than to roll me in there.
I can however see where the confrontation was acknowledgement of me no longer belonging in there at all.
Thanks for envisioning that. š
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Birdie has been posting us about appearing more and more female.
So this event is simply confirmation that the presentation is real.
And the "elderly gent" was acknowledging that.
It wasn't my choice to enter the men's room, and the CNA should have known better than to roll me in there.
I can however see where the confrontation was acknowledgement of me no longer belonging in there at all.
Thanks for envisioning that. š
Agreed. The CNA should have known better, but that directive probably came from above them. The acknowledgement is a way that I had not originally picked up on as I was focused the elderly gent's comment to be intentionally hurtful about something you had no control over. I would choose to wait as well, but sometimes meds cause or body functions are more insistent than waiting will allow.
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Agreed. The CNA should have known better, but that directive probably came from above them.
Actually management's position is that I "only" use the all-gender restrooms.
I had no business in there at all, and the CNA should have known that.
On a side note, yesterday I went to the mall just wearing a tshirt and shorts. No makeup other than lip gloss.
I was addressed as "ma'am" several times, and never addressed as "sir".
I do not look like I belong in a men's restroom, and I can fully understand the elderly gents problem with me being in there.
I didn't want to be in there either!
That CNA really messed up, and if it happens again I'll refuse to let them take me in.
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Embarrassing bra moment again...
CNA arrived to help with a shower, but she was in a hurry.
My new push up bra is back clasp, so I have to spin it forward to unhook it.
I guess I was taking too long to get out of my bra so she just reached over and unhooked my bra for me.
That was kind of odd for me. Someone unhooking my bra for me. š¤
Especially when the bra snaps forward and my boobs drop.
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I told my GF about the mammogram results and as they grew she suggested a compression vest, that didn't work out because of sweat and chafing issues. Then I got a sports bra and I sweat and chafed almost as much as the compression vest.
So she got a few of her bras for me to try on, she giggled and I flushed red. But I flushed even more when she saw my first lacy Victoria's secret :-) Now I leave a few there for a change after a shower, no more embarrassment.
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Gino
How well did her bras fit you? Quite an implied statement from her that she felt it was worth you trying on her bras
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Women always check each other out. How does her figure compare to mine? How does what she is wearing work for her? How would it work for me?
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Since discovering that I was best served by wearing a bra in my teens, I have always tended to examine the bra outlines on women and figure out what styles they have on and if I liked the look.
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I look at other women all the time. Not because I intend anything by it, but I size them up.
"Are they bigger than me", or if they seem to be wearing proper support.
I kind of keep a mental picture of who around me has larger breasts, and I'm not sure why I do that. It seems automatic.
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I definitely don't look at women the way I used to. Having to deal with some of the same issues they deal with like harassment over my chest and dealing with breasts in general has given me a perspective that sides more with women than men. I think that is why my women friends who know treat me differently as well. They know I have dealt with the same stuff they have. We men are real arses.
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I think women also look at me differently than they do men. I can see them checking out my chest. I imagine them trying to estimate my cup size, what kind of bra I have on, how it works for me, comparing to themselves.
Women also treat me differently than they do men. Like they know I of course must know they could never be sexually attracted to me, just as they know other women know they are not sexually attracted to them.
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I think women also look at me differently than they do men. I can see them checking out my chest. I imagine them trying to estimate my cup size, what kind of bra I have on, how it works for me, comparing to themselves.
Women also treat me differently than they do men. Like they know I of course must know they could never be sexually attracted to me, just as they know other women know they are not sexually attracted to them.
Yes, conversation with the ladies gets "very explicit" when you get completely brought into the fold.
In my case it's not just about bras, but everything. š²
I'm getting used to it. I spent about a year on "bra talk", I guess I graduated. āŗļø
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I have had women just naturally assume I was transitioning. Been told welcome to the club. Had women discuss their body image issues in a way they would never do with a man. I find it freeing.
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I have had women just naturally assume I was transitioning. Been told welcome to the club. Had women discuss their body image issues in a way they would never do with a man. I find it freeing.
I have women just naturally assume I'm cis-female. Or some that just forget I'm not or don't care.
I have learned quite a bit about menopause from others that found out I'm going through hot flashes and night sweats as well.
I won't go into detail about the "other conversations", but women talk about "lots of things" as well. š¤
(trust me, you are being talked about)
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I would say one time when I was at work one of our hygienist who was out due to paternal leave came back to work and came and gave everyone a hug I didnāt even think oh she might feel the back of my bra.. but when we hugged she rubbed and then specially went back to rub whereās the back clasp are and then just pulled of the hug looked at me and then just went on about her day. I didnāt say anything and she didnāt say anything. But Iām sure she felt it and knew.
Second one was when I had a bad blood pressure incident from lack of sleep and work stress that I rushed myself to the hospital from my job and didnāt even think they might do a ekg to make sure my heart is okay. And I was wearing a underwire bra.. well it was to little to late when the ekg specialist came in and was like take your shirt if Iām gonna put some stickyās on you and her eyes got big when she saw the black bra I was wearing.. she kindly asked if would remove it for the quick test and that I could put it back on after.. when I removed it she was like I can see why you would wear it. They do help with support. She mention that my straps were to lose and asked if I needed help adjusting. I kindly decline out of embarrassment but yeah.. my head was spinning. After that incident
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Carlos, the ekg specialist sounded nice, but I can see why you would be nonplussed, and you were feeling sick, too. I recall you said you are a C or D cup, so understandable she would be surprised and impressed when she saw you bare breasted and would immediately understand why you needed to wear a bra. So nice of her to help you adjust your bra. She was accepting, empathetic, and helpful, as she assumed, that although you needed to wear a bra like a woman, that you probably werenāt as expert yet as a woman is with bras.
Did the hygienist check out your chest/bra later days ?
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Carlos, the ekg specialist sounded nice, but I can see why you would be nonplussed, and you were feeling sick, too. I recall you said you are a C or D cup, so understandable she would be surprised and impressed when she saw you bare breasted and would immediately understand why you needed to wear a bra. So nice of her to help you adjust your bra. She was accepting, empathetic, and helpful, as she assumed, that although you needed to wear a bra like a woman, that you probably werenāt as expert yet as a woman is with bras.
Did the hygienist check out your chest/bra later days ?
Iām a 44c or 42D is whatās works for me and feels comfortable, never been fitted but am curious to be fitted at some point. The hygienist did look at my chest some in the later days but never spoke on it, now itās just a akward silence when we see each other. Her empathy was def a relief but my mind was just still not ready for an exposure like that haha.
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Can't imagine being there thinking all is well and then asked to remove the shirt thinking ahhh that's what I forgot to do before I came in lol. Good to hear she while shocked maintained professionalism. I imagine when seeing the bra she had one thought and when seeing without her thoughts went in to empathy and understanding. It's great to see stories of things like that we often think of the public of professionals or individuals as those who will see us and think negatively and almost everytime someone has an experience it's generally one of understanding.
Lol I was already stressed out and my bp was spiked up.. when she told me to remove my shirt it must have spiked up even more lol cause I went into panic mode. Just glad she was nice about it.
Iām considering when my doctor gets my checked officially for gyno in 2024 with my yearly check up just opening up to her about my bra wearing for support and that way I donāt have to do anything differently for my check ups
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I was thinking you probably were already stressed out, and this just added to it. The EKG specialist was sweet, though, thankfully, as you said.
I guess the hygienist is just not up to it.
You might consider going in for a bra fitting. Places like soma, and Lane Bryant are good with people like us. When they see you, they would instantly understand your need for a bra. A fitting and trying on will help you find the bras that best suit you.
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If you're a C or D cup I'd like to think she would just say thank you and kudos to you for being man enough to wear what gives you relief.
When you are a DD, it's no questioned asked, just a knowing smile. š
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LMAO can't imagine being a DD yeesh
DDD in some brands. š²
Torrid bras are generous in the cups. š¤
When you got them, flaunt them!
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At that size it is no longer a cup but a barrel lol had a girlfriend once who was a DDD the bra was like a bucket hat
Yeah, kind of:
(Photo attached)
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I imagine if the GP is a female, she will be understanding why you would bring up wearing a bra. I haven't seen a GP since 2019 when mine retired and just didn't find a new one. How do you plan to bring it up to not seem a bit awkward? I imagine even if a professional a person nonetheless would find it a bit odd even when confronted with the obvious. If you're a C or D cup I'd like to think she would just say thank you and kudos to you for being man enough to wear what gives you relief.
Just gonna gradually ask what she would suggest, and just say that my wife has suggested a bra and it has worked for me. Hoping that she would just be like yeah if that works go ahead and just wear it in next time lol
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Carlosab89
Do you even really need to ask your GP? You know what you need and your wife agrees you need to wear a bra
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Carlosab89
Do you even really need to ask your GP? You know what you need and your wife agrees you need to wear a bra
Nope donāt need to ask but on days that I see my Primary Dr I donāt wear anything and am am uncomfortable but you do make a good point and Medical visits is the only place I donāt wear a bra too
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At that size it is no longer a cup but a barrel lol had a girlfriend once who was a DDD the bra was like a bucket hat
Yeah, kind of:
(Photo attached)
The "bucket bra"! I got those!
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lol maybe maybe theyāll make a lactation bra and call it a Drop in the Bucket bra
At least I'm not wearing a "10 gallon hat". š
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Carlosab89
Do you even really need to ask your GP? You know what you need and your wife agrees you need to wear a bra
Nope donāt need to ask but on days that I see my Primary Dr I donāt wear anything and am am uncomfortable but you do make a good point and Medical visits is the only place I donāt wear a bra too
I did send you a PM message a day ago, you may not be familiar to look at these under "conversations"
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Carlosab89
Do you even really need to ask your GP? You know what you need and your wife agrees you need to wear a bra
Nope donāt need to ask but on days that I see my Primary Dr I donāt wear anything and am am uncomfortable but you do make a good point and Medical visits is the only place I donāt wear a bra too
I did send you a PM message a day ago, you may not be familiar to look at these under "conversations"
Not sure on how to access it. Iām not the smartest with this type website forums
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Carlosab89
Do you even really need to ask your GP? You know what you need and your wife agrees you need to wear a bra
Nope donāt need to ask but on days that I see my Primary Dr I donāt wear anything and am am uncomfortable but you do make a good point and Medical visits is the only place I donāt wear a bra too
I did send you a PM message a day ago, you may not be familiar to look at these under "conversations"
Not sure on how to access it. Iām not the smartest with this type website forums
Actually, if you are on an iPhone I am not sure how to make it show up. On the full desktop site there is a drop down menu near the top of the page labeled conversations
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It just doesnāt happen on an iPhone
Spent days trying to figure it out
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Regarding med visits:
At one of my first with a new GP and her nurse, the nurse was checking me and felt my bra. When she asked me what it was I simply said that I have gynecomastia and need it. No further discussions, no negativity.
Itās good to know that medical personnel have seen gynecomastia already, and thus are obviously aware of it. In fact, post mortem exam reports for years have reported somewhere around 30% of males had developed breasts - though the age range wasnāt stated. And way back in the 60s a medic in the Air Force said that he assisted in breast removal surgeries fairly often, and that it breast development was common in about 30% of males. Itās ānewā to men who experience it, but it isnāt ānewā.
And with age, the likelihood of gynecomastia greatly increases as T drops. If there are any āco-morbiditiesā (cardiovascular, prostate, etc) gynecomastia is almost a certainty. So ā¦. While not ānormalā it is at least a lot more common than we might have thought.
I found this info helpful not only for med visits, but also for when (if it ever does) it comes up in conversations outside of medical appointments.
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My experience with medical professionals has largely been positive once I switched to a female GP. My current GP and her staff are nice people. At my initial visit I felt her work around my bra with her hand and stethoscope plane, and nothing was said but a knowing nod. Previous experience with male GP's has not been worth the effort on so many levels to be worth going back. I understand unexpected needs happen, and most of the time it is okay as most of them know how to be professional about things. I will be polite once if otherwise, then not so much afterward. Pain manageability may not allow being polite at all.
This is a normal condition despite what those making money off telling us we are not enough want us to here.
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My experience with medical professionals has largely been positive once I switched to a female GP. My current GP and her staff are nice people. At my initial visit I felt her work around my bra with her hand and stethoscope plane, and nothing was said but a knowing nod. Previous experience with male GP's has not been worth the effort on so many levels to be worth going back. I understand unexpected needs happen, and most of the time it is okay as most of them know how to be professional about things. I will be polite once if otherwise, then not so much afterward. Pain manageability may not allow being polite at all.
This is a normal condition despite what those making money off telling us we are not enough want us to here.
In my case my doctor and his staff ordered "support" to address neck pain I was being treated for. My doctor expects to see me in my bra, and so does the nurse.
The owner (CEO) of the "program" I attend is an LVN, and is the "employer of the doctor" and his staff. She had yet to defy the doctors orders regarding my bra use, but has made it almost impossible for me too wear one without much attempted concealment and silence.
As she put it, "we are a Christian establishment, and men with breasts is not the image we want to project".
My size can't be effectively "hidden", and I have been pushed into the all-gender restrooms. It's pretty much about time they accept me as a "female" and the problem of my existence goes away. š¤
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I agree! Unfortunately until the narrative shifts to understanding over self-righteous division the road may be longer than one would hope for. :(
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My experience with medical professionals has largely been positive once I switched to a female GP. My current GP and her staff are nice people. At my initial visit I felt her work around my bra with her hand and stethoscope plane, and nothing was said but a knowing nod. Previous experience with male GP's has not been worth the effort on so many levels to be worth going back. I understand unexpected needs happen, and most of the time it is okay as most of them know how to be professional about things. I will be polite once if otherwise, then not so much afterward. Pain manageability may not allow being polite at all.
This is a normal condition despite what those making money off telling us we are not enough want us to here.
I second this. Female GPs and specialists don't care much. My GP knows that I wear a bra and I get regularly prescriptions for medical compression pantyhose or stockings, since she also knows that I prefer stockings at hot days which I wear with an open bottom girdle.
Shortly I read in another forum which has nothing in common with our topic that a young man asked his female GP if he should get a sex change (gender affirming surgery) since he had a pronounced gynecomastia. She advised against, since she assumed that his gender dysphoria was only caused by this condition. And she was right in the end. I commented and wrote that it is not necessary at all to get such surgery only because of breasts. Some men, especially the young ones get liposuction and frequently the older ones wear a bra I continued. She answered that both makes sense.
On the other hand more than a decade ago I asked a male dermatologist on my gynecomastia, which already was clearly visible at that time (being a 40C). He palpated my breasts and denied that it was gynecomastia. It was hilarious. I thought "how can he detect a small mole if he doesn't detect a large gyne?"
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My experience with medical professionals has largely been positive once I switched to a female GP. My current GP and her staff are nice people. At my initial visit I felt her work around my bra with her hand and stethoscope plane, and nothing was said but a knowing nod. Previous experience with male GP's has not been worth the effort on so many levels to be worth going back. I understand unexpected needs happen, and most of the time it is okay as most of them know how to be professional about things. I will be polite once if otherwise, then not so much afterward. Pain manageability may not allow being polite at all.
This is a normal condition despite what those making money off telling us we are not enough want us to here.
I second this. Female GPs and specialists don't care much. My GP knows that I wear a bra and I get regularly prescriptions for medical compression pantyhose or stockings, since she also knows that I prefer stockings at hot days which I wear with an open bottom girdle.
Shortly I read in another forum which has nothing in common with our topic that a young man asked his female GP if he should get a sex change (gender affirming surgery) since he had a pronounced gynecomastia. She advised against, since she assumed that his gender dysphoria was only caused by this condition. And she was right in the end. I commented and wrote that it is not necessary at all to get such surgery only because of breasts. Some men, especially the young ones get liposuction and frequently the older ones wear a bra I continued. She answered that both makes sense.
On the other hand more than a decade ago I asked a male dermatologist on my gynecomastia, which already was clearly visible at that time (being a 40C). He palpated my breasts and denied that it was gynecomastia. It was hilarious. I thought "how can he detect a small mole if he doesn't detect a large gyne?"
My doctor diagnosed me with PMDS after blood tests and an ultrasound (found out I have a uterus lurking inside me).
I simply asked for a Letter to take to the courts to change my gender in my paperwork and it hit the fan.
As far a he's concerned I was correctly gendered at birth and was sent to a psychiatrist.
I only went to two visits with the lady who diagnosed me with gender dysphoria, but was intent on "fixing it". I wasn't going to get a letter from either one.
In Texas, some communities are much harder to deal with than others. It's not like I was asking for surgery or HRT, I'm okay staying just how I was born.
I just wanted my ID to match who I feel like.
I feel let down by my medical community here in Texas. And it continues to be a problem for me as I'm required to do everything possible to "hide my breasts" whilst attending the day-center.
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I feel let down by my medical community here in Texas. And it continues to be a problem for me as I'm required to do everything possible to "hide my breasts" whilst attending the day-center.
Texas is a very conservative state. I'd imagine that e.g. California should be much better regarding LGBTQ rights.
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I second this. Female GPs and specialists don't care much.
This has been my experience as well. They treat my chest as they would any woman, asking me to retain a medical gown over my chest, not commenting or paying any attention to my bust unless a procedure requires it. I had a sonogram about my heart last year and the male nurse did not have me remove my gown as he performed the procedure underneath it. I was quite aware he was aware of my bust as he avoided direct contact with my bust unless he needed to. He was not phased a bit. Just another day at the office. One thing I have noticed is they refrain from pronouns if they don't know me.
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I havenāt been to a GP in years. Been thinking of finding a new one cause just not wise obviously to only go when someoneās wrong. Did you bring up the breast exam or did they ask about the developments and examine to make sure all is good? Curious how men bring the topic up
I've always had something but I noticed growth, so I scheduled an appointment to make sure there wasn't any other health-related issue going on. They took blood, ordered a mammogram, and all test came back "normal". They only checked for T-levels, not a full panel, but that came back in the 400s. I haven't seen the imaging, I'd like to see what "scattered fibro-glandular tissue" (my historical diagnosis) means for me.
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I'd like to see what "scattered fibro-glandular tissue" (my historical diagnosis) means for me.
I have the same on my mammograms, it's class B breasts density. There are 4 classifications. A,B,C,D.
A is then least dense and D is the most.
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The denser the breast tissue the harder it is to spot a cancer vs a micro calcification
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I'd like to see what "scattered fibro-glandular tissue" (my historical diagnosis) means for me.
I have the same on my mammograms, it's class B breasts density. There are 4 classifications. A,B,C,D.
A is then least dense and D is the most.
I'm aware. I'd just like to see it! :)
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I'd like to see what "scattered fibro-glandular tissue" (my historical diagnosis) means for me.
I have the same on my mammograms, it's class B breasts density. There are 4 classifications. A,B,C,D.
A is then least dense and D is the most.
I'm aware. I'd just like to see it! :)
I have my images at home. I'll see about posting an image later.
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I'd like to see what "scattered fibro-glandular tissue" (my historical diagnosis) means for me.
I have the same on my mammograms, it's class B breasts density. There are 4 classifications. A,B,C,D.
A is then least dense and D is the most.
I'm aware. I'd just like to see it! :)
I have my images at home. I'll see about posting an image later.
Or this image is much better!
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i guess I'll have to get used to embarrassing moments. Last week I went to a local big box store and found a pair of satin feel rear hook unlined bralettes. At the checkout the gal took a long stare at my boobs, shrugged and rang me up.
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i guess I'll have to get used to embarrassing moments. Last week I went to a local big box store and found a pair of satin feel rear hook unlined bralettes. At the checkout the gal took a long stare at my boobs, shrugged and rang me up.
And that is the way it should be. Bet she reacts the same way with women customers too.