I wanted to relate my nude for the entire exam story to the group. At the time, I had only recently moved to a new area and was really having a hard time finding a doctor, GP or otherwise. To make matters worse, I had injured myself during my move; I believed I had given myself a hernia while moving a heavy object. I wasnt in devastating pain, but did have an annoying ache and I was really concerned about exacerbating the injury. I went to a couple physicians who did okay, but not thorough, physical exams and did not give me a diagnosis on my pain.
I finally found an olderread old schooldoctor who could see me if I could leave work early. I drove straight from my new office to his office which was in his house. He had been practicing out of his home since he started in the 70s. (I told you he was old school!) He turned out to be a godsend as he was a very thorough and very capable physician.
I entered his main floor, where I was received by an older, well-fed receptionist. She had me fill out the usual paperwork, insurance, etc. As soon as I was finished, the doctor was waiting and led me back to the exam room. The exam room was a converted bedroom that had obviously been used as an exam room for years.
I dont know what came over me, be it my desperation to get to the bottom of my discomfort, or my hope that this doctor would actually give me a diagnosis, but I stripped out of every stitch of clothing I had on. I turned around, stark naked, and asked what the doctor wanted me to do. He gave me a quick once over, sat on a stool, and had me walk over to him. He then proceeded to give me the thorough exam I had been seeking. His exam consisted of a thorough manipulation of my testes, the cough test with the addition of him manipulating the area above my penis to see if there was something else.
Once he had done a thorough exam of me standing, he had me lie down on the exam table. While on my back, he basically repeated the same exam, with a greater focus on manipulation above my groin area. This turned out to be essential, as he diagnosed me with a sports herniaI forget the actual medical term. The treatment was basically rest, but he did put me at ease that I wouldnt do something to really injure myself.
He had me stand up and confirmed the sports hernia by manipulating the abdominal muscle attachment point. I have no idea how two younger physicians missed this!! Relieved, I started to walk over to get dressed. At this point, the doctor surprised me again, by saying I still had 15 minutes and asked if there was anything else I needed from him. I told you he was old school! Dumbfounded that the doctor actually wanted to give me the time I paid for, I just stood there, still naked, and asked a couple dumb questions. I wish I had the 15 minutes back, as I now have several additional questions I wish I had asked.
Unfortunately, I wound up moving again and have renewed my search for a decent GP.

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