For the ladies; Socks on or off for your pelvic exam?

LOLLLL…..what a humorous question. I leave them on. Those stirrups are cold enough!

On for comfort. Besides, one of my friends had a OB-GYN who was a foot fetishist and used to caress her feet!

On.

@janbb ew wtf!

I keep mine on. I wonder how often they clean those stirrups? I do it more for comfort but you never know whose feet touched those stirrups before you. In fact, I bring a pair of socks with me during the summer when I am wearing sandals.

your doctor examines your feet during a full physical? Really?

On.
@MrItty my doctor said they examine feet to check circulation.

You know…come to think of it… my doctor did that the last time, too.

ON – my doc has a daily contest for the “Best Socks” I won several years ago around Christmas time.

Plus keeping them on will avoid if they haven’t been cleaned well enough and someone had athleties foot.

I’d keep ‘em on. Like @jbfletcherfan said, those stirrups are cold! Just make sure that the socks are clean and not holy.

I keep mine on. I am very uncomfortable when I go for the full physical and pelvic exam, I would like to keep something comfortable with me.

If I have socks on, I leave them on, both so my feet don’t get cold & also so it is one less thing to take off & put back on. Obviously if I go there from work wearing pantyhose, the hose has to come off, and I do not think to bring a pair of socks with me (but maybe I should). I would guess that if someone has diabetes, or perhaps if pregnant, it makes sense that the doc would want to see the feet for circulation. However, I’d keep my socks on until the feet were examined, then put them back on, ‘cause with all the other discomforts inherent with the exam, at least I’d keep my tootsies toasty :)

@BraveWarrior put a zipper in your pantyhose. LOLLLLLLLLLLLL

@jbfletcherfan Thanks for the laugh!

@BraveWarrior hey…..SOMETHING has to be funny about those visits, right??? :-/

@MrItty Yes my Dr. examines my feet during my physical. Like @ccrow said to check the circulation and I suppose also to check my toenails for fungus or other icky unhealthy stuff. Although, my toenails are usually polished in the non sock wearing season and unpolished in the sock wearing season, unless I am planning some kind of barefoot activity.

markyy should get the slowest typist award. What is a dude even doing in this thread imo

@MrItty You would be horrorfied at the number of people who end up with legs being amputated because no one examined their feet soon enough.

@bagelface said “markyy should get the slowest typist award. What is a dude even doing in the thread imo”

That made me laugh! maybe he’s just curious?

@bagelface Sorry I was typing a comment for someone. Since you don’t get a preview when leaving a comment I always type them out in a random thread and just copy paste, I should have cut paste, because I forgot all about this window being open.

BenDrewIm, I summon thee, give me a preview pane in the ‘leave a comment section’ so I can stop harassing all these nice women!

Ps. This post/answer was written with my socks on. And yes I’m a slow typer, we already established that in another thread about 7 hours ago (which I’m still typing :P).

haha

@bagelface….....Nothing’s off limits on here for anyone. Men are interested in women things. Women are interested in men things. Just a fact of life. Totally acceptable, IMO

PPS. As a kid I lost my parents one time in the mall, and wandered into a womans clothing store crying, this feels like that horrible trauma all over again :P Can someone advice me a therapist?

@markyy LOLLLLLL…relax. You’ll be fine.

@jbfletcherfan “relax. You’ll be fine”
Isn’t that what the Dr. might say while he’s putting your feet in the stirrups?
That and “nice socks!”

Someone in this thread could stand to relax. :)

On.

Doctors’ offices are cold, no matter the time of year, especially all steel stirrups and whatnot.

@wilma LOLLL…this is true. My doctor has a sign on the CEILING that says “relax, relax, relax”

on for comfort.

Wouldn’t it be nice if they had playgirl centerfolds on the ceilings?

Er,..no.

Warm and stylish

I only have socks on for a couple months in the year, which happens to be when my exam falls on. I keep my socks on. They don’t touch my feet, so why would I take them off?

My biggest beef is having to just unhook my bra, and then when they leave I have to take it off completely to put it back on…I can’t hook it from behind. Not easily anyways.

Probably on, but if I’m in the stirrups, I’m already in one of the most humiliating positions ever, so I think at that point I’m thinking of other things rather than my feet..

@Skippy Ohhhh….I have something to say right on the tip of my tongue here…..;-)

On. The stirrups are chilly!

My gyn has a fabric sort of “sock” on the stirrups which is better than the bare metal, but since I don’t think it is changed between patients, I’m thinking I should always have some socks on for hygiene.

Actually, I think the stirrups my doctor has are plastic over metal, so they’re not cold. But I STILL want them on.

You know something? The longer I thought about it, the more irritated I got.

Pelvic exams are horrible things. Why can’t they have a little space heater in the exam room or something? Why paper on the tables instead of a cheapass hospital sheet or towel? Why cold metal stirrups instead of plastic ones that might not be so cold?

I had a bad experience when I was 15 with my first exam, and consequently, was too terrified to get another one until just this year when I was 26, and I cried through the whole thing. They do NOTHING to help a woman’s comfort. And I’m sorry… but socks just aren’t cutting it in that department. There aren’t enough socks in the world to make that cold go away.

@poofandmook Awww. I’m sorry you had such a bad experience, honey. And your first time, too. I think a lot has to do with the doctor. Wish I could take you to mine. He’s awesome. At 15, you were scared to death & you tightened up.

this is going to sound horribly prejudiced, but I’m going by experience here. I have yet to find a female Indian doctor with any kindness, warmth, or bedside manner. She was gruff, and completely anti-gentile, didn’t speak to me, explain what was happening, or comfort me at all. My grandmother and mother both switched from female Indian OBGYNs for the same reason.

@poofandmook Oh dear, I’m so sorry about your bad first exam.
Actually my Dr does have some sort of sock thingy over the cold metal stirrups and…
this is big, ... he always warms up the speculum and there is a space heater in the room.
Now if we could just get a real cloth gown to wear instead of that little paper towel.
My (male) Dr always tells corny jokes during the exam, I’m not sure if that helps or not.

@poofandmook See? I think your main problem is the doctors you’re gong to. You need to find a new one before you have to go back. Don’t put up with this cruel, insensitive treatment! A WOMAN treated you that way!!!??? That’s terrible!

I wear socks…. because the first time I went to my current OBGYN I was freezing my ass off in the exam room… Before I took my clothes off. I’m more concerned about the cold (I tend to go in February) than anything else.

I guess having lived in dorms and using the shower at the gym after the pool and all that stuff has made me less concerned about other people’s feet. If I get something, I get it and then I’ll get it treated. But I’m not about to start wearing foot coverings everywhere especially since I haven’t gotten anything yet. :P

Cloth gowns, stirrup socks, people who talk to you… That’s why I like my doctor’s office even though its cold.

On!!! It’s damn cold in those exam rooms, and those paper coverings do not warm you!

@wilma said “Dr always tells corny jokes during the exam, I’m not sure if that helps or not.”

I had one tell me about his recent golfing trip during the exam. I felt like pretending to be interested was too much to ask at that moment.

@jbfletcherfan I’m actually not shocked that a female OB treated her that way. I prefer male ob/gyns, they are much more gentle and understanding…mine are way more willing to listen to my complaints of pain and discomfort..pregnant or not. I’ve seen a lot of female ob/gyns, and they all seem to take the view of “suck it up, or take birth control pills” and the male ones were always willing to give pain medication and do further testing. Oh and the only gentle exam I ever had was from a male doctor, females are too rough and quick! (that’s just my experience though.)

@bagelface – I’m with you soooo much. Don’t have a conversation with me while you’re poking around in my vag. Just, you know, do whatever you need to do and get the hell out of there as soon as possible.

I had one female who was examining me.. I felt like asking if she was digging for treasure or something with the stupid speculum.

@casheroo You’d think it’d be the other way around, wouldn’t you? The only female gyno I’ve ever gone to was my surgeon who did my surgery 5 years ago. She was so awesome. I love her to pieces. Sadly, she’s in Texas & I’m not anymore. But I’m lucky that all of my doctors have been great. I feel for the ones of you who have had bad experiences. That sucks.

One of my exes (lesbian), after an examination by a female doctor asked, “So, was that our first date?”

She was friends with the Doc.

I have a collection of stupid socks (pigs, cows, etc) that I save for my gyn. examine. It lightens the mood (somewhat.)

Ladies, Mine also warms the speculum, and he is quick like a goose,,comes in, does his duty, and tells me to get dressed and we can chat in his office.
He’s very good, calming and kind. I went to a doc years ago and he is currenlty the cororner for our county. Big hands, but very gentle. Went to a woman once, HATED HER, and back to a man. When it comes to getting the vajayjay checked out, it’s like the ta-ta’s gotta do it….SHouldn’t be uncomfortable-and safe.

Socks ON!!!

BTW-I’d rather be buck naked than wear that *%^$^# paper gown!!!!

Not to be too off-topic, but every time I see the words, “For the ladies,” I hear, “F’all da laaaydeeez!” and The Beastie Boys show in my head begins. With Sure Shot.

Paper gowns bad!

@aprilsimnel Crazy LURVE for the Beastie reference…I thought it was ONLY ME!!! :D

@SpatzieLover True. They’re terrible.

@jbfletcherfan It sounds & feels like you’re wearing a paper towel roll——Ridiculous!

A man had to have invented that damn thing!

LOL…this is true. At least when I go get my mammy, they give me a cloth robe.

My Mammy place too! Brand new facility in the hosp and the robes are ½ length, like a blouse lenght, and PINK!

Socks on, no matter what time of year. Time in the stirrups is uncomfortable enough without having to wonder what my feet look like! I’d lay there and wonder when I’d last trimmed my nails, berate myself for not indulging in regular pedicures…ugh!

Socks on. I’m going to leave whatever on they allow me too!!

@RedPowerLady me thinks it would be funny to see a woman in stirrups with mittens, earmuffs, a scarf and socks

@SpatzieLover ROFL, heck ya!

@RedPowerLady it would give the doc a good chuckle at least ;D and probably something to talk about for a few days…i’d like to see what he/she writes on the chart for patient notes!

@SpatzieLover You are so cracking me up! I would love to ask an OB or an OB’s nurse if they’ve ever seen that.

@RedPowerLady I triple dog dare you to do it at your next pregnancy exam! I ‘m now seriously considering it for mine ;D I love to create fun!

What if during our next pelvics we decorated our paper gowns with stickers and crayon drawings, & wore smiley face socks?!

@SpatzieLover If I had the guts I would So do it! Both the mittens and the crayon drawings/colored socks. I have what they so loving deem “whitecoat hypertension” which makes me horribly nervous during doctors visits and makes my heartrate skyrocket. So I’m not sure I’d be able to pull it off. But I so very much encourage someone else to do it and tell me what happened.

@RedPowerLady my husband is like you :( but with needles and “procedures”

I’d do it, but I’m not due for a check up for some time.

@SpatzieLover We will just have to spread the word then. It can be a revolution! Take back the power women! hehe.
your poor hubby, glad to know i’m not alone though

@RedPowerLady His is best described as a reflex it was a bit scary for him until he learned (from me) that it’s normal. Now after injections he sits and waits until his blood pressure has returned to normal before going about his normal life (he did once faint at the doctor’s office).

A Pelvic exam revolution! ;D

@SpatzieLover wow i’ve never fainted just got my heart rate and bp high enough to make the docs nervous, poor guy

Now how do we spread the word about our revolution?? ;)

@RedPowerLady I don’t know. Maybe we could get crayola to put little packets of crayons on the paper gowns like they do for kids menus at restaurants?

@SpatzieLover Oh wonderful! Then we can send them to docs office all over the place care of the coolest nurse in the place.

I actually have a pair of footed pajamas with a hole cut in the crotch. It helps. Kidding!

you guys get gowns? The last (and like I mentioned, only second) exam I’ve gotten gave me a paper sheet. I’m heavy, so I needed two of them, and tried in vain to tie them together.

@poofandmook I don’t get gowns. They usually allow me to keep my shirt on and they feel my breast under the shirt, with my bra unhooked. I think I prefer the gowns though, because the sheets don’t cover much and they rip so easily!

I don’t wear socks. Well, I wear them with sneakers to the gym. So, socks off.

@Facade I don’t like wearing socks either, but I feel it kind of destroys the shoes. You don’t think they get all smelly and break easier without socks?

@oratio All my shoes still smell like leather. That’s probably because I’m never wearing them long. And I’m not sure what you mean by “break.” Shoes can break?

@Facade Hmm, mine does. I wear them for years. The ones I use now, I’ve had for three and wear them everyday, though I think I’ll get a new pair soon. I know. I should buy shoes more often. This is what happens when you are single you know.~ Ah well.

@casheroo
@poofandmook

What type of doctor do you go to that doesn’t give you gowns! Heck No!

@RedPowerLady Your mentioning white-coat hypertension reminded me: when I was going to prenatal visits with my 3rd pregnancy, on one of my visits I was able to go without my 2 sons; my BP was something like 15 points lower than when I would have to bring them w/me!

I’ve pulled two things on my doctor that absolutely sent him into laughing fits. If the mods didn’t come down on me for wandering from the subject, I’d tell them…....

@jbfletcherfan Whisper them!

My doctor used sheets for prenatal visits, when I only needed to undress from the waist down. For regular exams, they give me a gown and a sheet. They also have covers for the stirrups, but I’ve never once thought of taking my socks off.

@ccrow I once went to the OB while 8 months pregnant, with kidney stones and my toddler. There’s nothing like having your feet in the stirrups, being in extreme pain, and watching your small son play with gynecological equipment. I’d hate to think what my BP was at that moment.

Truthfully, I went to Planned Parenthood. The first time, I didn’t have insurance.. it was cheap. The second time.. um… I had insurance, but it’s close to my job and the BC is usually cheaper and more options.

@ccrow wow that makes a lot of sense

@jbfletcherfan do tell!

@poofandmook I suggest finding a good OB, I hate having ones that are no good, i can’t imagine not having a gown.

Oookkkkkayyyy…...A couple years ago, I was in there for my yearly exam. He was going to do the manual breast exam beofre my mammy. That was the only thing I had to get half way undressed for. He was still in there, & he acted like he was going to stay. So I just whipped off my shirt. He came up out of that chair…’‘no, no. wait & get undressed after I leave”. I started laughing & said why? You’re going to see my naked boobs here in a minute anyway??” He said he agreed, but that’s the way he had to do it. He left laughing all the way.

Then this last spring, he said since it had been 5 years since my hysterectomy that I really should have a pelvic just to make sure I had no infections, etc. So we were talking about it during the exam & I said “just any excuse to get up in there, right?” He just fell out! He’s just that way. I tease him unmercifully. And he can give it back! He says when I go in there he never knows what to expect. He’s great. I almost look forward to going to see him, he’s so fun. And an excellent doctor to boot!

@jbfletcherfan I like your guts! You go gal!

@jbfletcherfan My doc is like that. He’s got such a great sense of humor. When I had my breast biopsy back in August, he called to discuss the results et el, and we got off on another subject and I think we both forgot what we were actually discussing. I was laughing so hard it was so off topic I thought I was talking to my brother!

For just a pelvic then I keep mine on, usually specifically wear cotton ankle booties that day because I don’t want to touch the floor or stirrups with my feet. My doctors have always examined my feet during a physical but I wait for them to get to that part and then roll the booties off.

Now that @matthew68687693 ‘s reply has been removed (thank you mods his reply was disturbing), my response doesn’t make much sense, so please disregard.

I also wanted to add that I noticed this year during my exam, the Dr. held my bare foot in his hand and took my pulse, near my ankle. I suppose to see how good the circulation was in my feet.

Socks off, but gloves on.

@erichw1504 I see…You still get a pelvic?

@SpatzieLover No, I give.

@erichw1504 , not that kind silly!

@wilma But I have a pelvic too!

@erichw1504 Alright. Bend over ;D

That’s it you two. Put your socks back on!

@SpatzieLover OK, now what?
@WillWorkForChocolate and my sandals?

gets the gloves on Cough!

@SpatzieLover ~Cough~

Now how do those socks feel?~

@SpatzieLover Amazing!

I only get a pelvic at my Gynecologist. He has never checked my feet. On two visits I even kept my shoes on in the stirrups. I just rolled my stockings down to my ankles and kept my heels on. My mothe said she did that all the time when she was in her twenties. Till pantyhose she said.

When I started college, I didn’t want my pediatrician anymore, but I didn’t have a doctor chosen right away. I went to a clinic until I made a choice. There was one visit I should have left on more than my socks. There was a brand new resident. It was his very first time giving an exam. (he told me after) When he looked down, he blushed bright red.
Socks on, and no more residents.