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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Yesterday

Was the day. The male UG exam. Remember how I said I was nervous? Well I wasn't nervous. I was really really nervous. So nervous I thought there was a grand possibility I might throw up or cry. I don't really know why. Not like I've never seen/touched a naked guy before.. even in the hospital setting. But the SP's make me nervous. And the cameras, and the possibility of getting a jackass for a student partner. Alas, all went well. I was originally assigned to a really irritating guy who was supposed to be my student partner... but the coordinator switched me to be with another girl in my class who seemed almost as nervous as I was. So it worked out well.

I'm not sure what I was worried about exactly. That I'd eff up and hurt the guy? That he would be so hot that I would get nervous and not be able to concentrate? That I would laugh? That he'd get an erection and I'd be embarrassed? I can say this is officially the first time I examined a guy's goods this closely while simultaneously praying he wouldn't get an erection.

Anyway, I survived. Lets just say I didn't have to worry about any of the things I originally thought... as I am fairly confidant my SP had no attraction to women what-so-ever... and when I began the exam without asking him to "bear down", he just shrugged and said "that's ok. I'm an expert at this".

Whew.

6 comments:

  1. haha! glad it worked out pretty well! I'm only a first year, and only had to perform a general physical a month ago, which was nerve racking-I forgot a bunch of things, and i basically ran out of the room at the end (not a good look). But at least there was no touching of a practice patient's special place(thank God). I'm sure you did great!

    -nik

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  2. This reminds me of a post made long ago on "Tales from the emergency room and beyond" where, while on OB rotation, she contemplates the differences in "landscaping" between men and women in the hospital.

    Hopefully your experience wasn't as unkempt as hers :)

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  3. Were you expecting the helicopter or something?

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  4. well at least that would have lightened the mood a bit

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  5. Um ... my "first time" resulted in the SP "getting excited." It was terrifying. I'm not sure I'll ever recover. Sheez!

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