Embarrassment And Health

[nailit]

Not long posted on my thread RE: my anal skin tags.
I have absolutely NO embarrassment about dropping my trousers for a GP to examine either my genitles or my 'arris.
Had a testicle cyst removed in my 20's and 2 colonoscopies in my 40's...no different than having my ingrown toenail removed when I was 17.
BUT for some people the embarrassment of having their 'bits' examined is excruciating to the point of death
(Jade Goody for example RE: smear test)

Why are we so embarrassed when it comes to our health?

[jno]

brought up that way, I guess. It's Rude. Private parts are so-called for a reason.

Personally I don't care who (or what sex) looks at what. If I'm in trouble I want it treated.

[Tilly2]

I'm not but I don't talk about it on here. It's between me and my GP.

[chrissa1]

Once you’ve had a child or two, Nothing is embarrassing.

[jno]

and when they get old enough, you're the one who's embarrassing...

[chrissa1]

:+0 ;+)

[Theland]

Ive always drummed it into my kids for years, that a doctor or nurse examining them is so everyday normal, it's as normal for them as it is for us making a cup of tea. Totally normal for them, so we should remember that and let them get on with it.

[nailit]

Not often that me and Theland agree but ....
(bit of ecumenism for Theland there)

[Theland]

Ive drummed it into my five sons to examine their testacles every time they shower. Get to know the shape, lumps and bumps, so that anything different will be immediately apparent.

[ummmm]

Doesn't bother me.

I doubt Jade Goody was embarrassed, just something she kept putting off. I'm booked in for a smear, just over a year late!

[Theland]

By the way, I haven't got a drum!

[Theland]

Yes and mammograms. I would drag my wife there if she hesitated. Life savers.

[nailit]

//I doubt Jade Goody was embarrassed//
Why ummmm?
Some people really ARE embarrassed.
Including personal family members...until its to late.

[woofgang]

Theland while I salute your concern, I hope if you tried to drag your wife anywhere she would chin you. her body, her choices.

[Tilly2]

Mammograms aren't really embarrassing, except that someone is hoicking your breasts about and squeezing the life out of them, but they are uncomfortable procedures. Hence the crestfallen face when the appointment letter turns up.

[mallyh]

when I had my first baby the midwife said leave your modesty at the door and pick it up on the way home.

[nailit]

//when I had my first baby the midwife said leave your modesty at the door and pick it up on the way home//
Wise midwife... ;-)

[ummmm]

Nailit - JG gave someone oral on live TV, I doubt she would have been embarrassed by a smear that takes a couple of minutes.

[Theland]

Wolf - I would nag her. You right though, she has a fair right hook :-(

[woofgang]

For many women smears are really painful....not the "mild discomfort" that is the way is often described. For younger women mammograms can be genuinely painful too. As a woman gets older and her breast tissue becomes less dense then it becomes less painful but if you are small breasted, the pull on neck skin to get the breast into a position where it can be squashed is no picnic.....like a really large "chinese burn"....can I say that?

[Theland]

Maybe JG was too busy doing "celebrity stuff," to spare an hour for the doctors. Sad.