Am I overreacting? Longish, awkward..

Re: Am I overreacting? Longish, awkward..

• Ncountrygal member

  September 2014

  Gah! No. No. No. Run away.

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• Duffgurl member

  September 2014

  I would for sure be looking for another OB. Also you should mention this to a NP in that office. I have never heard of a doctor undressing his patients. I am and always have been weirded out by male doctors. Now when I had my last OB appt. My DH and DS was with me but my OB did have to pull my underwear down a bit so he could put the gel and hear the HB. Although he did say he would need to move them down a bit. I always need my DH with me or at least a female in the room.

  

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• ally3242 member

  September 2014

  My doc usually tells me to scoot my pants down a bit and then he tucks a towel into the waist of my pants. It's never been an issue because he verbalizes and I know what he is going to do. If you feel weird about it you can either: prep your pants before he gets the chance or you can get a new doc.

  

  
  

  
  

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• purple_2012 member

  September 2014

  I'm pretty sure it's a law, (at least in my state) that a doctor and a patient cannot be alone in a room an exam room together. Someone else must also be present.

  I have never been alone with a doctor (male or female). Either a family member or nurse were in the room with us.

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• caridura84 member

  September 2014

  Uh yea sounds like a pervy to me. I am always told to just lift my shirt above my navel and pull down pants just below hips or if I need to be completely undressed then I'm left alone and given time to do so. Find a new doc!

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• Rowsdower85 member

  September 2014

  I'm inclined to agree with what @somerandomchick‌ said about predators grooming their victims. I work in mental health, and spent part of my career working with sexually violent predators (thank ya, Jesus for moving me to the children's unit because I have zero tolerance for sexual predators... I digress....) A medical professional is well aware of their ethical boundaries, and to me, there's no excuse for what he did. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention this, as it's from another board, but another April 15 momma went in for a scan and her doctor ended up giving her a transrectal ultrasound. The poor woman was so scared... She had no idea what had happened, and how she allowed him to get to that point. There are creeps out there. And they will take advantage of their position if they can. I am so sorry this happened to you. Please find another doctor, and please let your NP know what happened. Even if he had completely innocent intentions, it's unprofessional and inappropriate. That's a trigger for many women who have had had sexual trauma in the past, and maybe he just needs to be reminded to brush up on his bedside manner.

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