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Scenario, been mulling over this for a week now. I'm male BTW.
Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
TheDrownedApe said:
Scenario, been mulling over this for a week now. I'm male BTW.
Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
Are you serious? Report it? Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
For God's sake. Get a grip!
My wife has had lots of scans for broadly the same stuff and been told to wear/remove different clothing on occasion. The nurse may not have known it was a planned scan with you wearing metal-free clothing.
Years ago I had a sleep apnea test and a nurse was properly inappropriate, including some 'inadvertent' touching (through pyjamas) in areas that could have raised temperatures (she was minging and I'm no oil painting). Can imagine that would have been horrendous with roles reversed, but there was certainly no happy ending.
Years ago I had a sleep apnea test and a nurse was properly inappropriate, including some 'inadvertent' touching (through pyjamas) in areas that could have raised temperatures (she was minging and I'm no oil painting). Can imagine that would have been horrendous with roles reversed, but there was certainly no happy ending.
Sebring440 said:
TheDrownedApe said:
Scenario, been mulling over this for a week now. I'm male BTW.
Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
Are you serious? Report it? Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
For God's sake. Get a grip!
Christ, woe betide you have to have a camera up into your bladder to check your kidneys... I had 3 female nurses and 1 male. It truly is bizarre having someone else handling your bits, then watch your internal workings on a screen next to you.... I wish they had told me to remove my trousers, as they were rather embarrassingly round my knees and when the tube came out some of the 2 litres of water you drink beforehand soaked them.....
Vantagemech.. said:
Christ, woe betide you have to have a camera up into your bladder to check your kidneys... I had 3 female nurses and 1 male. It truly is bizarre having someone else handling your bits, then watch your internal workings on a screen next to you.... I wish they had told me to remove my trousers, as they were rather embarrassingly round my knees and when the tube came out some of the 2 litres of water you drink beforehand soaked them.....
Now that is interesting. When I had a camera up there to look at my kidneys they gave me a general anesthetic both times (although they also inserted and removed a stent as well a camera and a laser to break up stones).At the hospital I currently attend they give you a dressing gown to put over the "tie up at the back" garment, but I remember at another hospital around 20 years ago watching other, elderly, patients who were unable to tie up the ribbons, walking down the corridor with no underwear on and the back of the garment flapping open!
If the OP is really concerned he might consider speaking to the PALS (if the hospital has one). This is the Patient Advice & Liaison Service staffed by volunteers and is not part of the hospital staffing. They should be able to speak to the department on the OP's behalf and express concern at their procedures and report back to him.
Sixsixtysix said:
Sebring440 said:
TheDrownedApe said:
Scenario, been mulling over this for a week now. I'm male BTW.
Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
Are you serious? Report it? Had many MRI scans. Had one on the 15th March, head and neck. Know the drill no metal etc so wear my jogging trousers with not metal content etc.
Get to the appt and nurse (female) tells me to strip down to pants and put a gown on. Been here before and explained its not the usual routine as its just neck I usually keep my bottoms on. She dismisses my concerns as routine behaviour; OK no worries.
As I'm waiting to go in the previous patient comes out, a female, fully clothed in a dress and leggings.
I go in, my legs are facing the window where there are 3 staff, all female. Spend 40 mins conscious that I need to be careful with relaxing my legs even though they are slightly elevated on a pillow.
When I walk out there is another female patient waiting to go in, she is fully dressed with leggings on, but in a wheel chair.
Am I wrong to feel ....wronged? What would a female feel/do in this situation. Should I report it, is there anything to report?
Spoken to family and they kinda agreed with me but reticent to speak up.
For God's sake. Get a grip!
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