January 10, 2008
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Gyno.
Yesterday I was at the gynecologist. Don't worry I'm not going to give you all TMI. Anyway, for those of you who have never been to the gynecologist, you have to get naked. Well except for your socks. And then you get one of those nifty paper gowns. This is so the doctor can do a full exam, including breast.
I'm not shy with doctors, I figure if they have seen one they have seen them all. But one thing about the visit gave me the creeps. The little room, with the stirrups and everything, has a huge one way glass window that looks on to the parking lot.
This is the room that you strip down and then put on the paper gown. I have to tell you, unless you are a flasher, this is really disconcerting.
Here I am taking it all off, and some lady is looking right at me. She couldn't see me of course, but at first that's not obvious. In fact, I made sure to check when I went back out to the parking lot. The point is, it was a really odd feeling. There were other people in the parking lot too, but they weren't looking at the window. Still it felt like I was naked in front of the whole parking lot.
Then I got kind of brave and just stood in front of the window. " You can't see me" I thought. Then I got scared. What if they can! I'm not hot like back in the day.
You can see out the window during the exam too, so if it was a real, two way window, people could see in.
When I went out to the parking lot, and looked at the windows, to make sure you couldn't see in, I also felt weird. What if some poor lady is up on the table and looks out? What if she doesn't know it's a one way window? She might think I am staring at her while she's getting her exam. I don't want her to think I'm some gyno pervert. What if I ran into her at the grocery store and she said " It's you, the gyno pervert freak!"
I think I am going to tell the gyno to get rid of the window. Gyno rooms should be small and dark. It's not appropriate to have any kind of windows in the room. Even if they are one way.
Comments (47)
I'd say something about that window, too. Going to the gyno is disconcerting enough as it is, without having to worry whether people can see in! They should at least put some kind of blinds over the window!
Kathi
When you go back next time, if there's a big mirror there instead would you feel better about it?
If so, call the doctor and have him turn the glass around.
although i am giggling you "gyno pervert freak" it would have freaked me out too. they need a curtain or something to cover it, as if its not enough having someone under your gown. and bb61...then they really could look in!
my old doctor's office was like that too, except it was a real window and people could really see in!
I used to hide in the corner until the doctor came in, and once you laid on the table I don't think anybody could see in. And if they could, well then they either got a cheap thrill or went and threw up!
OMG! I am surprised no one else has complained by now! If they can't brick the whole window in, they should at least put some blinds over it. How strange you must have felt. I bet that lady that was looking in at you had just been on the same table as you earlier..hehe!
Oh. My. Gawd! I would freak if there were a window in my gyno office! I have been to the same gyno practice since I was 20, they have moved once, but never, never, never has there ever been a window, one way or not! They definitely have to get rid of the window or at least put blinds on it!
Egads! The woman who was looking into the room when you were in there had probably just left her appointment. I bet the nurses all get a kick out of it. They could at least put up blinds.
What an awful window--it reminds me of a bar restroom, somewhere, that has one-way glass. Some people purposely come up to the glass, as if they are looking in! Whew!
Sounds like they need to invest in some Venetian blinds - something so you feel as if you have some privacy. I have never, ever been in an OB/Gyn's exam room with a window (except in Europe - and for the record, there you don't even get the paper gown!).
that is so funny, that would make me feel like candid camera or something! you should of pretended to take a picture out there and really freak that lady out! HA!
LOL I would have freaked and asked for another room. I used to have a very cutie for a gyno and in the exam room there was a poster on the ceiling (I supposed to occupy our minds??) of a very sexy shirtless guy. The doc came in and told me what he was about to as usual and then added "just lay back and look up at the hot guy on the ceiling" Now..in the position I was in and the doc was pretty cute all I could think of was he just said to look at the hot guy...made me wonder about the cute doc. LOL
Lol, even if you're not the way you were back when, it would still be appealing (in some sense) to see. What if you pressed yourself against the window?
I think you should make a big banner that says, "Don't worry; it's a one-way mirror!!" and dance around outside the window with it.
Well, if they really are looking in a window at women in stirrups getting their reproductive organs and bosoms checked out by medical professionals then maybe they should like GET A LIFE ALREADY.
I'd like to watch lesbians f###ing but not in a medical office necessarily and I'd rather that they KNOW that I am watching them and KNOW that I am having a little hand party of my own as Borat would say.
I like consent. I'm civilized even though I'm a dirty old man with snot & phlegm & boogers...
What kind of idiot set THAT up?
Sounds like an exceptionally bad idea to me...
I hate those one-way windows at the doctor's office.
Gyno pervert freak - Ha!
I have never heard of such a thing at a doctor's office. Get some blinds or something, fer cryin out loud.
That is just WRONG. My gyno has the appropriate small, dark room, and has a cover over the flourescent fixture that makes it look like sky, I guess to reduce the claustrophobic feeling. I would think that since being tense affects exams, the window thing would make the gyno's job a lot harder... Not to mention that it's just AWKWARD.
One thing I love about mine now (as opposed to my OLD gyno, who was moderately awful) - no more paper thing. She gives you a little denim rectangle of cloth with a hole in the middle for your head - like a shirt but with no side seams - AND a nice big denim sheet for the rest of you. That makes me just about as happy as I can be while in a gyno's office...
i agree....no windows!
have a great day sweetie!!!
That would definitely be disconcerting. =/
I'm assuming the pics of the kids to the right are yours (Jen and Matt). They are so cute, and the Spidey costume is great.
maybe they have a room with a better view. That would really wierd me out. Or maybe you need a new gyno (p.s. my gyno has nice material gowns-no paper)
OMG!! That is just too much to handle right before a female exam!! lol. Dr. should just get some blinds.....
I doubt you just stood there staring to see what you could see. I'd have done the same thing. I'd be curious to see if you could see into the room.
You're just being perfectly human. I'll bet a lot of people would have reacted the exact same way you did.
You just have a gift for telling it as a very funny story.
Going to the gyno makes me want to cry (literally) enough as it is. If there were a window I think it would be even more horrendous. It's a little strange that they didn't at least have blinds though, even if it is only a one way window.
HI long time no see.
That sucks, was it me I would have taped some of those nifty paper gowns to the window. I hope enough complain so the do something.
Totally creepy. Have they never heard of blinds?
One way or not, I wouldn't feel comfy undressing in front of it either. What's wrong with them, why not just put some old hospital cubicle curtains up so that any uncomfortable ladies can draw them across the window?
that is very bizarre ... i think i would have left ...
That really is creapy! I would mention it next time you go there but I would also ask for a room without windows or mirrors!
HUGS! Michelle
p.s I put up new pictures of Caleb.
Brilliant. A man must have designed the "undressing area." Idiot. Oh, well. At least we got a funny xanga post out of it, right?
I could not agree more.
OMG... windows are BAD for a gyno room... they are supposed to be totally private with a lovely poster hanging on the ceiling.
I agree. No windows.
But did you decorate yourself for this visit? Have you ever read that story about the mom who hastily cleaned up for her gyno visit in the bathroom using a washcloth that was laying there - and discovered when she went to the gyno that her daughter was storing some glitter in that washcloth??? How sparkly her nether regions must have been....
I'm tempted to disagree, but I can't. (Not sure why I said that. No offense meant. Lame attempt at humor? Maybe that explains it.)
Anyway.
My speech is written! I hope you'll come over and give a look, and let me know how it strikes you.
Our bodies are running down as we speak, and I don't think any healthy person can admit to loving it....
Nonetheless I am glad to read that you did do a checkup, I guess now that you are a lifetime member of xanga you are trying to get your money's worth....
Now if there was a study to show that such visits are worthwhile maybe more people will be encouraged to flash in front of a doctor.
That is SOOOOOO wrong.
BTW, I just found out about 3hours ago that the gyno, who delivered my 2nd child and will be my new neighbor in 2.5 years, is a womanizer. IIICCCHHHH!
Eepy-cray! I would definitely request a different room or find a new Gyn.
Oh how weird! I would feel uneasy about that window....
Funny and weird!
You know, some people have no problem seeing through one way glass...it's a gift!
Just kidding! LOL, the lady "looking" at you was probably just examined in the same room you were and was checking to make sure no one could see in, just like you were...lol!
Wow. I would have had a mini heart attack when that lady looked at the window if it were me in your position.
Fortunately: I have not had to go to one of those yet.
Unfortunately: I will have to start this year.
RYC: Yes, Almonds give me tummy problems. But it doesn't always happen...once out of every 4-5 times they makes me painfully ill. So, I usually avoid them, and when I do indulge It's very few of them. I had 10 while I was writing that, and then put them out of my sight! LOL
that would give me the creeps. I'd hate it. Speaking of paps, I have never gotten used to it, the doctor making small talk, asking about my writing, my family, while saying, scoot down a little lower. Oh, and I have to brag--my doc is listed as the best in the area--he's like the ob-gyn to the stars (other dr's wives go to him). Isn't that lovely? I just wished that I had as much money as they.
That would creep my out too.I don't know if I could go there anymore unless they put up blinds or curtains or soemthing.
I wouldnt want that to happen to me, someone looking in. Hello Laura
My gynocologist is such a nice guy--his whole family is nice--that it puts me at ease. And as I recall, there is a window in his exam room. But it's always covered with heavy shades, so I never worried about spies. Until now, that is. . .
they should have curtains that can be pulled shut for exams like that! I'm with you..I really doubt that anyone could see, or even know, but eep...that's weird.
My old gyno, had these really cool like kinda toga skirts and soft sheet shirts, vs the paper stuff...a little comfort for that appt goes a long way.
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