Underwear during surgery?

Spoken like someone with absolutely no concept of patient respect & dignity.

Regards,
NTT

Please don't stoop to insults. This I think is a way for those who do have modesty issues to be able to talk about them. Not fair to me mean. Today I had a mammogram and my Tech. was the best. We talked a lot. She said at our clinic they do not have any men for male patients to do the more embarrassing tests done on them. She told me she always asks the wife or significant other to accompany them for those kind of exams. When she asks the wife or significant other to join it makes all feel better It makes her feel better also as some males in their embarrassment can say some not so pretty things that make her feel uncomfortable She was wonderful and because of this if my husband has to have this again I will go back with him instead of sitting wondering about everything . All Xray techs should feel like her and do this. Problem partially solved. The fact is that all hospitals, clinics and any facility where this could be an issue should go out of their way to get men to go through the training necessary to be in the field. The more men we can get to go into nursing, x-ray etc will make it a whole lot better for all. We could be much more able to get same sex personnel to be in surgery or for testing. And not looked upon as weird.

It is not the fault of the patient when they have concerns. Maybe like me it is religious or because I feel like my body is meant for my husband only. I trust my male doctors. I just don't want males nurses, cna's, ma's, sales reps and others who are not of my gender involved in any way with my surgery or procedure.

And I have worked at a hospital which is notorious for we are professional. The other saying is it isn't anything we haven't seen before. And as an employee of said hospital and clinic combination I heard the nurses and others involved talking about what they had seen and laughing. Do you think that has an effect on people?

Don't think because someone has modesty in mind that they are physco. Oh and before you say anything else demeaning I had a great grandfather that was a doctor, I have a cousin who is a doctor, his niece is a doctor and my granddaughter wants to be a doctor. They all are compassionate human beings that respect people and the modesty they have. People don't want to loose their dignity. Our country has a long way to go to treat patients with the respect they deserve. As with any business the patient is a paying customer not someone to dictate orders to.

Hello:

Healthcare facilities could help themselves and their patients by simply adding a line item with a check box next to it to their patient intake paperwork that asks the simple question, "Do you require same gender care".

By doing this, the patient doesn't have to be needlessly embarrassed and the medical facility gets a gauge as to whether or not they might want or have to adjust their staffing levels to accommodate their patients needs.

A simple way to help both the patient and the healthcare industry.

Regards to all,
NTT

Calling someone princess because they feel uncomfortable about not wearing underwear during surgery is so rude, you don't know the woman nor her personal life history!

I don't wear a bra it a sports top is that aloud to be worn

That's true. My friend's Collegue's husband has started working as a theatre porter recently and made a comment " I didn't know there are so many sizes and shapes of woman's vaginas"... I was mortified to hear that.
He is not even medically trained. There is no need for theatre porters to see patients privates. Also the fact he is stearing at their private areas(female patients only) long enough to compare ..that would be the last thing those patients need, on top of stressful operations they are going through.
Patients' private areas should not be exposed unnecessarily in front of non clinical staff.

In reply to your comment a theatre porter would take the patient into the operating theatre but would not be present during preop prep ie when anesthetic is administered and the patient is prepped for surgery.
How about training hospitals that have theatre viewing galleries that other medics and hospital staff can watch from, would you be against using them?
Even if you was supplied with underwear to put on presurgery how would you know they wouldn't remove it once your under anesthetic and replace it before your brought round again?
During child birth your in a more compromising position with your legs wide open with all on show and medics and nurses around but that is the last thing your thinking about then!

Totally agree. I've had a few bad experiences with male hospital staff when I was a teen. And I feel very uncomfortable being looked after by male medical staff. Does that make me a princess?

Everyone has different sence of modesty and that should be respected.

Re theatre porters. He has seen patients private areas post surgery. E.g theatre porter comes in and help patient transfer to bed while patient's legs are still on stirrups post op and her private area is still exposed.

In regards to theatre galleries. I assume you have a right to refuse as a patient.
I am not saying no one should see your private area. I totally understand doctors and nurses need to see the area operating on.
However there is no medical needs for e.g theatre porters or cleaners ( not medically trained or not directly involved in your operation) to see your private area. Also making a comment like that is not appropriate.

If you are comfortable about this issue that's great but everyone has different sence, levels of modesty and that should be respected.

I do not know what Kind of hospital then that he works at but I know a couple theatre porters and they have worked in that job for over 20 years an they have never been in a theatre when the patient has been naked an uncovered they have always had gowns on.
There certainly wouldn't be cleaners present in a theatre while an operation was about to take place or during the operation and if there was then I would seriously question that hospitals credibility.

Good Afternoon:

One way I know people check if their undergarments were removed is to put them on backwards before going into theater. OR staff won't even catch the fact that they are on backwards when they take them off as they are too busy getting you ready for surgery & after surgery without thinking about it, they put them back on the patient the correct way. Hence, you know they took them off you.

Currently there are very few if any male personnel outside of the doctor in the Labor & Delivery areas. That like mammograms is a mostly female dominated area as most women have let it be known, they aren't comfortable with unknown males in the area.

In regards to participation and people watching your surgery, you have the right via the informed consent form to consent to having only those hospital staff or otherwise that are directly involved in your surgery viewing or participating in any portion of your surgery.

As more men and women speak up about their personal preferences and take a stand, the healthcare industry will have no choice but to listen and change to accommodate patients needs so as to give them the best possible outcome from their stay.

Regards,
NTT

You always discuss patient nudity from YOUR point of view, not that of the patient! You can always find a reason to justify your actions, at least in your mind.

I am a psychologist preparing to be licensed. I have also been sexually molested as a child. I totally get it. Hospitals and surgery centers only need to spend a few dollars on mesh disposable underwear in order to have a solution to this problem. It takes MONTHS and YEARS of therapy to deal with the psychological trauma of molestation but only a few dollars to give patients the comfort of feeling covered up. Having heard so many stories, I am advising my surgeon to get therapy for being so controlling if he cannot deal with disposable underwear. It won't kill him to deal with it!

Dr. Maria

Exactly! I agree with you

Lovery your response. I feel the same way as you. In is day with more and more male nurses and scrub techs , if they wantto strip us of our dignity , modesty and privacy the least they could for the support staff is to give same gender teams without any hassle.