We've had several posts from those of you who are medical professionals to the effect that doctors and nurses have seen it all, including underdressing patients. I wanted to reinforce that with this post. I had my semi-annual physical yesterday, in drab (it makes exams easier that way) but wearing a bra. This time they had scheduled an EKG, chest X-ray and echo cardiogram for me. OK, so this time I'll be taking my shirt off ...
All of the tech's / nurses were female. First the nurse with the EKG. "You'll have to take your shirt off." OK ... "Umm, do I have to remove my bra?" She doesn't miss a beat (my doctor knows about my TG). "No, you can leave it on." She did put an electrode under my bra. No problem. Next the X-ray. "OK, take your shirt off." "Umm, do I take my bra off?" "You're kidding, right?" "No, seriously". She sees the evidence and says, "Yes, you should always take it off for a chest X-ray. The hooks and underwires show up just where we want to see something else." Live and learn. Finally the echo cardiogram. Again the tech takes it in stride and informs me that yes, the bra should come off. When I'm done she says "Now you can dress, I'll close the door for privacy." How thoughtful.
So the take home for me. None of the nurses or tech's seemed to mind that I wore a bra, in fact if anything perhaps they warmed up to me a bit more (but I didn't do a controlled experiment!). The cardio tech called me "Dear" several times, which I found quite nice. I've learned some things about bras that GG's learn from the start, and maybe some of you may find this useful.
Not that we are becoming mainstream, but it is so nice just to be me and be accepted as such. and, yes, they have seen it all.