DianeW88 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I was at our University Hospital to pick up some test results for the MD I work for (enough to keep my license current) and stopped by to see my friends in the U/S department. My one friend was lamenting her afternoon because had three sc*tum scans on her schedule. And since this is a university hospital (hence public), one of them was a "prison scr*tum". :ack2: She said you'd be surprised how many of those they have to do in a week, and that with women and a pelvic U/S, a chaperone needs to be in the room if the tech is male, but with male patients and a woman tech, no chaperone is there (well, except if the guy is a prisoner...then there are two guards). She also said that for some strange reason when men drop their pants, they drop the filter in their brain as well, and she gets REALLY tired of the borderline inappropriate chatter (she attributes it to their anxiety, but nevertheless...). She also tells me that type of scanning IS required in U/S tech training, so if you are not interested in scanning that part of the male anatomy on a regular basis, this might not be the job for you. :lol: I left with a newfound respect for U/S techs and a deep gratitude that I went into pediatrics. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 This just gave me a feeling I did not know I had :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 LOL!! Surprisingly, scanning scr*tums would not bother me nearly as much as any orifice expelling large amounts of fluid. I'll take a balls*ck or 2 any day over that (I have 5 boys + my dh so I see more on a daily basis than some do in a lifetime :lol:). Too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 LOL!! Surprisingly, scanning scr*tums would not bother me nearly as much as any orifice expelling large amounts of fluid. I'll take a balls*ck or 2 any day over that (I have 5 boys + my dh so I see more on a daily basis than some do in a lifetime :lol:). Too funny. You are a far better woman than I am. :lol: :lol: :lol: The tech said the one thing that drives her nuts (no pun intended :D) is when wives come to the scan with their husbands and start "handling the goods" in order to show her where the problem is. She said that always makes her want to leave the room screaming. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 You are a far better woman than I am. :lol: :lol: :lol: The tech said the one thing that drives her nuts (no pun intended :D) is when wives come to the scan with their husbands and start "handling the goods" in order to show her where the problem is. She said that always makes her want to leave the room screaming. :lol: AHHHHHHH!!!!!! :willy_nilly::ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 This just gave me a feeling I did not know I had :lol::lol: Yeah, no kidding. Then she told me about how the guys don't seem to get the "dress protocol". You know how, as women, we completely understand the "please disrobe from your waist down, here is a sheet to cover you" while you wait for your OB/GYN? Been there, done that, know the routine. She said she gives the guys the same instructions for their "nether regions" U/S, and uses the sheet for modesty, so nobody is seeing anything unnecessarily....but half the time when she comes back into the room....they are lying on the exam table completely nekkid. :ack2: Then she has to back out of the room while calling out the dressing instructions AGAIN! Honestly, we laughed SO HARD this afternoon. I love the "true crime" stories you only hear if you work in a hospital. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 :001_huh: Ewww ... I'm gagging just reading this thread! I'll be sure never to pursue a career in the wide wonderful world of U/S. :ack2: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Honestly, we laughed SO HARD this afternoon. I love the "true crime" stories you only hear if you work in a hospital. :lol::lol::lol: Pfamilygal has been regaling the FB group with all her horror/funny stories. Some things are just beyond imagination. And Diane, I didn't know you are a nurse! That's way cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 :001_huh: Ewww ... I'm gagging just reading this thread! I'll be sure never to pursue a career in the wide wonderful world of U/S. :ack2: :lol: Don't let me discourage you in pursuit of a profession. But, um, yeah...I'm right there with you. :lol: Pfamilygal has been regaling the FB group with all her horror/funny stories. Some things are just beyond imagination. And Diane, I didn't know you are a nurse! That's way cool. I love hearing nursing horror stories. They're the best. And really...the nurses get all the "good" stuff. Patients tend to be on better behavior around the MDs. Usually. LOL And I really don't work anymore. Just enough monthly hours to stay current on my license....so not a lot at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 You should join the group ;);) and then you guys could tell all your funny and horrifying stories and the rest of us could be alternately :lol: and :ack2:. Oh man, she posted a picture there once. Ack! I'm just thankful I saw it on my phone where it was teeny tiny and not that much detail. I seriously don't think I could have taken seeing it on my computer screen. *squick!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Yeah, no kidding. Then she told me about how the guys don't seem to get the "dress protocol". You know how, as women, we completely understand the "please disrobe from your waist down, here is a sheet to cover you" while you wait for your OB/GYN? Been there, done that, know the routine. She said she gives the guys the same instructions for their "nether regions" U/S, and uses the sheet for modesty, so nobody is seeing anything unnecessarily....but half the time when she comes back into the room....they are lying on the exam table completely nekkid. :ack2: Then she has to back out of the room while calling out the dressing instructions AGAIN! Honestly, we laughed SO HARD this afternoon. I love the "true crime" stories you only hear if you work in a hospital. :lol::lol::lol: Okay, that's just weird. Men are gross. :tongue_smilie: But that would still be less gross to me than having the same man lying in a puddle of diarrhea that I would have to clean up, or throwing up repeatedly in the ER and having to take care of him, or if he had an impacted colon that I had to try to, um, un-impact. Yeah, they really don't compare. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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