Five symptoms men shouldn't ignore

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jun 14, 2008

Good article. Men tend to ignore symptoms or accept symptoms that can be treated as a normal part of growing old, or are simply too embarrassed to talk about it.

nurseulove · Jun 15, 2008

hmmmm welll..... i guess we do ignore this some times..

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Jun 18, 2008

Good article...thank you.

Interesting side note: I have a female friend that I have known since high school, who has been married for almost 25 years. Her husband is a nurse, was becoming impotent, and quite depressed as a result of it...and tried the best he could to minimize this detail to her. Well, he had a pretty significant MI requiring a bypass within 2 yrs of his symptoms. He just turned 50. The cardiologist also pointed out the connection to my friend and her husband that the member is connected in more ways than one to the heart....it is a good indicator of cardiac health...especially CAD. So, the lesson here is: if things are not up to what it used to be, get your heart checked out.

allnurses Guide · Jun 18, 2008

"The member is the dipstick of the body's health," Fisch says.

Men pay so much attention to that . ... . hopefully it will get them in to see the doc.

steph

nurseulove · Jun 19, 2008

well not if you work 16 hour shifts..

liv2b · Jun 23, 2008

Anyone have more to add to this list? This is a list of 'signs of the most critical'... Anything you missed on a guy because of of this machismo?

I know this probably belongs on a differnt post but....

As a male student nurse, when assessing patients with the nurse on shift we often skip over the perineal area ...even when their is a foley! OMG... I've observed several nurses...female nurses are more comfortable checking both sexes but many haven't invited me over to explain whats going on and the guys just skip it all together ("the aid will do that"). Alrighty...

pegleg2000 · Jun 28, 2008

Well this describes me to a tee. From the limp dipstick to belly fat, I am scheduled to have a halter monitor next week because I have developed palpitations also. yipee skipee!!