Rectal Exam

Anagray, BSN · Jan 10, 2003

OUCH!

no. I never heard of it.

cindyln · Jan 10, 2003

NEVER!!! I don't know of any guy that would go along with that also

Mary Dover · Jan 10, 2003

My question is, why do you ask?

ShandyLynnRN, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2003

don't they use stirrups for scopes??? I'm not a GI nurse, nor thankfully have I ever had to have a colonoscopy, but it would make sense, but never heard of that for just a plain old rectal/prostate exam....I agree, I don't know of a guy that would go for that at all!!!!

NurseDennie, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2003

I've never heard of that, either. And believe me, if that had EVERRRRR happened to my hubby, I'd definitely have heard about it from him.

But -- and this is from the small but very sick part of me, so I cringe before typing this) -- it would be funny, I'd like to see it.

(Cringe)

Love

Dennie

2ndCareerRN · Jan 10, 2003

Well, let me tell you a a story about men and being in the stirrups........

well, maybe not!

bob

Sally_ICURN · Jan 10, 2003

I'm no GI nurse either, but maybe if they're checking for a rectal fistula or 'rrhoids? I know that OR positioning for surgical correction of a rectoanal fistula is in stirrups.

Just a guess.

The end. And have a nice day.

~Sally :cool:

lynnintn · Jan 10, 2003

That (a man in stirrups) I would love to see :eek: :rotfl:

NurseDennie, BSN, RN · Jan 10, 2003

Originally posted by 2ndCareerRN
Well, let me tell you a a story about men and being in the stirrups........

well, maybe not!

bob

Awww c'mon, Bob - Be a sport!

Love

Dennie

louloubell1 · Jan 11, 2003

OK, this is really gross, but I did see pictures once taken from some medical book of a man in stirrups AND a speculum being used to remove a grape jelly jar the guy had lodged in his chute. Told ya it was gross. :imbar

sjoe · Jan 11, 2003

Dennie--sounds like a cowboy story to me.

Lou--if the jar had broken while being removed--THAT might have been gross. (hopefully, this was not a restaurant-sized jar)