I am amused at how my mind works. I am not a super modest person, especially not in a medical setting. If it is your job to look or poke by all means do! And consenting to surgery is much more intimate still, involving a huge leap of faith in your care providers, but I had every reason to and did trust my surgery team.

So, what is the detail that I keep getting squicked by? As part of surgery, they shaved my belly! Mind you, this is totally reasonable and appropriate. I don't remember anyone telling me this would happen, but it is not the level of procedure I expect briefing on. Yet somehow my brain keeps going back to being weirded out that some "stranger" shaved my stomach, paying no heed to the fact that those same people had their hands inside me, which somehow isn't an issue.

Laughing at myself each day when it comes up in my head, mostly when the little stubble itches.

I am amused at how my mind works. I am not a super modest person, especially not in a medical setting. If it is your job to look or poke by all means do! And consenting to surgery is much more intimate still, involving a huge leap of faith in your care providers, but I had every reason to and did trust my surgery team.
So, what is the detail that I keep getting squicked by? As part of surgery, they shaved my belly! Mind you, this is totally reasonable and appropriate. I don't remember anyone telling me this would happen, but it is not the level of procedure I expect briefing on. Yet somehow my brain keeps going back to being weirded out that some "stranger" shaved my stomach, paying no heed to the fact that those same people had their hands inside me, which somehow isn't an issue.
Laughing at myself each day when it comes up in my head, mostly when the little stubble itches.

My nurse asked "are you fuzzy?" My first thought was uh ya I'm always fuzzy I have a terrible memory.... then I realized what she was talking about as she was holding a razor. We had a good laugh. No shaving for me but it was hilarious. ?[emoji23]


Band to SIPS/SA-DI/LOOP DS 8.8.17
HT: 5'6ish HW: 242 SW: 226 CW: 210 GW: Healthy

That would have been funny too. Unless I am missing memory, they did mine while I was under. Probably much more efficient that way. [emoji23]