Dont worry - its their job! Metasized skin cancer is very bad (I only know one person that has survived it from more then a few disanosed with it once it spread) - unfortuantely its very tough responding to treatment... so when I'm having exams like that - I honsestly really dont even think about whats going on so much as "anything out of order?"... I'm very lucky - the last one I caught myself and it was just a tiny spot - they ended up taking a very large section of the side of my nose off and doing plastic surgery (they did a great job)... so I look a little like Mrs Frankenstein! At least I'm here!

You you know what would have to be the worst? A GI doctor... would you want to do what they do all day long? YUCK And overall I find them as a group the most uncaring, (thats a general statemenet, not to offend anyone)... I mentioned this to one of other docs and he laughed - he offered that after looking at what they do all they long its no wonder! (and for the patient its easy - we're uncocscious for the most part when the do their "thing" with us!)

Glenn - the only times I've seen protocol (and it doesnt seem to be prevelent any more) is during Gyno visits - a nurse would be in the room.... I actually had a doctor who my friends would literally drool over (extremely good looking) and ask how in the world I could ever see him.... again, he was a great doc (has now moved out of state)... and thats how I thought of him.... maybe I've just been exposed to so many different medical situtiations over the years I've become immune!

Ya do what ya gotta do!