I went in for a long overdue physical. At +75, it involved one of those fetching gowns which the nurse handed to me. She knocked and asked if I was changed, and I said yes, to which she replied that the doctor will be in shortly. The doctor came in and said:
“Let’s get the unpleasant part done first. Hop off the exam table and rest your elbows on it.”
Having been through a prostate exam before, I assumed the position.
Most of you guys will know that, if everything’s okay, this involves less than 30 seconds. After more than two minutes, I’m starting to get a little worried.
Voice from outside the exam room: “Doctor, are you about finished?”
He said: “Just a few more seconds.” where upon he open the door and the nurse came in.
She looked at me and said: “Who was that?”
And more importantly, was it a finger or...?