Some photos are just too personal
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325720)
Rockingham, Australia
May 10, 2017 6:40pm CST
Very shortly I am going to the dentist to have a temporary crown removed (on my tooth) and a permanent one put on. It should be a short visit and may not even involve needles which would be nice.
Fiacre's post (@xFiacre) about sitting in front of a huge mirror while having a haircut reminds me that the dentist is bound to show me huge X-rays of my teeth while he explains what he's done. I'm not particularly interested in seeing these images but I guess I'll sit and nod and smile.
My sister recently had a little camera inserted which went all round her bladder showing no abnormalities. She was able to watch on a screen. When I took my friend to have laser treatment on her eyes I was able to watch the procedure in the waiting room.
What's with all these professionals thinking we want to see these images? I know I don't.
The photo is from my sister's garden.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
10 May 17
haha Judy tis very funny when you 'look' at it like that.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
11 May 17
My doctor once stuck his stethoscope to my ears so that I could hear my own heartbeats. I was not quite comfortable
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 May 17
@JudyEv That doctor was our personal friend.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 17
@allknowing That's a bit different then. It seemed a bit of a strange thing for a doctor to do otherwise.
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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11 May 17
i may sound weird,but last year, at exactly same day today, I went under the knife for laparotomy and laparoscopy. The night before, I asked the anesthesiologist if he was going to put me to sleep because I wanted to see the procedure. He said it was impossible because I would be in general anesthesia.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
@Iam_jauntyjen You didn't need to be ashamed. Apparently people say very strange things when they are coming out of anaesthetic. Be thankful you weren't swearing. 
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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11 May 17
@JudyEv The funny thing was. When a nurse tried to wake me up at the recovery room, I got irritated because I was dreaming of buying Kimchi. I actually uttered " I am at the grocery store!" . Someone,replied "what are you doing there?" I replied " buying Kimchi" . I heard laughters. After few minutes, I realized, I just had surgery and I was at the recovery room. I was so ashamed.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
@averygirl72 @franxav The flower is actually a camellia but it certainly looks like a rose. It's very pretty isn't it?
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
11 May 17
My son had to have knee surgery when he was in 11th grade, he dislocated his knee and there was swelling for a month or so. The doctor just went in and cleaned it up and removed the blood that was causing the swelling. After the surgery he gave me pictures of what it looked like in his knee. Most of the pictures I couldn't figure out what I was seeing, but the doctor removed a small piece of chipped bone, and there was a picture of the bone next to a ruler to show it was a couple centimeters long...
Yep, didn't need to see that!
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
11 May 17
@JudyEv yes I'm sure.. but as I said, most of it I didn't know what I was looking at anyway!
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
@katsmeow1213 It's only the last two ultrasounds of babies that I've managed to make head or tail of - no pun intended!
@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
That's what I think! I guess maybe it's fascinating to the doctors to have this technology. It must make a huge difference to the ease with which they can treat something.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
13 May 17
@JudyEv Once I went to an orthopaedic specialist. I had problems with my back. He x-rayed me and then explained the x-ray photos to me. Or so he thought.
He said, "This is the beginning of -- and then a long term followed, half Greek, half Latin." I replied "And what does that mean, please?"
He started again, "This is the onset of..." I interrupted him and said, "Thank you. I'm familiar with the German word 'beginning'. What does the rest mean?"
He was flabbergasted. He couldn't understand that I didn't know what he was talking about.
Idiot.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 17
Exactly and while you're trying to get a hold on one big word, they use another three and then I'm lost completely.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 May 17
Even colonoscopies are on video. I did not remain awake to observe.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 May 17
@JudyEv He has my sympathies and high hopes for a good result.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 17
@JamesHxstatic Thank you. He and his siblings go through this every few years to try to pre-empt a genetic condition.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
10 May 17
Me too.
Does your sister live nearby?
That looks like a camillia?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
11 May 17
@JudyEv it is...Tough to grow here and takes a long time to flower.A friend of hours both hubby and wife have got green fingers...Have a couple in large tin drums.
Beautiful colour, can be mistaken for a rose at first glance
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
11 May 17
now vince is going to definitely hate me...............you are so sweet
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
11 May 17
@JudyEv just flattering you...........that you are so good that, my comments ......if vince read.........will make him angry that I am trying to woe his wife
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@diosabella (4789)
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11 May 17
Maybe they just want us to see whats going in our body that we can't see. Some people insist that they wanted to see for confirmation. I'm not sure how will that confirm if we are not professional enough to know and understand what is going on. But I guess its a kind of assurance.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 17
I guess it is an assurance for some but for others (like me) it's just plain scary.
@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 17
@diosabella I don't know if they just like to bamboozle us with words or if they use them so frequently they forget they are not common to 'commoners'.
@diosabella (4789)
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15 May 17
@JudyEv Me too. Scary and I get disoriented from the terms that they were using. Sometimes I had to say I don't speak Alien.
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@snowy22315 (169935)
• United States
11 May 17
Even worse is when people want to broadcast these images on Facebook! Yuk! Roomie and I have both unfollowed people for doing things like that..Umm maybe it is of interest to medical professionals, but to the general public...no!!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
11 May 17
Lol I don't have a strong stomach when it comes to painful procedures being done. All I can do is think about the pain someone is going through! I don't want to see it!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 May 17
@JudyEv If I could turn my mind off from the pain of it, it probably wouldn't bother me so much. But when I see a picture of a procedure being done automatically my mind goes toward the pain they must be feeling.
=(
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
11 May 17
I am surprised you where allowed to watch the laser treatment that was not yours. This is not allowed here, it's a violation of your privacy. The dentists show me the X-rays because he wants to explain what is wrong and what is fine. For all the other treatments they ask you if you want to see or if you prefer to listen to some music.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
You could see the procedure in the waiting room. So do they ask the patients permission before putting that up for everyone to see.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
19 May 17
@JudyEv oh ok that makes more sense
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
11 May 17
Not everyone are interested to see their biological features being explained. They feel like funny images when seen. Good luck with your teeth and that photo from the garden is beautiful
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
11 May 17
@JudyEv Yeah perfect We don't see these type of flowers around my neighborhood. They are very beautiful and brings pleasant to the mind.
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