Physical exam tickle (stomach area) or other areas?

[idolfan05]

I had a physical on Wednesday, already wasn’t feeling well cause of my asthma, and part of the physical was to test out my stomach area/ liver area making sure all ok. My PCP couldn’t hear me wheezing upon sitting up but laying down was another story… Anyway when she touched me I must’ve been smiling , cause she’s like sorry I didn’t mean for that to be ticklish for you…, I’m like don’t worry about it you gotta do what you gotta do… she’s like ok now I hear wheezing too…

Anyway anyone else experience ticklishness during a physical?

 

[LerLee]

Yes! Whenever a female doctor touches my abdomen I start laughing.

I was once tickled by a nurse putting on the pads to monitor my heart during surgery. When she pressed a pad she hit a ticklish spot. I laughed and said I was ticklish. She then tickled me intentionally!

 

[footfan69]

I had a physical on Wednesday, already wasn’t feeling well cause of my asthma, and part of the physical was to test out my stomach area/ liver area making sure all ok. My PCP couldn’t hear me wheezing upon sitting up but laying down was another story… Anyway when she touched me I must’ve been smiling , cause she’s like sorry I didn’t mean for that to be ticklish for you…, I’m like don’t worry about it you gotta do what you gotta do… she’s like ok now I hear wheezing too…

Anyway anyone else experience ticklishness during a physical?

Next time, smile and tell her “Its ok, I like it, you can tickle me more” and see what she does.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

I’ve been tickled a handful of time in doctor offices during exams I’ve always enjoyed it

 

[Elyos]

Same here - and my reactions made all of em smile so that's a bonus haha 😀

 

[natscott6282]

there are 3 main ways a med can tickle this area one is thru palpating which uses hands and fingers to feel the surface and whats going on inside, ultrasound which is when they use a device to see whats going on inside and the other one is eliciting a superficial abdominal reflex which is grazing a pointed object or fingernails in each quadrant of the abdomen to see the reactions

these all can be sooo ticklish

 

[Wade]

Yep, it happens every time. Most of the time they respond "Did that hurt" and I have to clarify "No, just ticklish." On one occasion the nurse said "Oh, sorry, believe me I understand."