Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Assume the position

So one thing I failed to mention as part of getting ready to travel to Russia, we have to get several immunizations. Two of these immunizations are the shots for Hepatitis A and B - actually I should say the SERIES of shots for them. In total, these two alone require 5 shots over a 6 month time span.

The nurse asked us if we wanted the first shot of each series in the arm or the thigh. Brandon went first and decided to get them in her arm. After seeing her wince in pain, and realizing that usually my arms ache a lot after shots, I decided on the thigh. Now before I go on, I must mention that (a) the doctor's exam room is very small, and the table is right next to the door, and (b) one of the other nurses was making some copies for us.

So the nurse in our room tells me to drop my pants, and bend over the table. After I have done this, and in the appropriate position, the other nurse (who was done making copies) decides to barge in without knocking. So there I am, with the top half of my butt being exposed not only to my wife and two nurses, but anyone who decided to walk down the hall at that moment.

I politely looked at the nurse, who was standing right next to my shoulder after entering the room with the door still wide open, and said "could you close the door? We're a little busy at the moment." Oh the joys that lie ahead of us on this great journey!