Nervous for Hospital Nudity? The Chronic illness Cure

I remember those first hospital visits. The ones where I got hyped up over needing my privacy and worried over what could be seen and could not when moving in my obscenely large hospital gown. Yep. Those were the days.

I'm not precisely sure when it happened. I think it might have been during the second hospital stay. When you have to get carted around via 'gait belt' (or as I say it's like a human dog leash) your view changes a bit on things like nudity. Especially when you get complimented on being able to shower independently. Ah. This would be the time when you realize you've got much bigger problems than thinking everyone is trying to get a glimpse of your 'goods.'

If it is not enough to realize your health takes priority over self-esteem issues then ask your nurse. As I asked one nurse, 'Nothing to be ashamed of because you have seen it all right?' Yes. They have seen it all so unless you have something absolutely odd (meaning like an extra arm in the middle of your left thigh) you really are not going to be anything to go home and gossip about.

 Now I feel rather liberated in the hospital. No need to make a big fuss over things on the outside. When you are sick, like I am, everyone is looking at the inside. Sorry. Not my feelings. More along the lines of organ functions and whatnot. 

All in all, it is very refreshing to be someplace where you know people are not going to be thinking, 'she obviously should not be wearing THAT with her body type.' Well. Sometimes I do get them saying so but it's usually comes from nurses when they see I have to wrap the gown around all of me for it to stay put. Those nurses mean I need some child sizes so I don't have to be wrapped up like a tortilla.