Embarrassing Bodies

That channel 4 program?

I'm not sure why folk would say they have been too embarrassed to seek help before and then suddenly pop up on TV show their genitals etc.

And who would want to see a doctor called Dr Pixie?

Now don't get me wrong, I think people should be made aware of health issues and what to do, but this program just irritates me by trying to commercialize illness.

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My body is a temple-well a crumbling ruin anyway

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Your lucky OG, mine crumbled years ago and is now a site for future archaeology.

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I thought the procedure for stopping incontinence after the prostate operation was clever. A sort of 'tap' arrangement turned on and off via a switch in the scrotum. Gives a whole new meaning to 'ballcock'.

I know the program is a bit strange but I don't suppose the people willing to go on it would have got some of those procedures any other way.

Then there's the woman who only got herself checked out and cured when she saw someone else on the program with a similar problem to hers. So maybe the program does serve a useful purpose.

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I find it strange they say come and see us about things you are too embarrased to see your own GP about.
People go and if they were too emabarrased in a private room to talk about it how come they can do it in a public place and have all thier bits shown and shared with the nation
I suppose though if you are getting nowhere with your own gp as someone said you will get it fully investigated.

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The same though occurred to me how can someone be too scary to let one person have a look at things but not mind about four million

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Just seen this
I was totally bemused at the young girl who was too embarassed to sleep with her boyfriend as her ladybits looked like a badly packed kebab yet she hopped on doctors bench and showed everyone watching the program

BTW, Dr. Pixie is actually called Dr. Bernadette (Pixie) McKenna

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I've never seen it... but it sounds gross so I might just give it a miss

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Oh good heavens, its bad enough talking about it but showing the whole world how awful, I'd rather curl up and die, how can you face the neighbours knowing they've seen bits of you that you haven't.

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I came across this programme once, by accident, and simply sat slack jawed at what people were happy to show the world
Once was enough for me!
I'm all for folk being encouraged to be open with their medical professionals and not die because of embarrassment but to put anything and everything on TV - well!