not so unfortunate, waist down here but have been 'handled' a few times and still feel awkward. Was in for scan last week and had my penis and area washed/cleaned like it had never been

Do you use diapers

I need a home care nurse during the day. My husband & sometimes My mother & sister help nights & weekends. How does Your caregiver Make You feel uncomfortable? I've needed a lot of help for many years now. Most of them have been very kind and sweet. Its never easy as and adult to need help with stuff like dressing bathing eating etc. Having somebody else deal with Your very private bodily functions is the worst. But they are taught to be profesional about it. If not somebody should have a talk with them. I have spent a lot of time in the hospital & a long term healthcare facility. Embarrasing moments over the years. But most of the caregivers were nice. Theres a bad apple every now & then.
Good luck.

What I meant was that having someone change your diaper and or underpad. And then needing help to be fed( with a bib) and a underpad on your laps

To me, it seems like Brandie's post was right on target. Having had serious medical issues, and having spent about a year of my life in hospitals (over time), getting care more or less like you described is a fact of life. Probably 100+ caregivers have been nice. Although I'd love to forget, I can clearly remember four terrible ones too.

If those people and equipment/supplies help you, I don't see any reason to be overly worried about them. Yes, it's not exactly fun, but you gotta try to focus on the good people and on living your life the best you can. Wishing you well.

yes I have been there and yes at first it's embarrassing as a adult to have to have someone change your diaper but after a while you think nothing of it just think how embarrassed they were the first few times they had to change someone diapers remember it's a two way street and think not about t go with the flow and it will done with before you know it good and god bless

I've never had a care giver but I've had many people see me urinating or changing in public in desperate situations which happen more often than id like to admit. However I am in the medical profession I am not a care giver but I have helped many change or clean after an accident and assisted as necessary. I always try my best to make the person comfy and not to embarrass or indignify them as I know what it's like.

I've had nurses change my nappies many times when I've been in hospital. You get used to it, and it's certainly no worse than having someone poke a tiny camera up your urethra into the bladder to perform a cystoscopy