hamster-bamster: Thanks for taking the time to reply. I guess my parents were careless, although I only missed a couple years and not consecutively. I always got all of my immunizations. But I think my dad planted a seed of mistrust about doctors in me, so I do sort of feel like I have to protect myself when I go. You're totally right that I see my doctor as an authority figure and not exactly as a helper, though I understand that I shouldn't.

Now that you say it, the "paper or plastic" question does seem a little unprofessional, though it was the nurse that asked that. The doctor asked me if I had been sexually active at least. And yes, she did not tell me that she was going to lower my robe before she did it. She helped me take my arm out first, and I was still covered. I thought that she just needed my arm out for better access underneath, but then she lowered the robe and didn't tell me she was going to. Maybe it's my fault I didn't put two and two together though. But my pediatrician handled breast exams differently.