Yearly physical and my helpful hints

Doctor’s orders

I had my yearly physical last week. One of those fun one where you have to get naked and dress in paper, you get stirrups, you get poked and prodded – the works. Gratefully none of it bothers me anymore. I have a fantastic lady doctor just a little older than me. Great woman, when she comes into the room she does not have a computer with her. She has a note pad. And when we talked – she looked at me, not at a screen. She is the only doctor I see that does this and I love her for it.

During the exam there were some routine questions.

Are you still sexual active?

Yes

Do you use lube?

No, we don’t really seem to need it.

(I got a tiny, some what skeptical look, but she made no comment.)

Have you had any problems with yeast infections or urinary tract infections?

Nope, none.

(Another quizzical look.)

She finished the exam and I got to sit up. She smiled, “I don’t know what you all are doing, but whatever it is, keep it up. It’s unusual for a woman your age to tell me this. Do you have any hints I could give the rest of my patients?”

Well of course I had hints, “Tell them to keep it interesting. We use cuffs and blindfolds, paddles and crops, leather is by far the best. We have butt plugs and various vibrating toys. We don’t go at it like bunnies every day, but when we do we take our time, grab a glass of wine and pay attention to each other and we have knowledge of what the other one likes. Add an element of dominance and submission to your marriage it can make a mundane day so exciting. It keeps you thinking of one another. Add little things to your daily routine to make you aware of the one you love.” See, I have hints – didn’t say any of them out loud, but I have hints.

What I did tell her was that I wrote romance novels and I thought that helped. I told her Nick edited them for me and seemed to enjoy the sex scenes I wrote. She thought that was wonderful and I gave her one of my cards. I doubt she has much spare time to read, but who knows.

'Keep doing what you're doing,' my doctor had said. Finally medical advice I want to follow. I came home and told Nick all she’d said. He was happy to hear I was in such good health and the next day we grabbed a little wine and enjoyed our favorite card game – which I won, and won, and won… it was a great afternoon.