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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/TemptationTapestry on 2024-11-20 19:58:05+00:00.

So, I went to a routine check up today with a new doctor. Everything was going smoothly until the moment he said, “Can you cough for me?” I misheard it as, “Can you take off for me?” For some reason, my brain immediately interpreted this as an instruction to strip.

Trying to act casual, I stood up and quickly started pulling off my sweater, then my shirt underneath. By the time I realized my mistake, I was standing there in just my bra, his face frozen in absolute shock.

“Uh… what are you doing?” he asked, his voice half-confused, half trying not to laugh. I immediately froze, the horrible realization dawning on me. “Didn’t you say to take off?” I stampered, desperately fumbling to grab my shirt back.

He turned red but couldn’t hold back a laugh. “No,” he said, trying to stay professional, “I said cough for me. You know, for your lungs.”

At this point, I wanted to melt into the exam room floor. I mumbled an apology, yanked my clothes back on, and somehow managed to finish the appointement. Needless to say, I’m never going back there. Ever.

TL;DR: Misheard my doctor’s instructions and stripped down to my bra during a routine check up. Turns out, he just wanted me to cough.