Why was my hospital gown open after my tonsils were removed?

I got a little bit of a weird/creepy vibe from the surgeon during my consultation, idk why… he was professional and very informative. I brushed it off and figured maybe he was just a little quirky and I was just getting in my head for no reason.

Cut to about two weeks ago when my surgery took place. As I’m getting ready for the surgery I’m of course told by the nurse to get fully undressed (to include underwear). The gown I was give had ties just above the butt area where the fabric from the gown overlapped so when you stood up you were still full covered securely. Then two additional support ties around the back of the neck and one ear the middle of the back. I did have a monitor on my left rib cage but the nurses put it on through the very wide arm sleeve of the gown and had plenty of space to do it with no interference from the gown at all, and got the cords all hooked up for the surgeon, before he even came in to see me at all.

When I woke up in the recovery room, when I was stable to be left alone for a few mins my nurse handed me my clothes to get dressed again. When I stood up my gown was completely open and untied.

Obviously I don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but it’s been giving me a weird feeling when I think about it.

Wondering if anyone has a possible explanation or experienced something similar??

Posted Feb 26, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC

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