Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 808 Location: Somewhere out there
Posted: 10-26-05 20:14pm
Yea I think you just pinpointed my
problem...They look at you as if you were
some alien, and don't understand why you'd
be scared or something...My mother called
me pathetic for being scared...Which maybe
I am...My first pap was so painful that
now I think i'm just scared that it's
going to be like that again and it's
embarrassing that the doctors don't really
understand how I feel and then make me
feel stupid.
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want2b
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Iowa
Posted: 10-26-05 20:28pm
I feel awkward with males doctors so I
request female doctors or nurse
practitioners(of which are my favorite)
the female doctors seem to be more
empathetic, I feel it is because they
truely understand. Plus, if you use an
obgyn then they should tell you what to
expect and try to make you as relaxed as
possible. Hope this helps.
Casey
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kim00001
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Upstate New York
Posted: 11-03-05 21:57pm
Yes from no on I request fro female obgyn
because they are more gentle and
understanding
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ruemeridian
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 61
Posted: 11-03-05 22:25pm
Yeah, I posted in another forum that I am
going to go in a month and i'm really
nervous. I understand that the drs look
at vaginas every day and that seeing mine
isn't a big deal to them, but just the
fact that its my vagina that they are
poking around in.
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mia7
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 378
Posted: 11-04-05 10:13am
I hate having paps. I just had one 3 days
ago. They really hurt although some times
they have hurt more than others.
I realized that the time that they have
hurt the most is when they use the really
big plastic ones (i hate it so much!!!)
one time they used a metal one that didn't
hurt as much, it was more rounded in
shape.
This last time the gynecologist said he
would use a smaller one. It was quite
smaller than the others that i've had
before although it still hurt a bit, it
wasn't as bad as the last time.
So I would say to ask your gynecologist if
they have smaller ones to put in there.
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chrissy721
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 808 Location: Somewhere out there
Posted: 11-04-05 16:27pm
Yea I went to a doctor once that used one
that is used on babies! He thought it
was funny... Anyways I go on friday next
week and they gave me a prescription for
something to ease my anxiety. They said
it'll make me tired and a little silly and
that someone has to go with me because I
won't be coherant enough to drive or sign
paperwork. Anyways, I think once I do it
this one time with that medicine and see
what it's like and that I can handle it, I
should be fine for the next one without
the medicine.
yea I went to a doctor once
that used one that is used on babies!
He thought it was funny... Anyways I go
on friday next week and they gave me a
prescription for something to ease my
anxiety. They said it'll make me tired
and a little silly and that someone has to
go with me because I won't be coherant
enough to drive or sign paperwork.
Anyways, I think once I do it this one
time with that medicine and see what it's
like and that I can handle it, I should be
fine for the next one without the
medicine.
i'm glad they eased your mind.
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altheria
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 20 Location: georgia
Pap Posted: 11-05-05 06:25am
I have to have paps ever six months. I
still get nervous. What I try to do is
start talking to my doctor while i'm
laying down. If I have questions about my
body or my partner. I also feel more
comfortable with a female doctor vs male.
It's really all psychological just work on
changing your state of mind and relax.
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chrissy721
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 808 Location: Somewhere out there
Posted: 11-13-05 21:09pm
I had my appt on friday...I took the nerve
meds an hour before I went in. It made
me a little tired and also made me so I
wouldn't tense up so much.
Anyways, it still hurt a little, pinching
and stuff, but mostly was just
uncomfortable. My doctor said it's just
because "i'm not streched out enough" yet.
Next time I go I should be just fine.
I was totally "with it" and not loony like
the doctor said that medicine might make
me. I knew then entire time what was
happening. I think that doing it just
that one time with the nerve medication
helped, because I was able to get through
the whole deal and know what it was like
but just not as tense. It's just real
uncomfortable and takes a few minutes.
Pregnant or not you should get a pap
smear, I did not get one one year and I
ended up with a hysterectomy due to
cancer, they are uncomfortable if you are
pregnant or not but do get one, it can
save your life.
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