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    Default I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    I am a wimp I know. It's all over so quickly but I am so nervous at the thought of even going to have one. I have had 4 reminders sent to me from my doctor saying I am due for one and I keep putting it off.

    I tense up so much that it's very uncomfortable and my whole stomach cramps up.

    Would it be too dramatic or stupid for me to take a valium before I go?

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    It's important enough to go, that if you need to take a Valium in order to relax, I say do it.

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    Tell the healthcare provider if you do take a Valium beforehand. They can't get you in trouble. In fact, they'd be thankful to know in case they give you some drug that might cause an interaction.

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    yep, take it, but tell.

    no shame in needing a relaxation for something like that, espically if it's the only way yu can comfortably go.

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    Tell me about it!

    I usually take something, before I go. And I have to go alot, as I have a family history of problems :-(


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    You know you need to go get the PAP, so if taking a Valium will make it a little less traumatizing, take one. Just make sure you tell them you have taken one, and if it really does make you kind of out of it, don't drive yourself to the apointment. I know when I have my Haldol shot, I can't drive myself home.

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    Take the Valium if you have to, and catch a ride to and from the appointment (do NOT drive on Valium). The PAP is very important. I hate them but they're a necessary evil.

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    Oh, if you're eligable, look into Gardasil. It might prevent you from having to get Pap smears more than once a year.

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    do you have a female doctor? i've never had a male doctor do it...

    having someone who has the same 'equipment' as me makes it less anxiety-inducing.

    it's not exactly a dignified experience but it's over in a jiffy.
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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    Yeh my doctor is female and she is very nice. Im just really funny about having things inserted - its stupid coz it's not llike im a virgin but when it's non sexual I get very tense. I had the same problem when I was treating myself for thrush with the applicator.

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    I dread those damn things every year too!

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    Gardasil does not decrease your need for an annual Pap smear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boxingdoc View Post
    Gardasil does not decrease your need for an annual Pap smear.

    Boxingdoc is right as always. Gardasil is a tetravalent vaccine, meaning it only protects against 4 strains of HPV. Although these are the most common cancer causing strains, there are other strains that cause cervical cancer and also some other causes of cervical cancer. Gardasil is a big breakthrough in preventative medicine, but it does not in any way replace the benefit of the PAP smear for yearly screening.

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    after my first pap (by a male doctor), i only ever got them from female doctors. knowing that she had to put her feet in those stirrups is a small comfort, but a comfort nevertheless.

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    The term itself makes me gag. Ugh....
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaigeDWinter View Post
    The term itself makes me gag. Ugh....
    Does papanicolaou sound better?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boxingdoc View Post
    Gardasil does not decrease your need for an annual Pap smear.
    Yes, I know that. Annual pap smears are for everybody. However, she can decrease her chances of cervical cancer and abnormal pap smears. If you get an abnormal pap smear, they'll ask you to come back in. If you do contract something, you'll have to go in several times a year. If she hates paps that much, perhaps she should get the shot so she'll decrease her chances of any nasty shit popping up so she won't have to get paps more than annually.

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    I start getting tense a few days before.
    It was better when I switched to a female doctor.
    But it is so intrusive. Uncomfortable.
    I always like the small talk, the doctor tries to keep your mind off of it.
    I go next month. YUK

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    Eh, I've already cancelled my annual twice, hate it! I'm going in on Monday. This time I can do it!!! The gyn is very traumatic for me after the problem I had a few years ago and the poor treatment by the doctor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gingerlee View Post
    I know when I have my Haldol shot
    WTF?? I know exactly what it is but...wtf is up with that?

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    I'm am so glad I am not the only one who feels all tense and stressed with anxiety when it comes to the dreaded Pap! I find it a bit traumtic as well and I often burst into tears once I leave...I don't really know why I cry other than because I'm feeling so violated.

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    Default Re: I'm so afraid of pap smears!

    Okay, anyone else think its a bit funny that those of us who work in nude clubs show off our who-haws to strangers, but we freak out when the doc wants a look?

    Regardless of my own anxiety about annuals, I still think its a bit humorus!

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    Well my appointment is in an hour and Im not taking any pills coz I have to drive myself there. Oh well Ill just have to hope it's over very quickly.

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    My doc lets me wear headphones and listen to music .. I cannot stand hearing her move all the instruments of doom and then feeling the scraping ... eeehh, it makes me shudder. But I burn me a great CD and try to forget about it. It seems to help.

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    I did it - yeah.

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