Not friends-locked, cos I'm after info

[jobuni]

Anyone ever had results from a smear test which "revealed changes" and meant having a colposcopy? Or does anyone know someone who has?

It never rains but it pours...

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[gently_snoozing]

Nope, but isn't that a stain, stirrup, speculum and run job? Biopsy as a side if uncertain of visual repsonse... and then see and treat, LLTEZ

[jobuni]

Yup, that's the one. I'm after a bit of reassurance cos I have had more than a few issues with internal exams since W's birth. I don't think the nurse doing the smear has had someone having a panic attack during the procedure before.

[gently_snoozing]

Check your email bin for further details, tapped up a rather competent source on your behalf.

[mrs_ralph]

Passing through via craftgrrl_ukI had a colposcopy many years ago and it isn't really that bad. There is a minimum of personal contact and while the 'slight pinch' was a bit sharper than implied and I was slightly crampy afterwards but it wasn't painful the next day. The only real complaint I had about the proceedure was the antiseptic was easy to mistake for blood which startled me a bit when I got home mostly due to the quantity. A thorough doctor might examine your labia and, if you are carrying any extra weight, palpate the fatty tissue around your waist, hips and thighs to check for lumps and lesions. I was a little shocked (and slightly offended to be manhandled) so I thought I should mention it

[jobuni]

Thank you so much for replying. This is just the kind of thing I wanted to hear. It hasn't eased my worry at all *g* but hearing a real person's experience is better than just reading about how the procedure is carried out. The warning about the palpation is useful as well. I am going to go and see the doctor next week before the appointment comes through and asking about anxiolytics is definitely a good idea. I hadn't thought of that.

I'm really frustrated at myself for being so worked up over this because I know that a few years ago (before having my son) I wouldn't have been that worried, or at least not totally and utterly freaking out.

I had a look at your profile and I think we have a few interests in common, so I'll friend you if that's OK?

[mrs_ralph]

Yes it's fine to friend me I think I'm pretty boring but you never know. LOL

I hope your test goes well. The whole 'some changes' thing usually turns out to be cervical erosion or something to that effect and they generally just put you on a list to have smears more frequently for a while to monitor the situation. I won't even bother to tell you not to worry because I know it would be fruitless and if you had a rough birth experience it is normal to be a little uneasy about being handled. A lot of people go through a period of being anxious to varying levels if they have had a traumatic experience. Generally it gets less with time.

[souldier_blue]

I've had two colposcopies, in two years, and then they decided that no, actually, because I'm negative on HPV then I don't have cervical cancer - so it might be worth asking them to test you for that first, as the colposcopy is pretty uncomfortable - like a smear test but takes longer - and I just find medical procedures of any kind utterly terrifying.

[jobuni]

That's a really good idea. If I can find any way out of this I will grab it! I'm seeing the doc tomorrow so I'll suggest it. Thank you!

[thesoundproject]

Hi there, I came through food porn on that discussion on Jaffa Cakes.

I realize this post is a couple of months old, but the first time that I went for a pap, it came out all wrong and I had to go for colposcopy, scariest thing ever.

I'd like adding you to my friend's list if that's ok!

[jobuni]

No problem :o) I'll add you back