Smear test awkwardness

[Thebookswereherfriends]

Just booked a smear test and the reminder came through on my phone and it says the nurse is one of the Mum’s of a child I look after occasionally and see most days on the school run. Would you rearrange with a different nurse or just get on with it?

When I had to have further investigation following a dodgy smear, the nurse was a lass from my old school!! It's a job to them nowt else imo.
I doubt she will regale stories about your fanjo to her friends!!
Woman up op!!

If you are afraid you will feel awkward and tense up, then re-arrange with a different nurse.

You won’t be the only school mum she’s given a smear test too, and I’m sure you havn’t heard her saying things or seen her acting all embarrassed in front of others at the school.

It’s her job. Obviously you need to be comfortable, but is it really worth pushing back the appointment until someone else is available? It’s a bit of a pain for your surgery to have to always make sure you get a different nurse.

If you feel uncomfortable, then ask for another nurse. I, personally, wouldn't feel comfortable to have a mum I see at the schoolplayround doing my smeartest.

I would probably rearrange to be honest.

I discovered getting my coil that the drs dd is in my ds’s class. Makes no difference whatsoever. We had a nice chat as she did the insertion about the teacher etc etc😂

I would rearrange it.

Woman up op!!
This is really unnecessary.

She won’t give it a second thought. She will have done hundreds and hundreds of them. Honestly it is as routine to her as doing a flu jab or a dressing. I would just go.

Woman up op!!

What a stupid thing to say.

I think I would rearrange with another nurse to be honest.

As a nurse I've never been allowed to care for anyone I have some sort of personal relationship with (in a hospital anyway, not sure about a community setting). I'd ask for a different nurse too.

Understand that you might feel a little awkward but honestly, I'd just get on with it.

I don't do smears on people I know because of how it will make them feel, I am personally happy to do them on any one who wants one regardless of knowing them. I did once refuse to do one on my school bully though because 15 years later she was still shooting me daggers in the waiting area. 🙄 We are told to get someone else to do it if possible when the situation arises. Just call and ask for another nurse.

Interesting mixed opinions! I’ve rebooked, mainly for the issue of feeling tense, so thanks for helping me decide.

I had one done by an old school friend once, it was a bit odd she was very professional. There were 2 surgeries in the village and I'd gone to school with staff at both.

I personally would rearrange but not because she’s a school mum, just because you deserve to feel comfortable. There is a doctor at my surgery who makes me feel very uncomfortable and is frankly nasty and I never see her as I wouldn’t feel comfortable talking to her about anything, let alone something private.