AIBU to have screamed wept and squirmed through a smear test and internal scan this week..

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and to seriously not want anyone near my down there bits for a considerable lenght of time to come.
I know that it should not be so and it needs dealing with, but feel like I have been assaulted by a rhino. I keep crying thinking about it. Trying to explain to DH where the pain is and he just sort of gives me a quizzical look. He is being marvellous but what would the male equivalent be? A poker up the willy? The unfortunate smear was a surprise to me and the consultant, he was apologetic and I kept saying don't worry, its fine. It wasn't. By the time I went for the scan I was as tight as a very tight thing and they practically had to crow bar my knees apart. Indescribable pain.
thats all really. thanks for listening

Oh you poor thing, sounds awful :(

sorry you have had such a rotten time. 2 out of the 3 smears I have had have been grim, due to my layout (retroverted uterus), left me feeling very shaky afterwards. Yes, many women find these procedures a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't stop us unfortunate minority having a rotten tiime of it.

YANBU. Those tests are horrible, painful and demeaning. Lying on your back with your legs pulled apart or restrained in stirrups is more likely to make you panic or tense up. Apparently, there are other ways of "entry", but not all practitioners are trained in them.

Mot of mine have been pretty horrid , painful and resulting in quite a bit of blood but this sounds really awful! Paracetamol/ a few glasses of wine might help with the pain (not together though). Hope it's a distant memory soon!

I was as breezy as a summer breeze. Help yourself Mr. Consultant, have a good dig round and the next thing I was on the ceiling. I was so not ready for the outcome. Never had a difficult time, uncomfortable yes, but bloody Nora.

How to explain to a male? A boot up the bollox? But the exquisite pain up your cervix, right up the centre line? words fail me

Sorry to hear it was so awful for you. Did you give agreement to having them done?

It is fading. But it is demeaning isn't it though. Sort of having to be all clinical about your body, the most intimate part of your body. It means detaching a part of your head in a way so that I feel silly being upset about it.

YANBU. That sounds bloody awful.

FWIW I was a sobbing, gibbering wreck when they came at me to break my waters and the poor doctor was still five feet away

Yep, was fine with having it done, it has never been a problem before. oddboots. See where confidence gets you

Oh darling, I am so sorry. The only thing I can say is that it IS worth having done, and your bravery was the right thing. I just hope next time is better.

I feel your pain. Mine are always awful too. Next time the doc says she will give me Valium which I will supplement with vodka.

Of course she agreed to having them done.

Well anymore of this and I am asking for something to turn the world fuzzy. DH was in with me for the smear (other side of curtain) when I came out he was white.

what are these other ways of smears that was mentioned earlier. I cannot see how it could be achieved, but then I am very uncreative about down there

I don't think there are. The only way is drugs medication. And the skill of the practitioner - my practice nurse was amazing last time. (I nearly kissed her, even though I hadn't got my pants on yet.)

Christ! Poor you. I hate the feeling. Detest it. Like having your soul prodded and scratched via your vagina.

Last time I had it done, I was (still am) convinced that the nurse was "EW!!" about what she had to see . The atmosphere changed and she could barely look at me.

Hope you are okayish now, OP. I think it is impossible to explain some things to a man - pap smears being one of them.

My next one is on the 17th of this month. Not fucking looking forward to it at all.

You have my sympathies. I passed out at my last one. Still important to go though.

DH had a bout of Orchitis last year and now realises what female gynae pain and childbirth feels like, he had to have pain relief via suppository and was crying on the floor with the pain.

My cervix went into hiding for my last smear, it took two doctors and the practice nurse to find it not pleasant at all.

I'm due my first mammogram soon and I'm dreading it from what my sister describes.

lola

I had excruciating pain like that when I had my Mirena put in, and I sobbed like a baby and was clawing the couch-thing. It was the second Mirena I'd had - I'd not had any problem like that before, so it was surprising. The GP said that next time, I should come in a week before for a prescription of heavy duty painkillers

You poor thing

My mum has told me that her old GP always did her smears while she was lying on her side, from behind. It was less painful and she felt less exposed. I have no idea whether anyone does this any more.

I am still in pain, but this is all ongoing. All is not very well but it might be endomitriosis kicking off again. despite a hysterectomy 3 years ago.

What the fuck is Orchitis? Something to do with the testicles? Bloody hell fire well done your cervix taking prompt action.
I must say it was worse than child birth, in all honesty. I sailed through both deliveries, no pain relief. Even DH commented on it.

Unlike you, I found childbirth very painful, and TBH, the pain reminded me of it and made me feel quite traumatised.

smallclanger now why does that sound like a good idea? the digging around seems unecessary somehow. From a structural point of view it makes complete sense.

I've yet to have one. :( the thought terrifies me.

jaime you poor thing. You know they say you forget the pain of childbirth, well I could imagine that being fairly hard to put to the back of your mind.

having said that, intercourse hasn't been painful. Though we haven't been going like the clappers, but no problems. Have I stepped into TMI zone, unwittingly