cancelling smear

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Aibu to be considering cancelling the smear I have booked this week?
It's my first one and I'm nearly 27

Scared

I put mine off and eventually I went for it.
It was painful and involved first nurse pottering off to get other nurse to have a go as first couldn't do it!
So it perhaps describes exactly your worst fears, however despite this I'm glad I went it's such an important test and a bit of discomfort out ways the worry for sure!

Don't cancel I was like you and ducked it til I was 30 and i regretted it when it turned out I had pre cancerous cells two ops and about 12 smears later I finally got the all clear. I often wonder if I'd gone earlier if it might have been less involved getting treatment...

It's honestly nothing to be scared of, maybe first time but embarrassing/uncomfortable but they are doing it everyday... And in my experience were very nice xxx

Please don't cancel. it's not pleasant but will be over in a minute.
I put my last smear off for over a year. When I eventually went I was found to have stage two cervical cancer. Chemo, radiotherapy and brachytherapy were a million times worse than a smear.
Worst of all though was the utterly gut wrenching fear that my children may have to grow up without me.

Ffs argy some of your comments are just offensive and unhelpful. Being scared of an intrusive medical procedure is not pathetic

Anyway, Op ywbu to cancel. We are so so lucky to have access to screening. Yes its awkward and physically uncomfortable but its so so necessary.

Really not as unpleasant and terrible and people seem to think. Slight discomfort for a minute or too, that is all.

Had my first at 24 not long after a traumatic birth, and it didn't phase me.

Its nice to find out that you have healthy and normal cervix cells too!