@*@*@*@ Right, who is putting off their smear test? @*@*@*@

[Lulumama]

Have just been for mine

not the funnest way to spend 10 minutes, but hey! don;t need another one for 3 years...

also, here's a tip if the nurse has trouble finding your cervix, mine seemed to have wandered off, lie on your left side..

was over and done with very quickly and with complete and utter sensitivity and discretion.

i know it is a bit yuck, but it is important, and you can always take a friend with for moral support.

so, if you have been meaning to book in for yours, get it booked !

hooray - my results came today and they're normal - was anxious in case they hadn't collected enough cells and I'd have to go again !

shall bump this very good thread again as a reminder !

Oh yes I got my results the other day too and I'm all normal

well done indith !

Oh god yeah, I have to have one every 6 months which takes longer than a normal one and it's at the hospital, they spray stuff up there and tske pictures and sometimes biopsy's, JOY! Annoying thing is, my new docs keep sending me reminders for my normal smear all the time when i don't need one - leave me alone!

great indith !

sympathies dalrymps ...

I'm avoiding and I really shouldn't.

lease kcik me up the bum

I had colposcopy etc about 3 years ago now nad have to go EVERY bloody yeear now

Have had v hard time lately - nurse has tried twice lately - first time didn't do it properly so incomplete reseult.
second time - couldn't find my cervix aprently, spent a good 15 minutes digging aroudn and it was V uncomfortable. I'm putting off having it again becuase it was bloody awful

Gah! Kick me too. I had an abnormal result, then a normal one six months later and now I need to go again. I have been putting it off till the second reminder.......

Tut Tut.

yay maryannsingleton, will see you back here in 3 years!

do go all of you that should....I hate going and get very nervous but it's soon over. Dalrymps -v sorry that you have to go through all that though...

Yes. I will try and book for next week. Have wild winter fanjo though so will have to sort that first I suppose. Actually, are you supposed to book mid cycle? I might wait till after my next period if that is the case. But I promise I will book. All the paperwork is by my bed so I can't forget.

I'm still working up to it...

mid cycle is best !

bumping this good thread again

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bumpity bump

just got to wait another 8 weeks for my repeat smear.....

fingers crossed lulu...keep bumping this whenever I remember

For people who have had grim experiences at their GP, I can highly recommend a sexual health clinic (don't worry, they're separate from the clap clinic!). The staff spend all day handling fannies and are very skilled. Since having the DSs, I've found speculum exams v.painful. I had an IUD done recently and the doctor told me to press my bum into the table - hey presto, not so bad!!

at handling fannies! but that is a good tip!

most practice nurses though do smears every day, rather than gps,who might be a bit rusty,if they have the time in the first place..

I have waxed and booked . For Monday. Just hope results are normal this time......