PAP SMEARS- when do YOU have them?

**Lirael** · 23-10-2006 14:17

Originally Posted by Shazbutt

No...just Chinchilla. 2 hours is a bit of a drive just for a pap smear!

lol im dumb- have no idea how big Chinchilla is

**pookiesossige** · 23-10-2006 14:32

Every 2 years. My ob did it at Ronan's 6-week check, then exactly 2 years later at Ariene's 6-week check. Makes it easy to keep track of- I'll remember when Ariene's 2, 4, 6 ect...

**Shazbutt** · 23-10-2006 14:37

Originally Posted by cel

lol im dumb- have no idea how big Chinchilla is

Not very.....

We have about 6-7 doctors here, but i just don't like any of them (apart from our regular of course).....

**melfunction** · 23-10-2006 14:45

I have one every 12 months.

I watched my mother die from cevical cancer when I was 15, so in my eyes, no excuse is good enough.

**Zada** · 23-10-2006 15:01

i had one in june 04 at dd's 6 week check, havent had one since then but going to get doc to do one at ds's 6 week check next week.

**SassyMummy** · 23-10-2006 15:08

I've never had one.

At first it was because I didn't want anyone poking around "down there"... but after being induced (and therefore poked-down-there quite often), I'm not longer afraid of that.

One of the major reasons I've never had one is because I don't know ANY doctors that I like...and I'm too poor to afford to PAY someone a heap of money to poke around my vagina.

My old doctor used to try and get me to come in for one after having DD - but she was a b*tch, and so I just avoided going to the doctor in case she tried to give me one. Now she's left...and while I never really liked her anyway, I don't KNOW any of the other doctors enough to let them do it either...besides, one is a bit too rude for my liking, and the other is a NEW doctor...so I don't trust that he's got enough experience to do much other than prescribe basic medicine.

If I could somehow find a decent doctor, who'd bulk bill it for me... and then find someone to watch DD..then yeah, I'd have one.

**mum23girls** · 23-10-2006 15:10

tut tut ladies!!!!!

Every three months at the moment, I have just had part of my cervix removed due to precancerous cells...........

I used to hate them, they would hurt. But when I nearly hit the roof one time, the Dr actually tilted the ducks bill down a bit, and didn't feel a thing!! I was discussing with the receptionist how I hate them (who helps out in the procedure) and she asked if it was her being there that I was uncomfortable about, to which I replied, I have had three children - that place is no longer sacred any more!!!!

**Lirael** · 23-10-2006 15:11

have you tried family planning sassymummy? i know in towoomba its a donation of whatever you can afford and girl doctors and nurses and they ae soo nice.

**~EmsMum~** · 23-10-2006 15:12

I haven't even had one yet

**stellarella** · 23-10-2006 15:16

when i had my first smear i had abnormal cells, i had one 6 months later and they had progressed so i had a colposcopy, then had a LLETZ to remove cells then went for a check up then was told i was pregnant so didnt have one for 9 months and just had one recently which was clear so think im on to the once a yr thing...

lol

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