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Re: Abnormal pap smearFrom: Puah ("anonymous@obgyn.net"@postoffice.worldnet.att.net)Sat, 22 Mar 1997 21:02:27 -0600
Michelle Atkins wrote: > > Eight years ago, at the age of 21, I also had an abnormal pap smear > (class 2). My Doctor at the time told me that I had two options: 1 - > have a biopsy or 2 - wait 3 months and come back for another pap smear. > He strongly recommended the biopsy. He felt that if I waited I might > develop cancer. Needless to say I had the biopsy and then after the > results came back, without explaining anything to me, the doctor > performed the cryogenic surgery. He basically brushed off any of my > questions and gave me that Father knows best attitude. > > I had friends who also went to this same doctor and an alarming number > of these women also had the same experience as I did (with the abnormal > pap #2, biopsy & cryogenic surgery). I had a couple of friends who went > to different doctors who told them to come back in a couple of months > for another pap - which led to them having a normal pap again. Was my > doctor being over zealous? Is it normal protocol to do all of this for a > class 2 pap? I became very distrustful of this doctor and stopped going > to him shorty after that. > > I would also like to ask what other womens experiences have been with > their doctors after they had an abnormal pap? > > Thank you - MichelleAny provider who does not feel that you are worth explaining what THEY are doing to YOUR body is NOT anyone I would see. Get another provider.
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