Re: Need Advice please !?!
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 03:51:17 -0600 (CST)
Hi Sonia
I am based in the UK, so always feel free o mail me direct at home. I
was diagnosed vis blood tests and an interna untrasound (it is more
accurate than externals ones if you are not pgy) As for a smear, well it
is healthy to have one every 5 years, and they really arnt that bad ( a
little uncomfortable) Your GP should be able to make thing easier for
you, by warming up the insrtament and using loads of lubs (sorry a litle
too much detail) I do understand your worries, I was a virgin when i had
my forst smear and it really terrified me, but i had a sympathetic
female GP who did everything she could to help me relax and i had a
nurse holding my had to!
Where are you based in the UK?
I hope this helps, take great care
--
Mel
t Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Sonia wrote:
>
>I am in the UK, and have a problem. I think I may have PCOS, I have
>always been very hairy, and have had hair loss on the scalp. I am
>excessively overweight, and have always had irregular, very painful
>periods, and little abcesses all over my body.
>
>Lately things have got a lot worse. My periods are worse, my hair is
>growing so fast on my face that I'm using a facial hair removal cream
>every two weeks and plucking in between, and in the past three months I
>have put on nearly 2 and a half stone, pulling me up to 18 and a half
>stone - as I suffer from Arthritis in my ankle joints, this is not what
>I need, so my mobility is effected, and it's not like my diet has
>changed, and I certainly don't eat crisps and sweets all the time.
>
>With all this in mind, I went to see my GP. I told her my symptoms and
>here's where the problem really lies. She said that I need an internal
>exam, and a smear test before anything further is done. There is no way
>I want, or can have one. I am very upset about it. She said I need to
>have 10 clear days after my period has stopped, but that was three weeks
>ago and I'm still waiting for it to stop anyway ! But I am scared stiff.
>I'm 27 years old with major self esteem issues, and have never even had
>a boyfriend, never mind had an affair, and therefore I am still a
>virgin. I told this to my GP and she didn't listen, and said that it's
>nothing to worry about as she can deal with that, it's not a problem,
>and explained how. I feel actually quite nauseaus at the thought, and
>filled with total dread. But she insists that it is the only way to
>preceed, and cannot do so until an internal exam is complete.
>
>I have looked into changing doctors, but no one is available a for a
>further 8 months, and I am really at the end of my tether now, and my
>health is suffering due to my weight gain.
>
>Is there another way to diagnose ??? Is there anything I can do to help
>myself ??? I need advice desperately. I feel like I am going to peices
>here.
>
>Kind Regards
>Sonia
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