WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: very painful cervical biopsy

Re: very painful cervical biopsy

From: Astounded! (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:40:39 -0600 (CST)

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Wow Rebecca, I'm impressed - I thought my colposcopy and cryo was bad! Something doesn't sound right with a Doc trying to work with you in obvious pain...there's no excuse for that! I know that there's a little bottlebrush looking thingey they use to get some of the cells from the cervix during a Pap Smear, but that's uncomfortable...not painful. I'd say that you should go back to your other clinic even if it is a longer drive...it's better than suffering some fool poking around at your cervix trying to get into it with a scrape! You've been through some pretty uncomfortable procedures before so it's not likely that you're a wimp...sounds like your new lady doc is a jerk!

Believe me I've been traumatized like this before. I had a Doc just start opening up an incision and stitches with a scapel on my hand...I had tears rolling, hyperventilating and sweating popping out everywhere. I finally said, forget it, I'd cut loose my incisions when the swelling went away...my hand was terribly swollen from infection and really, really poor suture technique (I mean...I could have sewed it up myself better than he did!) I was so MAD! Not only did it hurt like heck but it was unnecessary to begin with. I got over the pain, but I sure was mad and still refer to him as "the Pyscho Surgeon." But the whole experience hardened my resolve with dealing with DOCs - no more pain, no matter what. If there's something that is painful, then they can do something about it even if it does usually mean more time and little bit more trouble.

Good luck!

FORUM DOCS - am I way outta line here? __________________________________________

At Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Rebecca wrote: __________________________________________ >
>Two years ago, I had a biopsy on my cervix followed by laser coning of
>my cervix. These procedures were very simple and painless then. Six
>months ago, I found a new doctor closer to my new home and she needed to
>do another biopsy due to my frequent abnormal pap smears over the last
>year. She was trying to do something that I still do not understand.
>After she clipped me twice for the normal biopsy as I remembered it from
>two years ago, she told me that she needed to scrap the inside of my
>cervix. Well my cervix was not open so she was trying to open it. I
>was screaming, shaking and sweating while she was trying to open it. I
>kept making her stop because the pain was unbearable. After the third
>time, I told her there was no way I go through with it anymore. She
>told me to rescedule to come back the day before my next period and
>hopefully my cervix would be open. I was very traumatized by this
>procedure and I was terrified to go back so I called my previous doctor
>and asked them to get my lab results and take me back. They were very
>understanding and sympathetic to the pain that I had endured. When I go
>to him to go over my biopsy results in two weeks, I plan to ask him what
>in the world she was trying to do and why she didn't numb me to do it.
>However, I am tormented by this and I have been looking all over the
>internet for a similar procedure and I have found nothing. Has anyone
>ever heard of a procedure where they go inside the cervix to scrape it?
>This was by far the worst pain I have ever endured in my life and I even
>had my son by NATURAL CHILDBIRTH!!!!!!!

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