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Brown Eyes:
I agree with what Leslie said. Neither a mammogram nor a pelvic exam should hurt too much. I think that a little discomfort is to be expected... but if either procedure is truly painful, then the practitioner is doing something wrong. Be sure to speak up for yourself if you feel pain in those procedures. Don't take the doctor's behavior for granted... you definitely have the right to speak up if you're uncomfortable.
For me, I almost always get bad cramps (sort of like menstrual cramps) following a pelvic exam, so yes, I often take Tylenol or something. But, usually the exam itself doesn't hurt (cause sharp pains, etc.).
Penthesilea:
I second (or third) what Leslie and Amanda have said: I never had a pelvic exam that hurt the slightest bit. You should talk to your doctor.
Can't say anything about mammogram though, never had one yet.
I never had any waxing of hair, and I'm sure I'll never try it :o. It already sounds so horrible (and I mean not the story Kelda posted, lol). I am lucky and don't have many hairs anywhere on my body. For 35 years I never needed to shave or wax anything. But the last few years, the hair on my legs seem to get more. Now I have an epilator and I love that little machine. It doesn't hurt badly, only a little bit and it takes weeks for the hair to come back. Actually, I use it three times a year: one time in each, June, July and August. I'm like Natali's sister, in winter I don't bother with the hair on my legs.
I remember in puperty, when all girls of my class already had body hair and I wondered when I will get more than the three meager hairs I had. Well, that time never came and a few years later (and to this day) I'm happy about it.
serious crayons:
I've never heard of a pelvic exam being out-and-out painful. Not the most fun thing in the world, but not painful.
Mammograms, on the other hand, I would say are on the extreme side of uncomfortable. I remember seeing an internet joke about how you can prepare for a mammogram by slamming your breast in a refrigerator door and then running over it with the car, or something like that. That's about right, but luckily you only have to endure it for a minute or so.
shortfiction:
Thank you for the replies. I can survive the mammo, somehow, but that pelvic just kills me. I even had them used the child's speculum and it still seems too big. Not to get too personal, but....well, heck, we already are personal here, aren't we?----I'm, uh, how do I put this.....Small.
Sigh.
I never thought I would wax, but now that I'm used to it, I can't stand to use a razor any more.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on September 01, 2007, 05:53:53 pm ---
Mammograms, on the other hand, I would say are on the extreme side of uncomfortable. I remember seeing an internet joke about how you can prepare for a mammogram by slamming your breast in a refrigerator door and then running over it with the car, or something like that. That's about right, but luckily you only have to endure it for a minute or so.
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I have seen that joke and it irks me because I know there are women who don't get mammograms because they are afraid of the pain. MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES. A minute or two of discomfort once a year is certainly bearable, don't you think, ladies?
In my personal opinion, I concur with the American Cancer Society: women should have an annual mammogram, beginning at age 40. If there is any significant family history, you may want to begin sooner. Discuss this with your practitioner. I had my first mammo at 35.
Leslie
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