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Shezamumof3 
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 7:22pm |
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Im just wondering, when in your cycle is a good time to have a smear done?
Ive just finished AF and im going to ring up tomorrow and book mine. Ive never had one before so I really need to pluck up the courage and have it done.
Ive been terrified about having one done, and Ive put it off for too long!
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 7:27pm |
The best time is during the week after your period so now's good.
Good on you for going to get it done, seriously you'll wonder why you put it off for so long - it's really nothing (and if you put it off any longer you better avoid Emma )
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 7:29pm |
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I was told by family plannimg to have it 3-5 days after the end of AF. But I asked at our Dr's surgery and they said whenever. I still went just after AF had finished.
Its not too bad. If u think it would help, get them to explain what they are gonna do. Or likewise, if the thought of knowing what they gonna do freaks u out, tell them u dont wanna know!
Good luck!
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 7:29pm |
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lol, DF keeps going on at me about getting one, and now that I have Caden I feel I have a HUGE reason to go and have it done.
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:07pm |
After having a baby and all the invasion that comes with it, having a smear is a walk in the park
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:09pm |
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:15pm |
They are easy and nothing to worry about 
I jsut got a letter from my doctors nurse saying I'm due for one and I only had one back in March or April  I'm not bothered by them, but geez, that's a bit much lol
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:19pm |
gah i just had my first one last week, ive put it off for ages aswell but my mw said when i was pg to get it done soon after birth not during coz your cervix is all different. but its not that bad. i got mine done a week before AF i didnt know it was best for after. 
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:20pm |
 MrsMojo wrote:
Good on you for going to get it done, seriously you'll wonder why you put it off for so long - it's really nothing (and if you put it off any longer you better avoid Emma) |
Absolutely! They should pay me to be a smear test advocate  I know they can be a bit intimidating, especially when you've never had one, but they really aren't that bad and they are over really quickly. And if it helps, consider how much more invasive the treatments for cervical cancer are - a smear is pale in comparison.
The reason I always try to encourage (or force lol!) my friends to keep their smears up to date is coz my mum had cervical cancer picked up at 35 and had a full hysterectomy at 36. Had it not been picked up so early she might have been looking at chemo, radiation etc. and the outcome might not have been so positive.
Go the smear!
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 8:55pm |
You shouldn't have one within 3 weeks of having a baby but looking at your tickers, now would be the perfect time!
It's far more awkward (if you are the shy type) than uncomfortable. It'll be done before you know it. Book it only a day in advance so you don't have to think about it much! 
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:08pm |
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Mid cycle is the best time to have a smear - talk to a nurse at your med centre when you are booking if you are unsure.
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:15pm |
I have to have one too Sheena.... and Emma even kicked me up the butt and I haven't gone yet *ducks*.
You know, when Harry was born and just after I didn't give a toss about who looked up my jacksie. But now I'm really much more sensitive than I was before I had him... it's like I've now realised just what a mess it was down there and how much my privacy was 'invaded' I know it's important to go and I WILL go (and yes soon!) but I can see why you're apprehensive. Cos I am too...
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:42pm |
*slap* Liz! You do have a really good excuse, but I even made Kellz go and if she can be brave, so can you
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 9:47pm |
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I would hurry up if I was you, otherwise I'm sure Emma would be around to your place to pick you up in a van just like the ad! :P
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:16pm |
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Good on you Sheena!
I'm overdue by about a year and a half but I've resolved to go once my community services card arrives.
I always build it up to being so big and scary in my mind, but then I always leave wondering what the big deal was!
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:25pm |
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Yeah I just got a letter in the mail telling me I am due for one. I had my first one done when I found out I was pregnant with Maddi and it reallt wasnt as bad as I thought. Still freaks me out. Doesnt help that I hate having to use the telephone.
Does it make any difference if you havent had a cycle yet?
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:51pm |
Maya wrote:
Absolutely! They should pay me to be a smear test advocate I know they can be a bit intimidating, especially when you've never had one, but they really aren't that bad and they are over really quickly. And if it helps, consider how much more invasive the treatments for cervical cancer are - a smear is pale in comparison. |
Im with Emma on this one too Prevention is better than cure
I find most of the time its more uncomfortable than anything.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 7:33am |
I'm with Emma!
Liz and Sheena, please go and get one.
Honestly, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
I make a big song and dance about it before I go, but only because it's so darn undignified
Mind you, the last one I got was much better - the nurse had me lie on my side with my knees pulled up to my chest, rather than on my back, knees akimbo. Felt much more dignified!
There's virtually no pain, maybe a little pinch - depends on who's administering it, and it's very quick.
If they offer you the ThinPrep smear, and if you can afford it ($53 without a community services card where I go), do it. It gives a much clearer sample, so you're assured of a much more accurate result.
Anyway. That's my long-winded way of saying;
do it, please If I could be there to hold you hand, I would.
good girls
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 7:47am |
The worst thing about my last smear was that I took Michaela with me and I could hear her destroying the doctors office but I was on the otherside of the curtain with the docs hands between my legs so there was nothing I could do about it.
A good doctor will make you feel comfortable and chat (about something totally OT) while she does it and before you know it the smear's over and you didn't notice a thing.
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Posted: 30 October 2008 at 9:32am |
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Oh gosh..
Dont remind me, iv been sent 2 reminder letters so far.
I hate them. Iv only ever had one done before..
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