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l0vaduck
Beginner April 2008

Anyone else putting off having a smear test?

l0vaduck, 5 of November of 2011 at 14:22

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I'm due for a smear test (overdue to be honest) but I absolutely hate them. I cannot bear the thought of it - I would rather take the risk. Does anyone feel the same, and do you have a successful way of getting through them? I know it's the sensible thing to do but can't bring myself to go. Scaring...

I'm due for a smear test (overdue to be honest) but I absolutely hate them. I cannot bear the thought of it - I would rather take the risk.

Does anyone feel the same, and do you have a successful way of getting through them? I know it's the sensible thing to do but can't bring myself to go.

Scaring me into it with horror stories of cervical cancer won't work either, because there's a better than even chance that I'll never get it.

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  • ashlil
    Beginner February 2011
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    I've just seen this thread! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE if anyone is thinking of not going etc, please do go, its really important, they picked up cancerous cells in my smear when I was 22! and had a colposcopy and laser treatment to sort ou the cells.

    I didn't think it was important at that age but couldn't believe it when I had to go back on the referral.

    Please go and just try to relax its over in less than 20secs x

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  • *JLS*
    Beginner July 2012
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    I think I have been quite fortunate in that I have never had a bad experience (so far). My OH would love it if I could go every year as he gets very worried that I might have cancer. I do it for him as well as myself, I would hate to think that anything abnormal was missed because I didn't go.

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  • Vee Tee
    Beginner April 2012
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    I started getting letters when I was 20 but I ignored them til I was 24 and my OH found out I'd never been, he wasn't too pleased, so he made the appt and I went. I've only had one since and again he did it for me - that was the hard part. He's a real sweetheart doing something like that, I always think it must be embarrassing for him making the call so the least I can do is go and get the test lol

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  • (Claire)
    Beginner July 2011
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    Life is so precious why would you take for granted something as important as your health.

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  • Red Baroness
    Beginner July 2012
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    I think it's wrong that screening starts at 25 in England. It should much younger than that.

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  • Missus S
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    It is much too old when there are plenty of cases of cancer younger than 25. A couple of my friends have had laser for abnormal cells. They're under 25.

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  • Vee Tee
    Beginner April 2012
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    PS I should have said, I wore a really long skirt and u dont even have to lift it above ur knees, so you really don't feel naked naked. What a relieft that was.

    The age must be 20 in Scotland then cos thats when I started getting the letters....although as I said, I was 24 (and a half) before I went (got made to go lol)

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