Poked and prodded

[cjsmith]

Am I the only woman who has cramps for a day or more after a gyn exam? GRRRR ANNOYING.

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[klwalton.livejournal.com]

No, you're not. *pats*

Not at all

[airporter.livejournal.com]

My cousin (normally wonderful and sarcastic) ripped me a new one shortly after her last exam.

Then started talking about changing doctors.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*snarls begin to subside*

The doctor is gentle, but I'm pretty darned messed up. Grr.

Re: Not at all

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah the snarliness that can be caused by pain!

My doctor is gentle and all, so I don't want to cast blame, but I've got some nasty pinched nerves in the abdomen. Growl snarl grr.

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

no, I have cramps and bleeding after every gyno exam. You are not alone. *hug*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yuck. I do wonder why we've got nerves in most of there at ALL. I suspect their major contribution to evolution is that over the millenia, women of childbearing age have disemboweled a few idiots who stepped over the line during The Time We Are Not Doormats. Oh wait. Removing idiots from the gene pool does sort of answer my question.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

*gentle hugs*

*offers heating pad or ice pack*

*brings you beverage of choice to go with World Famous Killer Mac-n-Cheese*

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

That's just damn female hysteria talkin'.
Now go clean something.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's HYSTER-ia all right! I should have that thing removed!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

WINE! Deep dark red wine. No wait. Chocolate limoncello. If you drink alcohol and if you like dark chocolate you MUST some day taste this thing. I think it might not be available in the States, but it is so good I'd consider importing it all by my ownself.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

I've still got Jake (http://www.jakesfault.com/); he's a shiraz. and i've got something called "Oops! (http://www.oopswines.com/flash/home.html)" and says right on the label that it's a "cheeky little red". would either of those work? (is it wrong to pick my wines based solely on the label or the name?)

tell me more about this chocolate limoncello!

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

I'd give my left nut for a hysterectomy.
If men has uterusi we'd be able to get one while waiting for our oil to be changed.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Both sound fabulous. If wine makers didn't want us to pick based on the label or the name they wouldn't spend so much effort on their labels and names! Of course, sometimes that means we wind up with something we don't like the taste of. Oh well. There's always another wine to taste later.

Limoncello is a bright yellow, sweet, very-lemony liqueur that is all over the place in Italy. Exactly once I saw a variant that was thick and nearly black... it was probably about half DARK CHOCOLATE and half limoncello liqueur. I promptly bought the bottle (14 euros for 750ml, a STEAL for stuff this tasty) and three of us got very blasted one night. I kept the label but it's at home; I'll write more after I go look at it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

While I'm there I'll take a pack of those breast reduction pills they would undoubtedly have, too.

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

I can just see all us sitting there waiting for our oil to be changed, flat chested and non menstruating, and with uni-brows cuz I sure the hell wouldn't be plucking them bitches any longer.
And a bikini line like a bearskin rug.

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

I'm always amazed when I say the stupid biopsies hurt. "There aren't any nerve endings in the cervix." Wanna freaking bet?

I'm feelin it for ya. Preventative advil or other cramp med of your choice prior to the appointment might help a bit.

not related to post at all

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

But your icon is making me feel sorry for the kitty and giggle at the same time. It's face is freaking priceless.

Re: not related to post at all

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

That's been my default icon since 2002.
I cannot get enough of Senor Toenails.

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

No, sadly. Some cramps, some bleeding.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine once retorted "And when's the last time YOU had it done?" to a male doc. To his credit, that did shut him up.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Bleah. What the heck was the point of making us feel pain for every little thing? It's not like my doc is going in with a hammer!

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

I haven't plucked a brow hair in my life. They just, uh, grow this way.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Weirdly, it has always been the female gyn's who have said that to me. My male gyn seems to just take me at my word on stuff, presumably since he CAN'T just assume we all work like he does :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Fortunately for me, I've never had anyone say it to me. Phew!

It seems to be understood these days (at least by several docs I've seen) that women vary widely in terms of how much sensitivity there is in various spots. Maybe as a new generation of physicians comes in, that sort of comment will be a thing of the past.

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

I'm going to need a close up, please.

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

It may just be how the plumbing is, um, designed and how they perform the tests they do.

If there was something like a mammogram for guys, that test would be redesigned in a second...

[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

No nerve endings in the... wha? Bull. Sh!#. I've been through childbirth without anesthesia, so I know, thankyaverymuch!

(And as to the original question, it happens to me too.)