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  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    I’ma label this as TMI just in case lol

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    I had a pap smear last week, my first one ever (I’m 31, I know I should have had it waaaaay earlier) and I still feel weird as heck down in there. Doc was lovely, absolutely no complaints, but I am most certainly not a fan of the process. When I pulled my dacks back up and sat down again, she placed the smear stick thing on her desk, and the end was red - gave me the heebies. She asked if I bleed a bit during sex, which I do and said yes, but I thought it was just little tears. Apparently my cervix is swollen. Go figure.

    I should apparently get my results in another week or something.

    In other news, my cat is so damn cute! Here’s a pic of him mid-yawn with his pretty white belly, he lets me pat his belly without losing his mind (mostly haha)

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      If there’s a problem, best to find out now rather than later. I found myself in a hell of a pickle earlier this year because I didn’t get tests done when due. All good now after treatment, but I bitterly regret now that I didn’t see it coming and get it fixed early.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        Definitely better late than never, I just had to work myself up to doing it due to medical trauma and SA. I kick myself for not having it done sooner, but I’m grateful I’m only 31 so if anything is wrong I have a good chance of coming out the other side (is what I’m telling myself while I await the results lol).

        • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone
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          1 year ago

          Bonne chance! If even an old fart like me can have a good result, then being young means your chances are so much better.

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        TMI response

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        He has, often. All the time. I just thought because I’m ‘small’ and he’s 6" erect, that I was just tearing slightly. We get a bit… Rough lol

        I actually went for the pap because I my periods are wildly irregular and heavy.

        I’m getting tested for gonoreah and chlamydia because she noticed the swolleness, just in case. If I have either, I’m 100% blaming my slutty abusive ex lol

        • Nath@aussie.zone
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          1 year ago

          This isn’t TMI stuff. It’s grown-up stuff. As a culture, we are still a bit awkward speaking about sexual health stuff, which is silly, this isn’t Victorian England.

          I love that he’s nagged you, even if that wasn’t the driving factor that led you to see a doc. It means someone cares about you and supports you. I also love that the professionals are onto it.

          Truth to tell, this sort of thing is why I do the Movember thing. Blokes in particular are so bad at seeking professional help about themselves. Me included.