A girly issue

[janno]

For those of you who don't like tests, just go and visit a cancer ward or ask for a blat of chemo to see what it feels like, then decide if getting a speculum up your twat or finger up your jaxsie is that bad after all . . .

As someone who has been just about a professional patient for the last 15 years, since I was 21, let me give you a word of advice.

Leave your dignity at the door of the hospital or doctors, and pick it up again on the way out.

There's a time and place to be worried about pride or feeling uncomfortable, and anything to do with your health is not one of them. (Not talking about malpractice here, of course).

Believe me, when you've had the shit hit the fan big time, you soon stop worrying about the minor stuff . . .

[Edbear]

Leave your dignity at the door of the hospital or doctors, and pick it up again on the way out.

Believe me, when you've had the shit hit the fan big time, you soon stop worrying about the minor stuff . . .

I agree.

(And I'm still undecided which was worse, the Barium meal, or the Barium enema...)

[Stella]

and speaking of huge, mega, ultra, boxes of condoms.. how intriguing...

Go to your doctor (nurse, community health thing, family planning) for a condom script then all of $3 at the pharmacy!

can you believe it: 144 for $3!!!

(of course you may be charged at the place you get the script, then just a repeat script fee from then on, but compared to $156 for the same number (12 packs) retail..... damn that is a deal!

Do ask, there are quite a few varieties avaliable, the standard script is for Durex Confidence or similar. They don't prescribe anything fancy, but there are varieties of standard... They also don't do latex-free ones, which are $4 each for the many unfortunates with latex allergy. I spend my working day in latex gloves and started developing a sensitivity, including to condoms..... NOT FUN! Switched to non-latex gloves and now condoms are fine.

Then it is up to your imagination of how to use them

[Stella]

When you consider what I've been pushing out through that hole for the last 50 years a finger going up is nothing... I agree - just do it (I was gunna say harden up but thats just soooo wrong on so many levels...)

THat is a BRILLIANT way of looking at it.
Too all those, men and women, too embarrassed to go, just thing of how horrible it must be for the docs and nurse to put their fingers up places that all manner of unpleasantness comes out of!

Mentally make it THEIR unpleasant experience, not yours!

(I have had a doc whine something along the lines of 'oh, do we have to??' when I said I needed an examination...

[Mom]

To voice a personal opinion here.......reading through this thread some folk really seriously need to get over themselves!!! This is called taking personal responsibility for your health in the big picture. OK, so you have to show your bits to someone that you are not attracted to they are going to touch, insert instruments, fingers or whatever

SO WHAT!

It does not hurt, really it doesn't.......probably best described as..........yuk!!!!!

Well done Buffy for bring this subject up.

[pyrocam]

Since there is a lot of guys reading the thread, there is something (other than getting your bits looked at) that you can do. Its really important to encourage and support your wife/ partner/ mistress/ girlfriend etc to go and get these done. thats only 4 people!


But seriously, if you find someone who doesn't want to go / hasn't gone for whatever reason you should really encourage them to make sure they get a check. They will thank you later.

[riffer]

Family Planning Disappointed At Refusal Of Vaccine Funding

The Government opted not to do that yet.

Of course. We've got future boat races to pay for. Not impressed. I have a daughter about to hit puberty.

On the positive side, cervical cancer won't be a problem for my wife.

PSA test at 40? I didn't realise that... I thought it was after 50. I must ask my doctor next time I'm able to get an appointment, which should be in about ten years.

All the best buffy.

[BigG]

You guys have it sweet, you're so lucky.

5 times more men die from Prostate Cancer than women die from Cervical Cancer ... and there's no test, free or otherwise, to detect it. Once you've got it, you're history.

Not quite right Grub, There are checks that the doctor does, the main thing is with guys they need to go and have check ups regulary a blood test being one of them, your PSA is checked and if it is high then there is medication or operation if caught early then something can be done about it. But like the Ladys you must go in for regular checks before it becomes to late.

[Pixie]

You guys have it sweet, you're so lucky.

5 times more men die from Prostate Cancer than women die from Cervical Cancer ... and there's no test, free or otherwise, to detect it. Once you've got it, you're history.

That's because you live in a feminocracy

[ManDownUnder]

That's because you live in a feminocracy

Lives in la la land you mean...

(not having a rant at you Pixie...)

No test for it???? You mean it goes completely... undetected! OH MY GOD! It must be a miracle anything get's treated then... I mean what - do they just start cutting open people and ripping out prostates on the off-chance?

Anyway - back on topic... this was about women's examinations, their importance and the issues surrounding them. Cervical vs Prostate awareness, treatment etc ain't a contest. Both issues need adressing, but that seems to be beyond the scope of this thread...

[bert_is_evil]

That's because you live in a feminocracy

geez, why does every thread in this section seem to turn into battle of the sexes!

[Curious_AJ]

geez, why does every thread in this section seem to turn into battle of the sexes!

because it's a woman's section, and we like to argue/debate

the more i read of this the more aware it makes me, ive started telling my friends all to get it done as well. yet the more i read, also, the more put off i get in some instances LOL!

but no, i guess I will have to suck it up and go to the *shudders* quack... even though they are all the spawn of the DEVIL!!

[Hitcher]

even though they are all the spawn of the DEVIL!!

I think you have them confused with aromatherapists.

[babyB]

hay Buffy good thoughts at ya.
hope ya holding up ok knows the waiting is hard big

i commend you alot of woman find it very hard to share their issues...
me being 1 of them.

[Toaster]

because it's a woman's section, and we like to argue/debate

the more i read of this the more aware it makes me, ive started telling my friends all to get it done as well. yet the more i read, also, the more put off i get in some instances LOL!

but no, i guess I will have to suck it up and go to the *shudders* quack... even though they are all the spawn of the DEVIL!!

So true, health problems big and small for both men and women dont go away when we close our eyes and wish them gone. Getting checked out is so important, dealing with it well is the challenge. It is not having something 'wrong' with us that is where we lose... it is in our reaction and character we can show we won, or lost.