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[derien]

I lived through the tests.  Didn't even pass out, though it would have been a mercy if I could have.  That was some of the worst pain I've ever experienced under controlled conditions.  The snips she took out of my cervix didn't hurt at all, I didn't even feel them, but when she went for the core sample of the endometrial lining I went directly from nonchalant to shrieking with nothing in between.  It was a bit surprising to both of us.  I ended up fifteen minutes late to work because I had to go get a hot chocolate after that.  I was limp like a dishrag, and hurting for most of the rest of the day.  It still doesn't feel quite right to me.

Several people (co-workers, ex-coworkers, ex-classmates) who I've talked with today have been very encouraging about their or their family member's similar situations, so I'm not as worried as I was at first.  That's how I deal with things - I talk about it to everyone who'll hold still, and gather every scrid of anecdotal information I can, and it usually makes me feel better. 

Yeah.  So.  Now it's just the teeth to look forward to.  Yay, an excuse to eat lots of ice-cream! ;)

PS ETA - Mammogram is scheduled for January 31. ;)

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[mhw.livejournal.com]

Yee-OWCH! Definitely not pleasant.

With anything like that I tend to fill up on painkillers beforehand, just in case.

[derien.livejournal.com]

I followed the dr's recommendation of four ibuprophin beforehand, which is probably why the samples of the cervix didn't hurt. Maybe it just wasn't quite enough for the uterus... or maybe I shouldn't have had double-strength tea. I find caffiene comforting, but it does encourage muscle cramps.

[mhw.livejournal.com]

Not having a uterus, I don't know, but couldn't they use whatever it is that takes the sample to apply a local anaesthetic before they do the ouchy bits?

I'm wibbling in anticipation, because if my current urine sample comes back positive for blood once again, they're going to do a cystoscopy. I can't say that I like the idea of them pushing a long wiggly tube up my penis into my bladder :(

[derien.livejournal.com]

I can't say that I like the idea of them pushing a long wiggly tube up my penis into my bladder :(


Ack!! I just had another twinge just READING that!