I read the warning. Why did I open anyway? Whats worse, why did I continue to read each post ?

You're getting in touch with your feminine side?

Mine is a guy, and he's the same guy my mom sees. He's nice and all, but he has this HORRIBLE toupe...i can't stop laughing just thinking about it. I have some *issues* that crop up related to my diabetes, and he's always willing to fit me in for a quick visit.

That being said..my first visit ever, I cried so hard, and was so horrified by the whole thing that I cried the whole way home. The second time I went I was OK, but still didn't freaking like it. I refused to let them do the brest exam too...I lied and said I needed to keep my insulin pump on and my bra was the only thing I could clip it to!

Horrible, I know. But I'm not sexually active, so I suppose my *need* to go isn't as great as it should be. Bah.

It's what I like to refer to as morbid curiosity.....

WOW this reminds me so much of my situation just last week!!!!

I normally see a woman nurse practitioner at the women's health clinic on campus for my pap smears etc.

well i had an abnormal pap and had to have a colposcopy and an endometrial biopsy.. i was SCARED out of my MIND!!!!

the doctor who comes in to do the procedures is this young guy who is a BIG ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!

well he was an hour and a half late for my appointmet so i was nervous as hell and my blood pressure was REALLY high..
then i get in expecting him to shake my hand, introduce himself and explain to me the procedures..
well he did NONE of these!! he just said ok spread your legs im going to do the procedure.. my knees were shaking! he saw them shaking and said.. "ohhh come on its not going to hurt there aren't nerve cells there" and i wanted to KICK him in the head when he got started.. he was very rough and had to do both biopsies twice because he didnt get enough cells. i was in so much pain!!!

THEN i ask him... so what is the worst case scenario for these types of biopsies (in all seriousness) i was trying to get more info! and he said ..."worst case...(insert his evil laugh) a hysterectomy and radiation treatment."
i wanted to DIE!!!!!! He was just being so casual and assholish about it.. making me feel like a baby for being in so much pain. i actually blacked out for a second after the procedure and he made a nurse come in to help me out. he didnt even ask if i was OK!!!

this is what happens when you have no insurance and have to use the clinical services on campus.

i just got the results back from my tests and they need to freeze my cervix on the outside to get rid of the superficial cells on my cervix. since i know this A-Hole will be the one doing it, im looking into alternative doctors.. i dont want to go through that trauma again :(


*edited to add* does anyone have information on cryosurgery or has anyone gone through it to remove abnormal cells on the outside of the cervix.. im really nervous about it and any info would be great!

Don't get anything done on campus surgery wise!!! Go to Planned Parenthood and get a second opinion.

I assume you aren't covered by your parents' insurance at all? If they have it, you should still be covered if you're a student.

I go to a male gynocologist and he is amazing. He is caring, sensitive and he listens! When I started going to his women's clinic I didn't even think about what sex he was. I just went and the way I look at it, as long as I'm healthly I really don't care. Plus, when he does the exam there has to be a female nurse in the room. Apparently, at all clinics in Oxford they require that be/c I asked my friend who is a Labor/Deliver Nurse that once. She said it is just incase anything should happen that's not suppose to happen. But anyway, he is very nice and very good.

Exactly what I was going to say. I prefer female doctors as a rule because the male doctors I had to go to while I was in college thought they knew everything there was to know about "girl problems" when they really didn't know jack. However, I have been to lady doctors who would barely give you the time of day, much less answer any questions or explain anything.

Edited to add: MoonStar17, I'll PM you...

It doesn't matter whether you're sexually active or not, doctors say that you should go every year when you turn 18.

Yikes!!! That's awful. I really would have kicked him in the head. "Sorry Dr. you must have hit a nerve and I lost all control of my leg".

Secondly, there should be a female nurse in the room at all time while a male OB/GYN is examining you.

seriously! eghhhhhhhhh icky biopsy memories.

- marissa

I'm currently looking into switching doctors... Aside from the fabulous things I've heard about the one I'm looking at, this is one of the main reasons why I'd like to see him... He's got a family practice, but is also OB/GYN.

Female. I would feel very uncomfortable with a male doctor for those kind of things.

Christiangirl, I have a friend who hasn't ever been to the gynecologist...and she's 32! She thinks she doesn't need to since she is not sexually active.

MoonStar, you absolutely should not take this lying down (no pun intended)! I'm sure you want to forget all about the whole, horrible experience, but this "doctor" needs to be told that his bedside manner ABSOLUTELY STINKS! I would contact the supervisor and let her/him know of your experience. Perhaps as a result, the next patient he "treats" will be treated a little better!

My old roommate never got checked up. She wasn't active, but I kept telling her a yearly pap also detects cancers and other funky problems that you don't necessarily get from having sex!

I have Kaiser and they recommend that if you've had normal pap results, you only have to go in every TWO years.

Anyone else heard of this? Or follow this?