Yesterday I had an experience similar to what others have detailed here. I went to get a colposcopy and several biopsies and I was told NOTHING could be give for my anxiety or the pain. NOTHING. It is completely beyond me that when a tooth is drilled it is numbed but when a piece is taken from the cervix in a very invasive procedure that it is just to be endured. I found the entire procedure to be very distressing and traumatic. The physical pain was not a problem but the psychological distress was. The only way I managed to make it through the appointment was by completely dissociating. The nurse kept telling me repeatedly that "women go pick up their kids after this procedure" as if to tell me my concerns were not meaningful. I am really frustrated that in the year 2017 women still endure so much alienation when it comes to meeting health needs that are specific to being a woman. If anyone has any ideas on how to change this, please count me in.
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Yesterday I had an experience similar to what others have detailed here. I went to get a colposcopy and several biopsies and I was told NOTHING could be give for my anxiety or the pain. NOTHING. It is completely beyond me that when a tooth is drilled it is numbed but when a piece is taken from the cervix in a very invasive procedure that it is just to be endured. I found the entire procedure to be very distressing and traumatic. The physical pain was not a problem but the psychological distress was. The only way I managed to make it through the appointment was by completely dissociating. The nurse kept telling me repeatedly that "women go pick up their kids after this procedure" as if to tell me my concerns were not meaningful. I am really frustrated that in the year 2017 women still endure so much alienation when it comes to meeting health needs that are specific to being a woman. If anyone has any ideas on how to change this, please count me in.
November 4, 2017 - 6:01pmThis Comment
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