So basically I have booked my smear test for tomorrow and I’m absolutely scared and nervous.
I was 24 when I started my fertility treatment and when I went for my first initial appointment not knowing what to expect the unsympathetic gyno started to do a smear test and bearing in mind I was 24 not even 25 I just totally panicked and she couldn’t do it then she turned around and said well if you can’t handle the pain of a smear you won’t manage a Transvaginal scan and we’re not even going to attempt and that your very small there.I then went for a test to check my tubes where
They put dye through you, again the bedside manner of the guy doing the test was disgusting and we had to abandoned he left it as a joke saying l have excellent pelvic muscles. After that I didn’t even attempt a smear. Couple of years ago my practice nurse suggested I came for one she was really good and I didn attemptthe test but it was just so painful , she abandoned it and told me to try again but I just couldn’t as I find them very very painful. However with me now suffering from health anxiety and having long period cycles I thought I need to book a smear at least if that’s clear I don’t panic everytime I have a funny do with my cycle. My question is I’m 36 am I the only one out there who’s left it to late to have a test ... which has made me more anxious now to think what I’ve ive left it to late ... health anxiety doesn’t make it easy either