tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post977602681414499996..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Looks Kinda Like a PancakeDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57304107887517892672008-05-25T12:20:00.000-04:002008-05-25T12:20:00.000-04:00Oh I so feel you on the Colpolscopy. I have had a ...Oh I so feel you on the Colpolscopy. I have had a total of four of them and then wound up having to get the LEEP procedure earlier this month. Oh that was fun let me tell ya. Nothing like the doctor telling you ok your going to feel some pinches while inject this Novocaine in your cervix. I think that was beat by the pain of the ground sticky pad thing they put on my leg being removed. Then thereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144362610125422609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83728862546638129662008-05-24T00:53:00.000-04:002008-05-24T00:53:00.000-04:00Good times. Isn't getting older GREAT?! :)I love t...Good times. Isn't getting older GREAT?! :)<BR/><BR/>I love that you enjoyed laying on the table with your feet up in stirrups. Only a mother with small children at home would consider that to be relaxing... <BR/><BR/>What? No one is calling me or hanging off of me?? This is like a mini-vacation!!! Where's my tropical drink with the umbrella??The Amazing Tripshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50174811750124401322008-05-23T17:04:00.000-04:002008-05-23T17:04:00.000-04:00Seriously, all women should go directly to heaven....Seriously, all women should go directly to heaven. No need for exminiation of actions while they are on earth. Doesn't matter. There should be a separate isle for women that lead them directly to Jesus. "Oh, you're a woman, right this way..."help4newmomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930398899221348690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76479396118786195082008-05-22T19:10:00.000-04:002008-05-22T19:10:00.000-04:00I lost my Aunt to Breast Cancer just over a month ...I lost my Aunt to Breast Cancer just over a month ago. Ladies PLEASE go get your mammograms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3241847101593065062008-05-22T16:09:00.000-04:002008-05-22T16:09:00.000-04:00During my last colposcopy the doctor had me cough ...During my last colposcopy the doctor had me cough when she took the sample. Still not comfortable but it did distract me from the pain. Just a little tip. She also had me take something like 10 Advils before the proceedue...something else to ask about if you ever have to have another one. (I hope you don't because they are not pleasant!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83714319991101120722008-05-22T00:48:00.000-04:002008-05-22T00:48:00.000-04:00Dawn, thanks so much for this post. Two years ago ...Dawn, thanks so much for this post. Two years ago I was sexually assaulted while under anesthesia for surgery, and the resultant PTSD does NOT play well with any medical setting whatsoever. I was <I>completely</I> hysterical during my last Pap smear and it set me so far back that, sad to say, I doubt I'll have my next one as scheduled. But reading this definitely helps. Thanks for your funny and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12282897598052211182008-05-21T15:06:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:06:00.000-04:00Is it just me, or do any other moms feel MORE sens...Is it just me, or do any other moms feel MORE sensitive about doctors messing around with your hoo-hah? I've somehow got it into my head that, after pushing kids out of there, I'm entitled to have the whole area left alone by medical professionals and their various implements. Not that I carry this logic through...I go for all my regular check-ups...I just feel more hard-done-by than I used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23708286630197275662008-05-21T13:53:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:53:00.000-04:00Wow! Thank you so much Dawn. I just went for my ye...Wow! Thank you so much Dawn. I just went for my yearly exam last week and was told I need to go have a mammogram. (I just turned 35) I went ahead and scheduled it, but have pretty much been living in dread ever since. At least now I know it is not as bad as I have convinced myself it would be. You have really eased my mind. You're the best! ~Julie in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49952083554446827522008-05-21T12:39:00.000-04:002008-05-21T12:39:00.000-04:00Too funny! I thought I was the only one crazy eno...Too funny! I thought I was the only one crazy enough to tuck my panties into my pants after undressing at the OB/GYN!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64625132051614964702008-05-21T11:11:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:11:00.000-04:00I'm so disappointed this morning. I so thought Ri...I'm so disappointed this morning. I so thought Rick would have had some comment on this subject and quickly scanned down the list to find his, to no avail. Boo hoo. Besides you giving me the biggest chuckles ever Dawn, Rick gets his punches in too! I was just wondering his take on this subject - hee hee. Thank you for linking me to your past post about the book deal, sometimes I just don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85729298900114079162008-05-21T10:43:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:43:00.000-04:00My mother had breast cancer at 32 and is now a liv...My mother had breast cancer at 32 and is now a lively 60 year young woman. Her mother and father both had breast cancer - yes her FATHER had it, that always freaks the technicians out when I go in - and her grand mother had it. Her mother and grandmother died from breast cancer. I'm now 42 but have lived my entire life in fear of this disease. My first breast lump and biopsy was at 16, at 23 Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899610362909777365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33997685944199917292008-05-21T10:22:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:22:00.000-04:00Ah, yes, I hide the 'roos too when I go in for tho...Ah, yes, I hide the 'roos too when I go in for those kinds of check-ups. I had to go in recently to see a surgeon about abscesses that I've been getting recently. Met this doctor for the first time that day and five minutes into the "visit" she had me strip down(I've been getting the abscesses near the inside of my leg/groin area) and didn't leave. I was shocked. Like, she was going to see itTheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65377763130818845102008-05-21T10:13:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:13:00.000-04:00you know....SOMEBODY learned to remember the hard ...you know....SOMEBODY learned to remember the hard way to not forget to take off those boob stickers, cuz IF you go in front of a huge audience and the lights dim during the performance, the POINTS will GLOW *giggle*Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122745336189501496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81605021100251396992008-05-21T09:07:00.000-04:002008-05-21T09:07:00.000-04:00That is never fun, poor thing. I went to the denti...That is never fun, poor thing. I went to the dentist yesterday, that wasn't fun either. I can certainly empathize.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63164983280817936142008-05-21T07:35:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:35:00.000-04:00i'm 36. my doctor won't let me have a mamogram un...i'm 36. my doctor won't let me have a mamogram until i'm 40. :( i tried...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82634957272292946662008-05-21T05:41:00.000-04:002008-05-21T05:41:00.000-04:00Wow, Dawn - thanks! I appreciate a little Mammogr...Wow, Dawn - thanks! I appreciate a little Mammogram Honesty! I may actually get one sooner rather than later! Seriously!<BR/><BR/>~Dawn SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9836130680447584972008-05-21T01:56:00.000-04:002008-05-21T01:56:00.000-04:00Dawn, you must get out more if having a pap is rel...Dawn, you must get out more if having a pap is relaxing and fun. Although I must say the last time I had one I actually said, "Time sure flies when a speculum is involved." My midwife gave me quite the look. I think its important to laugh about the pain and humiliation of such procedures. So, thanks, I appreciate it.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523318718290287586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57797981148916555742008-05-21T00:59:00.000-04:002008-05-21T00:59:00.000-04:00Sorry I havn't posted in a while, I went off and h...Sorry I havn't posted in a while, I went off and had a baby girl :) She's 3 weeks old now!<BR/><BR/>I also hide my bra and undies, but my theory is.. if I start leaving them out in the open at the doctor's I'm more likely to leave the bra out in the open at the massage therapists, which would be bad!!<BR/><BR/>My colp.. however it's spelled, ended up needing a freezing treatment. They asked me ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40773448113672141732008-05-21T00:46:00.000-04:002008-05-21T00:46:00.000-04:00I do bereavement counseling with a hospice, and so...I do bereavement counseling with a hospice, and sometimes I hear sad stories about women who were too modest or apprehensive to have those tests. I'm glad you did! I'm really good about the cancer screens. <BR/><BR/>Now that I'm 53 and have had parts of me looked at, multiple times, I get more embarassed by being an overweight undressed woman than by just being undressed... and I tuck my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54445879280242013672008-05-20T23:59:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:59:00.000-04:00Glad your GYN seems to think there is nothing to w...Glad your GYN seems to think there is nothing to worry about. Thank God!<BR/>Well done getting the mammogram done. <BR/>I know i need to do it, it's just making the time for myself...debi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45618461052351188522008-05-20T23:41:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:41:00.000-04:00I totally hide my underwear at the doctors too! An...I totally hide my underwear at the doctors too! <BR/>And I'll take a mammogram over a pap or a teeth cleaning any day.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653903831722510380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23827262122555255742008-05-20T23:16:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:16:00.000-04:00Those boob stickers, I didn't get any. I have to g...Those boob stickers, I didn't get any. I have to go back for another MAMMO in 6 months and you better believe I will be asking for them.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, the MAMMO is not bad. Maybe, maybe a momment of discomfort. But it is over so quickly.<BR/><BR/>The colposcopy is not a nice test. I had mine done on Friday. The last one I had done was 15 years ago. Compared to that nightmare this one jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30973258639165134092008-05-20T23:09:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:09:00.000-04:00Yay, Dawn! I'm so glad you went in to get all you...Yay, Dawn! I'm so glad you went in to get all your tests done. There was no procrastination involved here from the time you got your pap.<BR/><BR/>I won't bother to echo all the other comments on the importance of getting the necessary tests done.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28784165707373428312008-05-20T23:00:00.000-04:002008-05-20T23:00:00.000-04:00Dawn,Awesome post! You had me in stitches! Thank...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Awesome post! You had me in stitches! Thanks for bringing both of your "party" activities to full light. Been there...mammo, colp, cryo, and colonosc. When the ob was doing the colp, she took about 20 minutes...said my cervix kept moving away from her every time she tried to get a snip!!! Like I made it happen! Like so many of your posts above, it is sooooooo important to getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91206914021794178062008-05-20T22:43:00.000-04:002008-05-20T22:43:00.000-04:00We should do an experiment. The next time we go t...We should do an experiment. The next time we go to the gyn, we should purposely leave our bra and panties out out in the open just to see the doctor's reaction. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com