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Originally Posted by BethRags
The bed does sound less than comfy. It is probably made in such a way that is correct for that procedure. And I'll bet you're correct - they don't want you to see what's going on. I hate that. It's my body, I will watch. In some ways, medical procedures (especially for women) have a ways to go, don't they. Although, I will say they've come a long way, too. 42 years ago when I had my first pelvic they were still using large metal speculums. Crazy. And icky, that they were not disposable. I remember when doctors started using smaller plastic speculums I was like, "WOW! This is progress!"
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I usually watch everything but I have to admit that this is one I wouldn't want to see as it's quite bloody. I have 8 steri-strips and it took them about 10 minutes of pressure to get the bleeding to stop. Blood doesn't bug me but that's a lot. They showed me the screen where each of my biopsies have been and there was a good bit of bleeding inside too.
I actually never had a pelvic with a plastic speculum. Not that I had a lot of them. I think I only had about 4 pelvics before the 18 months before my hysterectomy. During that time i I had a number of them. And now I don't get them. Which is good since I have a feeling I'll be getting diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds every 6 months for a very long time after all this and that's enough, especially since I'll now be going to my current place and it's a 2.5 hour drive each way. But whatever keeps me healthy.
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