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*Beth* · May 26, 2022 at 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

I have asked to be asleep- btw my Dr said half of her patients want to be asleep and half don't- because one part of the colposcopy was very painful. I don't even know that it was when they were taking samples- I just know it hurt a lot- my whole reproductive system just cramped up really hard! I figure the leep is more invasive- cutting out a bigger chunk of my cervix- so I'm fine with going under in this case. Ten minutes on the one hand seems silly for all the prep of going under but not if it's going to be as painful or more so than the colposcopy was. I dunno- maybe I'm being a big baby but she did say it's half and half going under vs not, so....

Noooo....you are NOT being a big baby! I have noticed that some women are internally more sensitive than others. My daughter has always had a miserable time with pelvics, so did my mom. Pain and cramping. For me, pelvics have never been uncomfortable.

A few years ago I had to have a uterine biopsy and was briefly in a menopause support group; most of the women said that uterine biopsies are agonizingly painful. They really had a rough time. When I had mine I felt a moment of "pinch"...it didn't feel like a party, but it was not what I'd call painful. Every body is different. Also, every practitioner is different. Some are rougher than others.

If you feel comfortable with being asleep, that's absolutely the way to do it, I believe.