Posted by CareBear04 on July 30, 2005, at 7:37:10
ladies-- i have a question.
i recently was referred to an internal medicine doctor i really like a lot. she is really young and relates well to me, and i feel like she could almost be a friend if she weren't my dr.
i went for my first visit this week, and the nurse asked if i had a GYN, or if i wanted this dr to do my pap smears. i was taken aback because although i've known family med drs to do pap smears, i haven't heard of IM drs doing them. i put it off, but they want me to come back next month. i don't know if i would feel comfortable going to this dr for everything medical when she's going to see me in such a... compromising position. i know we all have to go through it as women, but i don't know... i see the merits of having one dr take care of everything, but i'd almost rather split it up. but i think i'm just being a baby. i've only had one pap smear in my life, and i was heavily sedated for it. i think maybe i just need to get used to it? what do you all think? thanks.
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