Posted by Wittgenstein on September 12, 2007, at 5:27:06
In reply to Re: One more thing..., posted by TherapyGirl on September 10, 2007, at 20:59:52
TG,
I'm sorry that the appointment was so infuriating. On the plus side, at least it wasn't traumatic - but you need a caring doctor not just on her good days but on ALL days.
Aren't there gyn docs out there with a specialism in patients with fear of/reactions to pelvic exams - you'd think they would?? Is there no possibility to have the exam done under sedation? This is common practice for children having various types of examinations and it's not unhealthy even when frequent.
In the Netherlands I know they use laughing gas for patients who have extreme fear of injections - perhaps something like this could be considered?
Witti
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