Hi all,
I'm not sure this is the right place for this but here we go!
I have recently had my first smear test and found it extremely painful, and had several days of bleeding. I am lead to believe that this is normal, but i am still bleeding when i have a bowel movement. I spoke to my GP about this and she said it may take a few weeks to recover. Is this normal? I am worried something went wrong as i cant find much information about this, with Covid it's difficult to speak to anyone. I did ask the GP to call me back but unfortunately they were unable to.
I only had the test as GPs, Nurses and Receptionists have been asking me for years! I'm 32 and still not sexually active so was reluctant to do the test. I thought after so long I should do it anyway but have been left feeling terrible about everything and worried what long term effect this will have on me both physically and mentally.
What should i do? I'm very upset about the situation.
Thanks
I think it can be quite common to bleed after a smear test. Its just that its a vascular and delicate area and the brush they use to scrape the cells can cause you to bleed. I would expect spotting for a few days then should get better unless you're due your period. My mum was a nurse doing smears and said women bleeding is common so I dont think its a sign anything went wrong. I have regular smears and colposcopies at the hospital snd they always tell me I might get a bit of light bleeding/spotting for a few days so doesnt seem anything to be concerned about, although I know its not nice.
Thanks for the reply.
It's 2 months on now and am still in pain and a lot of discomfort. Have spoken to the GP and they keep just giving me thrush treatment, which its not at all. I am so worried about internal damage! I felt ripping into my lower back when they did the smear but the doctors tell me that it was probably the hymn ripping. I have never felt so much pain in my life!! I keep thinking to go to A&E as i dont think the doctors really care. They did do an external exam and said i was inflamed and swollen and prescribed a hydrocortisone cream. It's really not helping and i dont know what to do, i really cant keep living like this.
Thanks
