I doubt it. But if you did go to a shrink, you could get a special referral,
with
notes, etc., for the predicament you are in. I wonder if you miscarried or
something. I think I have done that, also.
I'd still go to women's clinic, staffed with all women or somethng. They are
cheaper, sliding scale, they use nurse pratitioners, and they are mostly women
just
like us. We just all wanna stay healthy. They also have books about exams, for
women
that have been truamatized, etc. They have pamphlets, and they used to have a
book
about how to give yourself an exam. It cannot be such a mystery. Ya know? I can
defintily tell, for instance, if I have a sore in my mouth, ya know? I also knwo
sort of what to do about it. Like use Listerine or somehting, rinse it, keep it
clean, etc. I just dont' see any mystery about vaginas. You just check out the
anantomy, and keep it clean, ya know? Betadine douche is always good, if you
think
you have an infection but are not sure.
Birth control pills are not geat for you, actually . They increase the risks of
some
other problems, but not by much, though. I get bloated on the pill. I hold water
weight, like, I stay in a PMS state, sort of. I also bleed less, too. I like
being
normal, better. I like weighing less, and knowing that I am "flushing" anythng
bad
out of me. Oh, as far as pregnancy, I went to all my appts for my first baby.
It
was such a bother. And I was naive then I used to trust doctors. My second kid,
I
went once, for the preg test (they weren't on the market as preg kits, yet) It
was a
urine test only, you just bring the urine in. And I went when the baby came.That
was
it. I kept myslef healthy. That was it. When I wasn't sure if the baby had
gained
amy weight, during the first 2 weeks of her life, I took her to be wieghed. She
was
2 weeks old, and had gained 2 lbs. On breastmilk, only, too. Well, I just needed
to
know. When they asked if "I" had been checked, I always lied and said, yes. It
isn't
their body.
I swear, that if you go to a GP, there is a possibility that you can come out
with a
flu or something.
So may sick people go there.....; its not a place I can go to very easily.
I also glad to know I am not alone, regarding this stuff, too.
-SD

Ncrnation@... wrote:

> This has really been great for me to hear from all of you. thank you.
>
> i too don't go to the Doctor unless it's an emergency. i haven't had
> a regular physical since i went to college at 17 and that's almost 10
> years ago.
>
> 2 years ago i started having trouble with my legs. tingling and
> weakness to the point where last year i could hardly walk. my best
> friend finally dragged me to a neurologist (her fearing i had MS).
> three doctors later it was diagnosed that i had a spinal cord tumor
> and it had to come out asap. luckily for me, my mother took over
> then. basically setting everything up so that a week after the
> diagnosis i was scheduled for sugery.
>
> everything went brilliantly and with a minimum of fuss. of course i
> drove the nurses crazy when i insisted i walk the next day (no bedpan
> for me) and that i get out of bed by myself. but that was a year ago
> and i have all the feeling back in my lower body except for a little
> numb patch on my belly. i was supposed to go for several follow ups,
> but of course i went for one to get the stitches out and that was it
> for me.
>
> now i have to go to the gyno. true, i want to go on the pill because
> i don't ever want to have kids (think of all the doctors visits
> there!) and i want to feel safely protected from pregnancy, but also
> my last two menstrual cycles have been different. first i thought i
> was pregnant (which started this whole thing) but i've done four
> pregnancy tests at various times (i believe in being thourough). and
> i also got my period, but it was very different, nothing like it's
> been for my whole life. a very bright red flow and a lot of little
> pains. i think i might have Pelvic Inflamitory disease or a cyst.
>
> will a dr. really give me a sedative to go to the gyno? i usually go
> to those 24hr immedicenter type places, they ask fewer questions. i
> really think it's the only way i'll be able to go.
>
> thanks for being there!
> --- In 000-Fear-Of-Doctors@egroups.com, "R.J.S." <rnode@w...> wrote:
> > Dear SD-
> >
> > I am helped by these e-mail exchanges. Thank you, and thank you
> too Judy.
> >
> > Before I turned 40 last year, the thought of dying never occurred
> to me.
> > As my father died in his late 40's I began to realize my own
> mortality,
> > and began experiencing symptoms such as headaches, chest tightness
> etc.
> > Any normal person would have gone to a doctor and had it checked--
> > particularly since I come from a genetic cesspool of hear disease,
> > diabetes you name it.
> >
> > The fear is so consuming and paralysing, that a shrink (for some
> reason
> > they don't scare me) who I consulted about this specific problem
> told me
> > that it my phobia was so severe that it would probably take a "major
> > event" to get me to a doctor or hospital.
> >
> > Like you SD- I also haven't seen a dentist in at least 20 years,
> and it
> > sure hurts when I eat or drink something cold.
> >
> > One thing is for sure, in my opinion, people without the phobia
> can't help
> > us. There are no antidepressants or anxiety pills strong enough to
> let me
> > have someone take my blood pressure or--god forbid actually draw
> > blood--yes I would rather die.
> >
> > RJS
> >
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