First Pap Smear
I turned 25 in July and I got my first Pap smear today. It was so incredibly painful I couldn’t believe it. I kept hearing from other girls that it didn’t hurt at all for them and that I had nothing to worry about.
I can’t stress how wrong they were! The nurse told me that I would only feel a lot of pressure, but it felt like something was ripping through me! I screamed and told them that I wanted it out, but she refused and told me to just try to relax.
After a couple of shaky breaths I just decided to tough it out. at no point did this pain ease up. it remained intensely painful. I could barely breathe with how painful and uncomfortable it felt. My sisters and my mom all said they felt no pain, but I did! Anybody else have this experience before? Is this normal?