So much anxiety after yearly gyno/pap appointment.
TW, I’m telling what happened at my appointment that made me anxious. If reading this will make you uncomfortable or anxious please be aware.
I just left my yearly gyno appointment. Mammogram and pap. Anyway she did the mammogram no gloves, okay fine I can manage that. Then she put on gloves to do the Pap smear. She did the papa then touched the trash can with her gloved hands to throw out the tissue. Then kept the same gloves on to then feel for my ovaries and uterus. (Obviously anyone who has gone to a gyno knows that they insert to feel for these things).
So her gloved hands that just touched the trash can were in my body😭 I feel not only violated but so anxious. I keep thinking of all the germs and viruses that could’ve been on that trash can. I keep worrying what if there was hepatitis on that trash can and now I have hepatitis. Or what if I get a UTI or a yeast infection?
I am spiraling and just say in the car and cried for I don’t even know how long.
And I wanted to ask her to change her gloves but it all happened so fast I didn’t even have a chance to say anything. I’m so upset and idk maybe looking for reassurance or if anyone had been in a similar situation. Idk I just needed somewhere to talk about it tbh.
TLDR: Gyno touched a trash can with gloved hands before pelvic exam and now I’m freaking out and so anxious.
Edit:spelling