My doctor’s office called to confirm my appointment while I was at work. I share an office with another female but our office is pretty much open to the rest of the store so everyone can hear most of what it said. During the confirmation call- the receptionist asked me if I wanted to know if I was coming in for a PAP or a physical. And I whispered PAP hoping that no one heard me. After I got off the phone, I started thinking, why the secrecy with going to the doctor for a regular checkup? Why do women whisper or leave the room when they talk about it? So here I am. Talking about my PAP.
It was last Thursday. I killed two birds with one stone and had it done during my regular yearly checkup. I also had a breast exam while I was there. I had my nurse practitioner (doc), the medical assistant and also a medical student. As I was legs up in the stirrups the NP was checking my IUD string, the student couldn’t see the string so I asked if they would like my phone flashlight to be able to see better. They laughed and said it was a good idea. They had some on their glasses and probably should start using them.
The nurse practitioner had to show the student how to do a breast exam on someone else. So I had the NP on one boob and the student on the other. NO LUMPS!!
Everything went great!! Great visit. Great doc. Great Staff. Good down there for another year.
Overthinking Mama 