I am going to have a Pap Smear today! When was the last time you had one?

It's about time for me to get another one done. I had my last one last March, at my 6 week check up after I had my baby. I've been kind of putting it off this year just because we're trying to have another baby and they always do it as part of the first exam. If we aren't pregnant by May, I'm going to go get one done anyway.

I never had one...yaikkss!! Yes i know, that every woman needs to get a pap smear done but i just don't like the idea of it. I'm half-scared that's why. I know it won't gonna hurt but hahhh... (",)

I go every year like clockwork. I take my health seriously, and I know it's an uncomfortable exam, but I always get my check ups. I've never had anything aside from a yeast infection, but want to make sure everything is in proper order in my whole body. I'd rather know sooner than later if anything is wrong, so I see my gynecologist every year, and my cardiologist every year, if not sooner, if he requests it.

I have a pap every year. At 16yrs old they found precancerous cells in my cervix. I fought them for about 3yrs. They finally went away after many trips to the doctor and hospital. Now, at age 29, I still hold my breath every time I go in for one. My Mother in Law just passed away Two years ago from ovarian cancer. She hadn't been to have a pap in years. We couldn't believe that she hadn't been getting them done. She always went to the doctor for everything else. If she had been getting them done, they may have found it early. So, yes you deffinately need to get one every year, at any age. Good luck!

That discussion made me nervous right now. I hadnt had pap smear goodness and ive been using contraceptive pills for 10 years now! Wow, i have to have a pap smear.

Te last time I had a pap smear was in Aug 2005 when I was pregnant with my baby daughter. I know I should have one yearly as well as starting to get mammograms...sigh...I just hate having those paps done---I get so upset that I sweat so hard my glasses steam up. Sounds silly I know...

i had my last pap smear 2 years ago right before i had a complete hysterecmy..i guess i its time to have one done.again.my mom is 76 years old an havent had one done in 50 years.i guess she has been lucky.but she still needs one.every woman should have a pap smear done.good luck with yours.i know its not fun!

About 5 years. I know I should be going but I just hate it so much. They say every year but that year goes by fast when it's something I dread so much.

A long time ago - I better do something about it next week - thanks for the reminder!

That reminds me that I need to get one too. I haven't had one since my first when I was 18. That was 3 years ago so I probably should get another one, I just want to find a female doctor to do it. Male doctor's make me uncomfortable.

Its been years since I had mine. I am single and at my age it is recommended to have pap smears yearly but I don't. The first and last pap smear I had was about ten years ago (or more than that, LOL). I am now laughing because I realized only later that you need to have the results read by a gynecologist. I was so confident that nothing was wrong with me then as the results say no malignant tissues found. The next time I went to the lab to have pap smear, I was told that they could only perform pap smear seven days before or after a monthly period. And its only a couple of days after my menstruation so I did not push through. Then it already slipped my mind after that. Call it memory gap. LOL.

I hadn't gone for a Pap Smear for about 9 years and when I was 30 I went for a check up and the test. The shock of my life came six weeks later when my doctor told me I had pre-cancerous cells, and I was at the very high end of the scale for cervical cancer if I didn't already have it. So I had to go to be freezing the cells and hope it worked and then for the next 5 years going every six months for check ups, I got the all clear. Now I go every year! I'm almost 37 and had the scare of my life because I didn't like to go for the test(lol).The lesson it taught me was to be more assertive about my health care, I want and need to be around a long,long time.

I have one once a year and hate them too. I hope everything went okay and that you're healthy :)

oh oh oh, that dreaded word. That is probably one of the most humiliating procedures. I hate it hate it hate it. I want to throw up just thinking of it, but I know it is best to have done. Then I hear reports all the time about women having them done and getting false negative results, so they think that they are healthy when they are not, and then it is too late. Those reading the results are not being careful enough in reading - how does it benefit to have it done over not having it done?

I have to admit that I have never had one. I know I should and probably will in the near future, but to this day I have not done anything concering doctors period.

Thanks for reminding women that they really need to have this test every once in a while. I used to put mine off for years and one time the doctor said, "Okay, it's your body, but I just home I'm not the one who someday has to face your family and tell them that we could have saved you if you had taken the time to have this test." Ever since he said that, I have taken my test regularly when I have a physical. It only takes a minute or two and isn't usually any more painful than getting a shot so don't put it off ladies. You may be saving your life.

Pap smear is important, carolee. I always have my yearly pap smear. Its not comfortable but it is a must. Especially for us women. It help us to detect any unusual thing inside our reproductive system. It is better to be careful our body.

Yes I had mine last week and I HATE them but there's cancer in my family and I have two grandchildren that mean the absolute world to me, so I justify it that way I want to see my kids grow up. When I told my doctor I hated to have to do this, the doctor said yes I know and I hate doing them but even at your age there is a chance of cancer there and the doctor was good about talking and asking mw about my grand babies and whatever. That helps.

I do not remember exactly when i last had one. I get a letter for a govt. office telling me it is time for one every three years. If I do not go within a few months after receiving the letter they remind me again. I think that is really great - I do not need to think about it much at all.