Going to the dark place..HELP!!

[moonpiebaby]

I have my gyno appointment tomorrow. Its been 5 yrs since my last one. Am so nervous sick to my stomach. I almost backed out. Am starting to go to the dark place. You know where you just know they are going to find something! How am I going to make it through this? Without freaking out and turn eveything into something its not. I know this is important to my health.Why can't I be one of those people that dont get freaked out about Dr. appointments? Please help me be able to cope with this. I keep telling myself "You don't have to go". I have to go, its been to long. RELAX,RELAX!!

[moonpiebaby]

My appointment went well. Dr was impressed that I quit smoking and lost weight. Still have to wait for some test to come back. I still have to do my Mammo and the fecal test for colon cancer. Once again Thank You for your help! ~:o) T

[moonpiebaby]

Thank You Ladies- You gave me some good tips. Today is the day. Am going for a long nature walk this morning to clear my mind. Of corse I will try and RELAX! Am so glad I have people to talk to. When I say something to people that dont have this problem they look ay me like am crazy! Thank God for you Ladies you understand! :o)

[erin626]

I try and turn my dr appts into a game. When I'm in the waiting room I try and guess people's names that are waiting and then hope I find them out before I go back to the exam room and once I'm in there I try and count how many cotton balls are in the containers etc. I do anything I can to distract my brain. The anxiety creeps in but I fight it and go back to counting or whatever it is I'm doing. Try and relax. It takes everything in me to get myself to the doctor but I force myself to go. I found that I get worse anxiety when I skip my doctor appointments bc the insecurity about my health will creep in. Just force yourself to do it..find out if anything is wrong and if it is the dr can help.

[425runner]

Ha, ha...I haven't had one since 2002!!  I'm also scared but my primary doc is an older guy so at least it doesn't make it feel so awkward.  I'll have to schedule one for sure...uhhmmm

[MirandaN]

You'll be fine!!!  The worst that could happen is the doctor just telling you that you need to go every 6 months...  I hate doctors too, but it's better to go now if there is anything than to find out a few years down the road that it could've been fixed a few years ago.  Waiting to go is like not knowing if there's a fuse or not on the bomb that a terrorist has, ya know?  I look at it like that.  I think paps are the worst!  Cold instruments, cold hands, and knowing that you aren't getting anything special out of being violated. lol!