do you still need a smear after a full hysterctomy

[japon]

HI I AM 44 YEARS OLD AND HAD IT DONE WHEN I WAS 29 LUCKY HAD THREE KIDS BEFOUR THAT BUT MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN SAT THAT I STILL NEED TO HAVE A SMEAR DONE BECAUSE OF THE PROMBLES THAT I HAD HEAVERY BLEED AND PER  CANCER SELLS IS THIS TURN SOMETIMES AFTER SEX I HAVE SPOTTED BLEEDING IS THIS NORMAL

[japon]

THANKS FOUR YOUR INFO BUT YOU NO WHAT DOCTORS ARE LIKE THEY SAID IT OK YOU DONOT NEED IT BUT LOOK LIKE I NEED TO SPEAK TO THEM AGAIN .BEFOUR HE SAID YOU HAD EVERY THINK TAKE OUT THERE IS NOTHINK TO CHECK BUT IT DOSE NOT MAKE ME FEEL BETTER MAYBE NEED TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE ABOUT THIS WHAT YOU THINK  
                                  

  THANKS JAPON

[Cherie762]

Hi there, welcome to the hyster forum, I have been throught some of the same as you, we even have the same amount of children, all boys here. I know the doctors answer to this question with out a shadow of doubt is YES you should still at the very least have a yearly pap smear, reason being your vagina is made of tissues that (could,,not likley but could) develop cancer  and a pap smear is the ONLY way to detect it early sure if it got to stage 3 or 4 youd hav other sympoms but dont let that happen. I am by no means trying to scare you and really truely get where your coming from,,,somehow after a hysterectomy it would seem fair to get out of having a anuall pap, but not the case !!

as for the bleeding yes its normal your vaginal tissues thin with out hormones, are you using any hormone replacement? it would help with the thinning of tissues and the bleeding...be certain to mention these symptoms to doc ok?

best wishes, Cherie