I had my GBS swab today. I was quite certain that the swab around the um, bum hole was supposed to be just that - around. Well, the resident doctor that did mine decided to jam the swab right up in there, which really hurt and ended up making me bleed! Has this happened to anyone? I'm sure it can't cause any variances in the results but I was definitely shocked!
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OMG! I've never heard of it being shoved up the butt!
My OB just swiped.. -
Dude! Well, add that to the list of reasons that I have "No residents or students involved in my care, please" written on my forms... lol
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Oh wow, I didn't even feel mine...that doesn't sound right though...ouch!
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Wow! No, my swab was all of 2 seconds, and definitely NOT that invasive. I barely even felt it.
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Eep, mine was just a perimeter thingy, nothing entered anything.
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WOW! My OB did a super quick swipe that I barely felt and she warned me before she did it. I'm so sorry that happened to you.
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Oh man! Yeah, mine was definitely just a swipe around the outside.
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I had it twice and it was just a swab around, nothing went in at all.
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Holy hell! No, I got the swab in my vagina, then just around the butt.
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AH! Exactly as I thought Bees! I was fully thinking it would be a swab around, no biggie. I hope that doesn't happen to anyone else. I think if I had been expecting it to go up there and hurt it wouldn't have been an issue but being taken by surprise was! lol Glad it's over with.
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I would complain. Bleeding is certainly not required. Teaching hospitals are such a minefield. I choose to go to one because I love the place, but I'd be ruthless in ejecting a student (or resident!) who wasn't up to snuff.
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@sarac: Oh, I'll definitely be letting my actual doctor know!
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