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September 25th, 2006 under Daily life

So, um, really, this, um, is only for women. It will not apply to men. Ready?

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If your gynecologist…
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(you sure you’re ready?)
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…wants to scrape your uterine wall…
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and you consent (because, well, she’s the expert and said you needed it)…
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(even if she shows you the tissue because it is sort of cool…)
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you will feel REALLY crampy all afternoon.

Read the Comments

[ # 695 ] Comment from WordsRock [September 25, 2006, 3:37 pm]

Eh, uterine scraping can’t come close to the crampy feeling of childbirth. Don’t be such a wimp.

Uh… what I really mean is hope you feel better soon. Yeah. That’s it. Feel better.

[ # 697 ] Comment from sporksforall [September 25, 2006, 4:09 pm]

I’m sure the crampy feelings associated with childbirth are WAY worse. But they generally don’t just happen on a Monday without warning. Plus, the tissue in the jar isn’t exactly a child. :)

[ # 698 ] Comment from Slangred [September 25, 2006, 7:01 pm]

I can’t speak for the crampy feeling from childbirth. I can say that if your doctor ever says you need a cone biopsy for cell dysplasia in your cervix, and then, because of those results, tells you you need cryosurgery (freezing out the bad cells, which necessitates a preceding shot of anesthesia to your cervix with a nice long needle), know ahead of time that the experience–for those of us who haven’t gone through childbirth–epitomizes “crampy.” In a bad way.
Sporks, next time if you write about ophthalmological processes, I can share my story about laser retinal surgery. Yay!

[ # 699 ] Comment from WenWhit [September 26, 2006, 8:21 am]

“The tissue in the jar…” Good God Sporks, that’s just too vivid.

I sincerely hope you’re feeling better. :)

[ # 700 ] Comment from scout [September 26, 2006, 1:43 pm]

Why didn’t you bring the jar home? I didn’t know there was a potential souvenir involved.

[ # 701 ] Comment from sporksforall [September 26, 2006, 2:44 pm]

Ok, more about the tissue…

She sort of shook it, so that all my uterine tissue floated around and glimmered in the flourescent light.

I couldn’t bring it home. It’s being laboritoried.

[ # 704 ] Comment from WordsRock [September 27, 2006, 6:46 pm]

Well. You coulda brought pictures at least!

[ # 706 ] Comment from SassyFemme [September 27, 2006, 7:35 pm]

Okay, this was lovely considering I have a gyn procedure coming up tomorrow. Maybe I’ll just pop a shitload of advil beforehand! Seriously, hope you’re doing okay.

[ # 711 ] Comment from treecup [September 30, 2006, 4:06 pm]

Jezebel looks forward to meeting her new pal, tissueinacup.

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