I had a terrible pap test recently. I'd had one in the States long ago, and while it had been uncomfortable, it hadn't been too bad - the doctor knew it was my first one and took it slowly. The one I had here was quite different. For one thing, the doctor was running late - my appointment was for 1:30 but she saw me at 2:00 - and she was in a hurry. I barely had time to get my feet on the stirrups before she bunged a speculum in like she was trying to unclog a toilet.
I jerked up from the table. She told me to relax and tried a second time, then a third. By then it hurt so much that I was in tears, and she said, "What's wrong? You said you'd been sexually active before."
I said, "Yes, but that was ten years ago. And it was oral!" (I guess she'd been too busy to look at my chart, where I'd mentioned this)
She said, "So you're a virgin?"
I felt like saying, "Not after you and your speculum, I'm not," but I was crying too hard.
She finally gave up and told me that we'd try again another day. I wanted to reply, "Yes, I'm only tight on Mondays. Tuesday you could get your whole arm up there if you liked", but I went home and tried to recover - it really was a horribly invasive experience. The doctor said she was going to refer me to a gynecologist, and that's going to be in early July. Hopefully the gyno will be more understanding and will use a smaller speculum and take it more carefully. I don't want another experience like that again.