I apologise in advance, I am going to share too much information now. I’m going to tell you how a smear test was done in England back in the medieval times, sorry I mean in the year of 2007.
3 years ago when I had my first smear done in this country I left the surgery in shock and tears. The lack of one very big piece of equipment: an exam chair, made the experience terrifying. It took place on a bunk in a mouldy room and with a table lamp between my thighs… not very nice and totally unacceptable. I’m still scared.
This time around I called NHS direct but they didn’t know what a gynaecology exam chair was so I started calling around private gynaecologists.
It was going to cost about £300. I can’t pay 300 pounds to flash! I should be paid!
For £300 I can by my own gynaecology exam chair, though it wouldn’t go with my sofa.
Dear Santa, I wish for a smear test done by a private gynaecologist.