3rd Nov. 2006
On the above date, we decided to go for the cervical cancer screening(ccs). My heart was beating like a boiling 'mpotompoto' on fire. I was really scared because i had already gone through an EOU ( emptying of uterus) experience twice which wasn't all that funny.
Let me continue before i go off the line.
As the secretary of easternpower queens i had to put all fears away and join my fellow queens for the ccs. I even convinced some of them to have it cos it was painless (look at who is talking)
We all went to the hospital and gathered at the Family Planning Unit where the ccs was supposed to be done for us.
In the consulting room
We sat on a bench outside the consulting room whilst a nurse was in there taking our particulars before the 'thing' will be done. I wasn't really in a hurry for that 'interview' so i 'perched' somewhere waiting to be the last person to enter.
Alas! it was my turn. The nurse interviewed me very well and even asked about the food i hate! Now, it was time for my BP to be taken. You won't believe it if i tell u myself.
Ei! young lady, are you hypertensive? 150/100????. I replied NO! Then why this BP. I laughed within my head and said 'you dont know what is happening in dodowa forest'. She told me not to fear cos it is just a short and painless test.
I completed the 'interview' and left the room with a very 'big headache' of how i'm going to face the ccs.
The nurse came out and advised those in their menses to go and come back another time.
'Thank God'. I had no option than to join them even though i had had mine about a week ago. Hahahahahahahahaha. I was saved by that nurse. May God richly bless her with lots of children. Amen !
4th Nov.
We were fortunate to have Dr. Manye Mensah, a gynaecologist at the Regional Hospital to give us a talk or let me say, educate us on ccs. The attendance was very encouraging and the talk, interesting but scary!
the talk
After listening to the talk on ccs, and its effect if not diagnosed or detected earlier, i had no option than to follow up to Dr. Mensah's consulting room to do the screening for me at once! That's funny eh?
I realised how important it was to have ccs done and to know your status to prevent the 'Almighty Cancer' which has no cure.
Unfortunately, the Dr. couldn't do it for me. That's very disappointing dear; I therefore had to wait for the next batch of ladies who were really in their menses during the last ccs to have the test.
I joined them without any fears and my BP was also down. I willingly 'opened up' and had the test.
It wasn't really painful after all. This is not a narrow escape from the shyness and pain but from having a cervical cancer in the near future.
Have you had yours???????????????????????????????????????
