They love to give you scripts for it so they don't care if it's done right or wrong. I hand an EKG before surgery and the computer said I had a heart issue and told me to go to a cardiologist. Cardiologist looked at the printout, laughed and said I can tell they did this entirely wrong. Apparently I wasn't supposed to be sitting up, swinging my feet, and joking with the tard doing the test...
Another doctor's office - PA came to do my blood pressure and it was so weird. She stood in between my legs and had me essentially hug her while she did it. I was so weirded out that of course my BP was high. Let that office with 5 scripts and an order for a mammogram without the doc ever even looking at or ordering any blood work or even doing anything other than walking in, telling me I need to lose weight (like I am not aware) and saying im old and need to be on drugs. Didn't even bother asking me about my medical history.
I didn't fill any of them and I refuse to get mammos or pap smear anymore unless I feel like there is something wrong. They always give me crap about being old and not having HPV. Telling them I'm not and never have been promiscuous just gets an eye roll and they insist on retesting every time. I'm so done with that crap.
Sounds creepy as hell. That HPV shit is a scam. If you sleep around or do porn for a living, yeah get tested but otherwise- no chance. I know HPV infection can cause problems especially for pregnant women but that merely means don't sleep around.
Sentinel exams or tests are important if you have a family history of something significant but other than that, only if you really need it.
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