Ladies! Has anyone ever told you "PAP smears don't hurt"?

I have had ones that don’t hurt at all, and I’ve had other ones that were very painful. My first painful PAP smear was with a doctor who insisted that he couldn’t get a good sample without making me bleed and yes, the pain was bad. I dumped that idiot immediately.

What baffles me is the doctors who insist that a PAP smear can’t hurt. I know for sure my own cervix has nerve endings in it! Here’s a link from nightmare stories of PAP smears. What’s up with medical people who insist we’re making up the pain? http://www.healthboards.com/boards/womens-health/582763-painful-pap-smears.html