ok my sister is over weight and she smokes shes 22,and she told me that the last pap smear she had was 3 1/2 years ago and it was abnormal low grade and that doctor told her that it would go away on its on,but i dont beleive that. she dont have insurence to go get a pap and im worried. i make sure i go evey year to get my pap .our mom just passed away of uterine cancer and i dont play around with that. my sister dosent seem concererend. and its hard to talk to her about it because she thinks im picking on her and i just care about her. what should i say to her. please no smart answers.
2007-08-29 03:09:34 · 3 answers · asked by kelbel 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Tell her that you are worried about her. Offer to go with her to a local clinic. In my town the clinic does all tests and physicals on a sliding scale, if you make little money, then you pay little fees or none. My father passed away from heart disease and my sister is the same way. She smokes and is overweight, but after speaking with her about how afraid I was that I was going to lose her too, I offered to go with her to the doctors office and now we make it a yearly sister day. We go to the doctor and then out to breakfast and shopping. If she thinks that you are concerned with what she needs to do and its in her best interest then she may well listen better and take better care of herself.
Hope the suggestion helps
2007-08-29 03:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check into womens' clinics and Planned Parenthood in your area--she could get a pap done there without insurance and depending on her income it may be free. Just let her know that you love her and care for her and you know that if your mother were there she'd want her to take care of her health just like you do.
2007-08-29 10:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by hello 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately all you can do is insist she seeks help.
Does she have a job? Do they not have insurance coverage for her?
She could talk to a free clinic to get a checkup if she is on hard times (can't be too hard if she can afford smokes IMO).
Research and print out facts for her to look at, have her read them.
That is all you really can do. When and if she does have troubles down below, it is her own doing since she didn't bother getting checked out.
2007-08-29 10:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋