I experienced an extremely painful hysteroscopy (they also conducted a biopsy and fitted me with the Mirena coil at the same time) in September 2019.
I then complained to the hospital about the lack of information I received prior to my procedure. I was told that it would just be a bit uncomfortable, “I like a smear test”, and not offered pain relief when in fact it was the most painful experience of my life.
A link to my full complaint is below which should hopefully work and explain what happened to me.
Last week I finally had my complaints meeting which was held on 7th February 2020. Although the consultant did apologise for not explaining to me how painful it can be, I found parts of the meeting to be very dismissive. I was told that “most women tolerate it” and that because I’d given birth naturally, twice, they thought I’d be okay without pain relief.
This whole experience has completely shattered my trust in medical professionals and I have been left requiring CBT and diagnosed with PTSD as a direct result. I am so angry that I was not given the full facts prior to my procedure and denied my right of informed consent.
https://www.careopinion.org.uk/710768
