EJH
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Community PostI just had a hysteroscopy and biopsy done privately, and wanted to offer my experiences. As I was self paying, I wanted to try and have the procedure under LA due to the significant additional costs of a GA. However, having never had children, my consultant advised that it would be more difficult to access the cervix. She offered to examine me before the procedure, to see if I experienced any serious pain in the cervix. Then I would have the option to defer the procedure and pay the extra for a GA. Upon examination, I didn’t feel anything but light cramping. The actual hysteroscopy was more uncomfortable - akin to strong period pains. I had a LA injection in the cervix and had taken paracetamol and ibruprofen an hour beforehand. The nurses were very caring, holding my hand and giving positive affirmations, and I was able to breathe through it. The biopsy was the worst part, but over in seconds. There was some minor bleeding afterwards, and a light stomach ache for the rest of the evening, but I felt fine the next day. Completely understand that every woman is different and I do personally have a very high pain threshold, but I think the consultant’s offer of a prior examination “test run” made all the difference and hopefully this empowers other women to ask for that before jumping straight in and potentially suffering unbearable pain.
