Maire123
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Community PostI.had a hysteroscopy a week ago for PMB. Was absolutely dreading it having seen the testimony of ladies on here and elsewhere who had a bad experience. It's so scary putting your feet in the stirrups and it freaked me out when I saw the (lovely) doctor brandishing what looked like a giant needle getting ready to stick it up me. Before signing the consent form I asked her if I could have a local anaesthetic as I was expecting a lot of pain. But she told me that women tend to have higher pain scores if they have the injection, and that the flowing water can help with the catheter's entry to the womb. So I gritted my teeth and prepared for an awful experience. She started entering the cervix and it was fine! Not pleasant but not any worse than a smear, just the odd pang like manageable period pain. Also I could see my womb and fallopian tubes on the screen looking very pink, which took my mind off what was going on 'downstairs'. It turned out that there was nothing for them to biopsy and my womb was in good condition. I was ridiculously relieved that I didn't have to go through hell (I believe it's one in four who suffer badly) but I'm so sorry for the women who have a terrible time. The doctor actually said that I should post my alternative experience to give people hope, so this is my purpose today - to let people know that they may be one of the lucky ones, and to take heart. Wishing everyone a good experience with this procedure. Maire123
