"Painful Hysteroscopy as no pain relief!"

After having a Trans-vaginal scope at Good Hope Hospital (where it was absolutely pain free and the sonographer absolutely excellent in their caring manner and communication during the procedure), I was referred for a hysteroscopy and advised to take paracetamols an hour before procedure. The appointment was at Heartlands.

I have never given birth vaginally as have never dilated during labour, resulting in 3 sections. The pain was horrendous! Trying to force a metal pole into my cervix with no pain relief. Eventually given numbing, which only slightly eased pain. Had a polyp removed (bearable) but then the worst part - the suction! OMG, the pain! Yelling and climbing up the gynae chair!

Intravenous sedation and pain relief should be mandatory for this procedure, in my opinion! Especially where there has been no vaginal birth. Nurses were lovely, but I found the Dr uncommunicative and detached. They initially rammed the probe into me with no warning and the lovely nurse had to relay what the doctor was doing to me the whole time as they relayed nothing except for when they spotted a small polyp and said they would remove there and then.

Nurse also reassured to say stop if too much, but you just carry on to get it over with. I don't believe there is any need for this atrocious pain in this day and age. I will never consent to gynae procedures without pain relief again.