While driving in I felt very nervous, overwhelmed and worried. I'd had some family illness recently which had lead to me overthinking. I wasn't overly worried about the actual procedure itself, more about why I was there and the results.
So when the charge nurse (I'm so annoyed that I can't remember her name) came to take me into the examination room, I just burst into tears. Mortified but I couldn't stop. She took me through to Kirsty who was to do the actual examination and right away they put me at ease. Kirsty listened to my worries and then explained why I was there, what the examination entailed, how common this is and any other questions I had.
The actual examination itself was pain free and not that uncomfortable. Kirsty talked me through everything as she was doing it while the charge nurse stood beside me and had a blether. They were honestly both lovely and made the whole experience so much better than I had imagined it was going to be.
I can honestly say the whole process from start to finish was quick, painfree and fully explained from start to finish. I went in crying and came out laughing thanks to those two wonderful women. Thanks so much.
I had a slight, very light discharge afterwards for about 5 days which very quickly disappeared but other than that I would never have known I had anything done.
"I went in crying and came out laughing"
About: Royal Alexandra Hospital / Gastroenterology Royal Alexandra Hospital Gastroenterology Paisley PA2 9PN
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