"Think consent should be asked at the time of check in"

I wasn't asked if I was ok with a student doctor and student nurse being present during the procedure.

So I was called into the room by the nurse and the Consultant was sitting down and introduced the student doctor and then went straight onto the questions.

The room at the North Devon Hospital is tiny with no windows, so whilst on the bed undressed from waist down there were 5 of us crammed in. I felt completely overwhelmed like I was on the verge of a panic attack.

The nurses were lovely and the student doctor looked embarrassed throughout. But having 4 healthcare staff around me during a Hysterscopy with local anaesthetic that made me really shivery/shaky was not pleasant.

I was then asked if I always responded like this! I assume they meant shaky/shut down due to the consultant not being able to do the procedure easily as I have a tilted cervix, so many attempts were made to get the needle through. And feeling claustrophobic due to the windowless room, probably a storage cupboard at some point in the buildings history! 

Anyway the nurses were great I just think consent should be asked at the time of check in, you shouldn't have to walk in and be confronted with 4 staff as I felt too embarrassed/surprised to say who are these people and I don't want them there.