"I felt lied to about how much pain I would be in"

I had an hysteroscopy recently. Whilst I have high praise and left great feedback for the staff, I am concerned for the actual treatment and felt lied to by both my G. P, the publicity material and when I was there. I do not think this procedure should not be done without anaesthesia. I personally would prefer general anaesthetic but this was not on offer here. The pain was excruciating! Many say that this is worse than child birth. I can see why. I had to have gas and air and not all of the procedure could take place (having a Coil fitted to manage heavy/irregular period).

I do not joke when I say that this has put me off the though of child birth if it is anywhere near this type of unexpected and shocking pain. I later read many comments with women saying the experience was way more painful than child birth.

Being a 'one stop' treatment you are given the impression it's along the same lines as a smear test (I've even had colposcopy at 18 (now in 40's) and two operation for Bartholin cysts but they were nothing compared to this). I expected maybe a little bit more of discomfort given it mentions that you take ibuprofen 30 minutes before. But that pain killer- correlates with a period pain- not that prepares you for the intensity, which caused them to stop and give me gas and air! I I found this procedure is barbaric without proper pain control. why women are enticed without really knowing what is about to happen?

As I say staff were lovely, but I don't know how some manage to get through seeing so many people unwittingly signing them selves off to an excruciating and inhumane procedure. It is traumatising. I have since seen an M. P speaking about stories in Parliament (online) had I see all this I would not have gone. Never again! Something about this needs to be changed, I wouldn't be that naïve again.