"Hysteroscopy pain"

I had a hysteroscopy St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London. I was not given any anaesthetic or sedation . It was agonisingly  painful the minute it began and I started to pass out and vomit. It was so bad that the procedure was stopped and I was taken into a side room to recover. The staff were very kind but I had been told that this was a painless procedure, at most mildly uncomfortable. I had attended the appointment alone and travelled by public transport as I was given to understand  that it was  simple and  painless. I had to travel back across London by myself after this awful procedure, feeling shaky and unwell. 

The procedure was to check if I had cancer but I was told that they were confident from what little has been seen that I was clear. 

I cannot believe in the 21 st Century women are being subjected to this without general anaesthetic, or indeed any anaesthetic. I have since had an anal endoscopy without any sedation or anaesthetic and this was slightly uncomfortable but bareable, so I am physically resilient. The pain during the  hysteroscopy was by comparison many fold.