Following on from my previous post where following a 2ww appointment for still bleeding/spotting at 58, I've been booked in for a hysterocopy without sedation in two weeks time.
Having done some research I'm getting rather worried it's going to be horrific! I don't do well with smears and had a colcoscopy last year that wasn't pleasant either. I did express concern at the appointment that it would be painful. I've had 3 hysterocopies previously for fibroid removal and they were all done under GA. The consultant said a GA wasn't necessary on this occasion and just take painkillers before the appointment. I did ask the nurse on the way out if I'd be OK to go to work afterwards and she was non-committal, just shoved a leaflet at me that just mentions mild discomfort. Stories I've read online suggest otherwise!
I know I'm within my rights to refuse the procedure or insist on a GA. I know they're only doing it "to be on the safe side" due to my age, given that I have just had a normal ultrasound (apart from my usual fibroids which have shrunk slightly compared with a previous ultrasound just 9 months ago) and I've had 12 years of erratic bleeding & spotting due to the fibroids as well as 3 hystercopies with biopsies taken and multiple ultrasounds in that time. However, I feel I should have it for total peace of mind, just in case there IS something wrong.
I've talked it through with my husband and am leaning towards biting the bullet and going to the appointment dosed up with strong painkillers but be ready to tell them to stop if necessary.My husband will accompany me for moral support and so I don't need to drive. I just want an end to this episode before I go on holiday next month and to insist on a GA will just delay things.
I only went to the GP to enquire about HRT due to worsening peri symptoms (which seemed to magically improved over the last few weeks) and opened a massive can of worms!!
Would be grateful for any advice and especially to hear from anyone who found it ok, as all I can find is horror stories!