Hi Everyone
I recently posted that I'd been referred down the gynae 2 week urgent cancer referral for a transvaginal USS because of post menopausal bleeding, which thankfully was clear, however they recommended a pelvic exam to rule out any abnormalities in the vulva, vagina and cervix so on Friday I saw my GP, I told her that I thought I could feel some bumps 'down there' and I hadn't had a smear for four years, turns out i'm due one this year so she offered to do one while I was there if she was able to visualise my cervix. Sorry TMI here, when she put the speculum in , I found it really painful and she couldn't proceed, and in fact she wasn't happy to proceed because it was so unccomfortable, so she prescribed me Oestrogen pessaries and recommended i book in to have my smear in 6-8 weeks, i did say I didn't want to go back on HRT but she effectively has put me back on it. im sorry to moan and I feel like I'm complaining about nothing but in the light of recent events, ie being referred for a suspected gynae cancer to the post menopausal bleed clinic, which although thankfully was normal, I'm not exactly jumping for joy about using something that is going to probably cause me worry if I get further bleeding?? Can't they use some instagel when they do the smear instead? I only thought about that afterwards and wished I'd suggested it at the time! One of the side effects of the pessary is vaginal bleeding and there is a note to say that if i get bleeding it could mean a thickening of the endometrium and to contact my doctor, i just dont want that anxiety again! Her rationale for prescribing the pessaries was because she could detect some hormonal changes inside the vagina which were related to the menopause., she couldnt detect anything else which is a huge relief anway but i just wished i had stuck it out, it just hurt so much!
i really don't know what to do,
