AnOldLadyWhoLovesCheeseToasties ·
19/12/2025 18:07
I'm one of those lucky women who are referred for a colposcopy every 12 months - so far, so good, & I'm incredibly lucky to benefit from the UK screening programme due to various risk factors.
HOWEVER, I found out today the amazing, truly wonderful female doc who's performed my colposcopies and various biopsies over the years has now left - & there is now an older male doctor, and I assumed from the second I saw him I was in trouble, & I was right.
No reassurance, zero explaining what he was doing, no warning about applying the dye as I'd thought was the norm to ensure I wasn't scared & didn't flinch from the cold sensation. Then when he decided to take a biopsy, there was zero notice or advice about breathing in / coughing to lessen the pain. My last 2 pairly hurt, this felt agonising & I actually shouted in pain as he continued to dig around for about twice the time of any previous biopsy.
He then proceeded to explain how important it was to have a 'decent' sample, but didn't mention the fact I was close to tears - & I'm really not a low pain threshold kinda person, it was bloody brutal.
The wonderful nurses were as amazing as ever, but AITA to KNOW when I see an older male doctor I may as well just go home because the lack of any shred of gentleness or care simply doesn't exist?