This is an odd one and I am not sure whether or not I need to look further into it.
I had mid cycle spotting and changes to my cycle about 2.5 years ago. GP referred me to the colposcopy unit and I had a vaginal ultrasound and hysteroscopy. A female Asian woman (her race is important for what comes later) carried out these tests and she spotted 2 polpys one in my cervix and one in my womb. She pointed them out to me, they looked like little mushrooms. She said they needed to be removed as they have the potential to turn cancerous.
A month later I was booked into hospital to have them removed under general anesthetic. I was reluctant to have a general and I was informed before the procedure that they could do it with a local to which I gladly agreed.
I remember being brought into surgery, I met a female nurse and male anesthetist who left as he wasn't needed and the surgeon. I didn't take much notice of the surgeon but if you asked me after the fact I would have said it was the same woman who did the tests. It was an Asian lady as well but with the mask on I couldn't swear to it and cross racial identification has its difficulties.
I was awake during the procedure, she spoke to me a couple of times, I remember the comments she made.
All was good and I had no spotting for 18/20 months until it resumed earlier this year. I had spotting, much heavier bleeding, periods lasting longer and more painful. Went back to GP and we felt maybe the polyps were back.
Got another appt at the Colposcopy until. Met the same lady as the first time. She was very rude her opening comments were:
" I saw you here two years ago, I recommended you get the coil (she did for heavy periods) but you did nothing about it and are back again. Do you intend on coming here to me every two years".
I was very taken aback, I said I had polyps the last time, no problems after their removal until a few months ago when I developed similar symptoms and myself and GP thought maybe polyps were back.
She said she read the surgical notes and no polyps were removed as none detected during the surgery. I said this was news to me and GP and that we had not been informed of same and both of us were operating under the impression the two polyps had been removed.
She did a vaginal ultrasound and took a biopsy of my cervix, she then sat me down and went through the notes of the surgery. She said a man carried out the surgery, that she couldn't read his notes, that the photos he took of my cervix or womb were not clear but that it was written in the notes that no polyps were recognized.
She was quite rude, kept pushing me to have a coil fitted, made it seem like I was wasting her time there, etc.
Anyway the point is I am 100% sure a woman carried out the surgery and I am 80% sure it was an Asian woman and my impression was it was her. It was definitely a women talking to me during the procedure (I couldn't see as the curtain was up) no man was introduced to me in theatre as doing the operation.
I am now a bit worried if something has gone wrong somewhere. If notes were mixed up or she is covering for herself.
I am considering asking for a copy of my notes.
The local anesthetic made me drowsy so I cant be 100% sure of everything but I can be that sure that it was a woman down there.
Does this sound strange?