Am I too sensitive? Fainted after biopsy

[Hopebrown]

So, I went to a long awaited gynaecology appointment over my heavy bleeding and anaemia. The doctor agreed that the best course of action would be an ablation and so started to get the ball rolling with it.
He said that I would need a biopsy beforehand and said I could either come back or have it there and then. I said to do it now whilst I was there.
Never had one before, found it extremely painful, was told to lie down for a few minutes afterwards as i would feel a little funny.
After a few mins I said I felt fine and asked to get up, I did so and started putting my trousers on, and suddenly everything went black and I woke back on the bed with a student nurse talking to me. I fainted.
Never fainted in my life.
Told me to stay lay down for a few mins got me water etc. 2 more nurses came in, one with a blood pressure monitor and another, I dont know why he came in. He took one look at my face, and said 'oh your face is the same colour as the walls' and walked back out saying 'if she's after sympathy she wont get it here!'
Now, im 90% sure he was having a joke.
But I just remember trying to leave as quick as I could feeling embarrassed and upset. Apologised to the doctor for delaying his next appointment (i heard that the lady next was informed what had happened) and I went.
Now im waiting my ablation, I'm dreading this nurse being there, I just felt really vulnerable at the time and like I said it was probably to try and lighten the situation but it made me feel worse.
Happy to be told IABU
And no I am not thinking of complaining or anything for what its worth. I just wanted to know if Im being too sensitive, hoping I am. X

Are patients expected to be fearless and stoic and never feel vulnerable, nervous or in pain anymore?

I think it's heading that way and those (myself included) who find certain procedures absolutely terrifying are treated like children if they so much as groan. I know because it happened to me.

When I came around after sedation my notes were on the bedside table and they said something along the lines of "patient CordyLines was agitated and moving, making insertion of the probe difficult" That was a fact but the tone in which it was said ( I can't replicate fully here) was sneery and made me feel like a petulant child.

I asked the nurse in charge what that was all about, and asked for the note to be changed to something like, "patient was agitated as to be expected with this procedure" Don't know if they ever did or not, but I said my piece. I was livid and also high as a kite after the drugs lol.😂

I've never had a biopsy there, but have had a breast and armpit one. They injected me full of local anaesthetic first - it's barbaric that they wouldn't sort out some sort of pain relief for this kind too!
Do they think that because you can't see the damage that it's out of sight out of mind?!?

I recently had a hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy done without pain relief, it was excruciating and I very nearly fainted afterwards. I didn’t know I was having it done so wasn’t prepared, it most definitely was not like having a smear that’s for sure!! The nurses and the doctor were absolutely lovely, very reassuring and kind. As an added bonus to nearly fainting I also started having a hypo (I’m diabetic) I guess due to the stress of the situation, a lovely nurse helped get me sorted again. I was so embarrassed but they were great. I’m sorry you had a horrible experience xx

Either 1) he's a right dick or 2) he was trying to make a joke about how he has no idea what it feels like as he hasn't got a vagina.

Either way he should have just shut up

OP I had exactly the same experience. He was annoyed when I said it was painful taking the biopsy and as I was passing out I heard him say to the nurse “ugh… deal with THAT will you” as he exited the room.

I have only accepted appointments with female clinicians since.

PP above is right - I think they’d have more empathy if they regularly needed investigations up the penis!

Some people have zero interpersonal skills...

What a horrible nurse. I've fainted so many times - I even fainted when I was accompanying Dm to one of her medical appointments - imagine what a ninny I felt after that. But, I have never been treated with anything but sympathy & kindness. That nurse was a one off. You were definitely not being too sensitive.

Was the nurse your brother? She wasn't over sensitive. A nurse should be empathetic.

@ItsNotForYouJen
I'm so sorry that you had a similar experience, that doctor sounds awful!!