Hi all,

At my smear last week the nurse found an "irregular shaped lump " on my cervix (it says 'OS' in my notes).  I have a coloscopy in two week's time, and I'm so anxious as my smear hurt so much (I'm post menopausal, with untreated vaginal atrophy and no active sex life for many years).  I just about made it through the smear, but felt sick and dizzy at the end, and that was only a few minutes of having a speculum in.  My Dr has given me some vaginal oestroegn cream, but I'm not even sure I'll be able to imsert the applicator as it's so painful up there.  She's also given me a some low doese valium to take before the colscopy to try to calm me down.  On the plus side, this worry is stopping me from thinking too much about what might be found, but on the negative side I cannot envisage how I'll be able to get through the procedure.  I wondered if you had any tips to help me on the day.

Thankyou for any advice