I am new  to the forum. I am 48, I am post menopause. I have one son aged 18 and another son  who died at 8 months, I haven't  given birth both were c sections.

I have had an horrendous history of unsuccessful smear tests, with multiple  health professionals, I suffered sexual  abuse as a child.

I had a smear and ablation done, three years ago under general  anaesthetic. 

Anyway I started experiencing  post menopausal bleeding. I was offered an hysterscopy and smear under spinal block, as the gynae doctor failed to obtain a smear biopsies and hysterscopy without general anaesthetic  

I had to go for covid tests, 2 negative tests were  required, self isolating. The  taxi was very expensive. I have psoriatic arthritis (similar to rheumatoid arthritis) fibromyalgia, high blood pressure  diabetes and brittle asthma. 

Anyway day of the  operation, I was very unwell as most of my tablets were stopped, I was fasting  a long  time, I was severely  dehydrated, which affects  the arthritis and diabetes. 

I went through spinal block, it lasted three times longer than "normal" people, you are completely paralysed  for hours!

I was previously diagnosed with complex hyperplasia  with atypical,  my grandmother mother died of  uterine cancer. 

Anyway I got home from the hospural, the standard  of care from  all health  professionals was extremely high. I had an horrendous time with the spinal block, however I said to myself, put it all behind  ne and  move on.

 A Nurse from gynae ward rung me to say, she was sorry but they contaminated my smear sample. I would need to repeat  the test again. I don't know what the hospital will do  as the nurse thst rang said sure, you can just pop in and get a wee test. 

Sorry fof the long rant but I am so angry with whoever messed up.my sample. 

Sorry if I have put this in the wrong section.  

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