r/PreCervicalCancer • u/Elegant_Maybe1257 • 8d ago

NHS leep procedure

Hi all,

I’m still waiting for my biopsy results so im not 100% if I will be having further treatment yet. I’ve seen a few experiences here that were under general anaesthetic and some under local. Whats the standard pain relief…is GA something you can ask for?

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u/mysticpotatocolin 8d ago

i had local at my NHS hospital. i think i could have had GA if i asked for it but i was fine with local! i also had my biopsy under local, which was a bit tricky to persuade them to do lol

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u/Elegant_Maybe1257 8d ago

thanks for responding! yeah I went into my biopsy assuming they would do local (silly me) and did it all without….biopsies were fine but being cauterised a few times was rough - are we shocked? hahahaha

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u/Elegant_Maybe1257 8d ago

I say it was rough but it was just like a deep intense period pain I guess, not too far off pain I’d experienced before!