Instant second opinion

Has any one ever had an experience like this, I guess it's more relevant to UK members where a nurse does the smear test

I had my routine smear test this morning, all went to plan until the nurse had me opened up, and said the scary words you don't want to hear, that she thought she could see a lesion on my cervix, she said she wouldn't take the smear but quickly go and speak to a GP for advice, she took out the speculum and asked me to wait, I was wearing a skirt so pulled it back down to protect my modesty, a few minutes later (seemed like ages) she came in with a GP (a young doctor I hand't seen before), next thing I know is he's asking to take a look and another speculum is back in me, and the doctor and nurse jostling for viewing space looking for a lesion that now seems to have disappeared, he got the nurse to take the smear and suggested it was some natural fluid and then shock of shocks says he wants to do an internal to feel the surface of my cervix, no pressing on my abdomen, literally two fingers in a sweep around my cervix and out again, 30 seconds tops, even so totally unexpected and quite embarrassing!

So question is, has anyone ever had a second opinion by another doctor at the same appointment!

I shall wait anxiously for the results, but I don't think there is anything to worry about!

In a group type practice that could easily happen.

Twenty three years ago I went to a neurologist for a Lumbar Puncture. He did the teat and give me his findings. But on the way out, his nurse told my wife that no matter what he said, in her thinking I had MS. turned out after a year of going to another doctor, she was right and that doctor was wrong.

It happens in our surgery in the uk .I was accompanying a friend a while ago .She went into the nurse for her pap smear.The nurse got the doctor (female ) for whatever reason and she gave her an internal exam after her pap smear test.All turned out ok .Hope yours does too.

This has happened to me at the dermatologist. I usually see the nurse practitioner. She saw something on my inner thigh and called the doctor in to double check. No biggie - better safe than sorry.

Interesting story.

Never had such an experience myself.

Carla

I think this once again highlights short coming with the NHS, 20 years ago a nurse wouldn't be doing a smear test, it would have been the GP and a well woman exam.

I'm sure you would have been glad to be seen by the GP straight away, even if you weren't expecting it, than have to make another appointment and go back with the stress of thinking something's wrong before you can be seen by a doctor

Let us know how things turn out, I'm sure the GP would have said if he had concerns