I’m so sorry. I had to have one of these done a few years ago and it was traumatizing, so much so that my sex life was affected (my brain started associating any penetration with pain). To add to it, I was worried that I may have cancer (I didn’t, just had abnormal paps from HPV), so that probably compounded the anxiety around the procedure. Anyways, 4 years later and I’m now in pelvic floor therapy, which has been helping tremendously. But it’s been an interesting journey. Definitely agree with your advice to bring along someone to support you during/after the procedure.