Hi all,

So bit of background  I have had regular periods all my life and could pinpoint the exact start date, and would always last 5 days in duration, at the end of 2023 my periods started to change, I put this down to medication I was on for a shoulder injury. Well I had a smear test done in the jan of 2024 and all was normal, with the exception of having BV. Also completed all STI checks, all clear. So I start the treatment for BV and had a few more medication changes. I have always been lucky in the respect of not having any of they normal symptoms most people feel on a period, I.e no cramps  headaches, mood swings, sore ripples.... absolutely nothing. The o my way I know if I'm on, is well when I feel it, which previously I could pin point the exact date so not a problem. Well after a second surgery for my shoulder in April and more medication changes, my periods were slowly getting longer and lots of spotting in between, to now where I am on for roughly 25days of the month.

So I was given tranexamic acid by GP but no change and referred for intravaginal and pelvic scan. I eventually had this in Dec 2024. The nurse confirmed that I had a 3cm mass in my lower cervix and I was given a GP appointment for the next day. I was put on the cancer pathway and 2 days before Xmas the specialist gyny called me. Since then I have had blood test.. all negative. A hysteroscopy with biopsy and an MRI that was 2 weeks ago. 

So now I'm worried about if this is cancer, at the biopsy I was informed the mass had grown along my cervical wall and the gyny seemed very surprised at the route I was referred and initially thought they were just going to be able to remove it as a fibroid and fit me with a coil. Well due to the spread obviously she couldn't do that. So now I have been stressing as we do have a history of cancer in the family, all in different body parts and the waiting for results is taking a toll on me. What is a normal wait time for results? I am concerned with how fast they had the mri done as I know a lot of people have said they usually wait for biopsy to come back before having one. 

I am now on tranaxemic acid and norethisterone to control the bleeding. Alongside this I am on fentanyl patches, naproxen, oneprazole, citalopram and zomorph. I am still 2 years later under a consultant for my shoulder and the meds have taken a toll on my teeth ( I have druggie teeth) from a normal set of nashers.

I guess I'm just looking for a bit or reassurance and advice on the timeline on how long I would expect to wait for results and I guess what the next steps are if it is positive as that's not really been discussed with me yet, so I'm not too sure what I should be researching as a lot of people have told me I will be given options for treatment but the decision is left to me on which I choose.

I am assuming either way I will require surgery to remove the mass. Thanks for taking the time to read and any advice, thought or your own experiences would really help.