Hi Kell

Cervical cancer can cause many different symptoms and they aren’t always the same for everyone so you can’t really make any kind of self diagnosis about this. Back/sciatic pain can be for lots of different reasons which are usually not as serious as cancer, and not everyone with cervical cancer has heavy bleeding or any bleeding. If you turn to google to try and work out what’s going on, it could scare you silly to no benefit as what you are reading is not individual to you. 

It’s good that you’re seeing your gp, and hopefully he/she will do a pelvic exam and refer you to a gynaecologist if there are any concerns. At this stage, it’s way to early to be thinking about cervical cancer, so try not to let your thoughts run away with you. x

Thanks so much for your repsonse. 
I am a worrier and am awful for googling! 
I am hoping it's just a back problem as I'm maniging to get some sleep it's worse when moving etc. But definitely feels like the nerve is affected as pain in leg and knee shooting pains.

i am hoping they will offer me a smear as only a year away from needing one anyway x

Have you thought about going to a physiotherapist for the back, leg and knee shooting pain?  Sounds right up their street.  Private physio costs £40 (well, that's what I paid for mine) or the GP can refer you to NHS physio and a bit of a wait.  

Have you thought about going to a physiotherapist for the back, leg and knee shooting pain?  Sounds right up their street.  Private physio costs £40 (well, that's what I paid for mine) or the GP can refer you to NHS physio and a bit of a wait.