Really scared about possible cervix cancer

Hi,

I’m absolutely terrified after going for my smear and being told my cervix looks unhealthy, it has an erosion and polyp The doctor gave me an urgent referral to the gynaecologist under a cancer referral. The letter has arrived and some of the tests it says they might do sound horrendous. I am a person who has no pain threshold anyway and I am so scared. 
I really don’t know what to expect. 

  • Hello   I hope you’re ok! At the moment all you can do really is wait for this appointment. But it’s reassuring that you have been given an urgent referral. I had to wait over 9 weeks for smear results, when I had a visible 5 cm tumor but that’s an error that my GP made.

    so just know, whatever it is, it could just be an erosion with a simple polyp. Xx

  • Thanks I’m just really scared and waiting seems to take forever even if it is only a couple of weeks. I don’t usually bleed as on the mini pill but I’ve passed an almost black clot today. There is definitely something going on.

  • I can remember being like you, though I had no timescale left in limbo. I hardly slept, ate…smiled. I had endless tabs open. People say not to google, but when you know something’s up and no one is listening it’s all I could do. Rightly or wrongly. But I was armed of what it could be, but when I finally got my colposcopy I saw the Dr and  I can only call her as my Angel. She knew straight away. They know what they are looking for. 

    I am always here to talk if you need, anytime I can help I will xx

  • Thank you,  I don’t have any friends and my husband doesn’t know what to say to be honest. I’m being brave but breaking inside. I’m scared of what they will do, what they will find pain at the appointment everything. I can’t sleep, I’ve lost my appetite it’s horrible. I just wish it would go away. I only went for my smear and had nothing before that then they see a polyp and all hell breaks loose.