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Hi my name is Karen im 60yrs old.  I'm worried about having cervical cancer . My symptoms are pain in lower back pains in abdomen discharge with blood but tonight there has been more pink blood . I spoke to my doctor last week and she took a swab from me and said I will be contacted by the hospital for tests.  How long do you think I will have to wait before being seen by the hospital. I try not to think about it but I'm now starting to get anxious.  Thanks Karen. 

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  • Hi Karen,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of your worries and the uncertainy about this, I can understand this must be unsettling. It's hard to advise on how long to expect to wait - it will depend partly on how concerned the doctor was and whether the referral was classed as urgent. If it was, you should find out more within around 2-3 weeks. Naturally at the moment waiting times are a little longer in most places.

    I do hope you're able to find out more soon, and in the meantime we're always here for support. I can see you've been speaking to a few others on here so I hope the forum provides some help.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Karen,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of your worries and the uncertainy about this, I can understand this must be unsettling. It's hard to advise on how long to expect to wait - it will depend partly on how concerned the doctor was and whether the referral was classed as urgent. If it was, you should find out more within around 2-3 weeks. Naturally at the moment waiting times are a little longer in most places.

    I do hope you're able to find out more soon, and in the meantime we're always here for support. I can see you've been speaking to a few others on here so I hope the forum provides some help.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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