Hello Laura,

How nice of you to offer to help and to share your experience with others who may be in the same situation today that you were in three years ago. I am sure they would love to hear about your experiences.

As you say, it does help enormously to talk to someone who has also been through the same experience as it makes one feel less alone. I will definitely think of you when someone with cervical cancer posts on the forum and I will make sure to point them in your direction!

How have things been for you three years on?

Best wishes,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hello Lucie -

I have been well these past three years.  I came across this site and signed up because I understand the fear, being over-whelmed and just numb when confronted with a cancer diagnosis.  I want people to know that they can get through chemo, radiation and all the side effects.  I wish I would have had someone like that when I went through diagnosis and treatment.

Please do send anyone my way that you think might benefit from having someone to ask questions of.

Peace to you.

Laura

Hi, Laura, I am so pleased that you have been cancer free for 3 years, that is wonderful news.

Unfortunately cervical cancer can be aggressive as in my case.  I had a hysterectomy which removed womb, fallopian tubes, ovaries and cervix but by my first check up 6 weeks later it had spread to my peritoneum,  and pelvic area with enlarged nodes attached to bladder and bowel. This was in January 2015 and I was given 12 - 14 months.  I plod on from day to day, this forum and its wonderful people have helped enormously with support.  We have to accept some things in life, but at the same time be positive.

I do hope your good health continues, Laura, and that you visit us here whenever you want, we all need support.

Hi Pauline - I will pray for you. I want to tell you about an experience after diagnosis but before treatment started. I had a bleeding event from the cancer and I lost 2/3rds of my blood and blood pressure dropped to 52/30 on the way to the emergency room. By the time I got to the hospital I could not move or speak or see.  I could hear the doctors and nurses talking about me, but I couldn't respond. I remember that I was calm and at peace and there was no pain. It was the most amazing feeling I have ever had. However, the doctors hand pumped blood into my body and I came back to life and here I am today.  I am grateful for that but if I had died that night, it would have been ok.

Please keep me posted on how you are doing.

Peace, Laura

Hello Laura,

Guess what? There's another Laura, laura2015, who posted today and who was diagnosed with cervical cancer nearly a year ago. She is feeling stressed and anxious and I thought of you, not only because you share the same first name, but because I suspect you may have dealt with similar feelings before. You can find her post and I also mentioned your thread to her.

I hope the Lauras get chatting soon ;)

Lucie

Hello Laura,

Guess what? There's another Laura, laura2015, who posted today and who was diagnosed with cervical cancer nearly a year ago. She is feeling stressed and anxious and I thought of you, not only because you share the same first name, but because I suspect you may have dealt with similar feelings before. You can find her post and I also mentioned your thread to her.

I hope the Lauras get chatting soon ;)

Lucie

Thank you! I posted on that thread.  I hope it helps her.

Hi Laura I'm so pleased to have come across your story that shows it doesn't always mean the end i had a colascopy on Friday and the gynocologist seems sure i have cancer of the cervix but just waiting for the confirmation from biopsies taken its all so strange i haven't felt ill just tired and slight spotting between periods i thought it was nothing until i went for my first smear at 34 i .know.and it's rollercostered from there talks of mri scans Macmillan nurses ,removing my cervix etc i hope my story ends like yours xx

Hi Tullulah,

No, cervical cancer isn't always "the end" for everyone. I am very lucky!  Just know that you can get through treatment if it is needed. Chemo/radiation isn't pleasant but you can do it. Focus on being the most healthy you can be, if you smoke, quit.  I was a 35 year smoker and had to do it.  Like I said to K above, take it one day, one appointment, one scan, one test result at a time and don't google anything.  Let me know what you find out and if I can answer any questions, please feel free to ask.

Laura xx

Thankyou so much Laura i have my family's support but it's easier to talk to someone who knows pretty much exactly how your feeling xx

Hi Laura after a cone biopsy, I found out I had stage 1a1 cervical cancer, say had because my surgeon thinks he got it all as I had clear margins, had an MRI scan last Wednesday, so waiting for results, since having the MRI scan I've been having niggling pains almost like period/ trapped wind, I was just wondering what your MRI experience was xx

Hi everyone,

I'm new here, relieved I found this message board. I'm 33 years old and have just come back from GP where she did an internal examination, no pap or speculum or anything just her fingers, she took some blood and has referred me for a pelvic ultrasound.

Does this sound right to you or should there have been some kind of smear or something? 

I've been having irregular bleeding, quite bad pelvic pain, an achey back and I'm exhausted...feel generally quite unwell. 

I just wanted to check if it seems right what has happened this morning? 

Thank you so much and best wishes to all here, 

Nervous x 

Hello, 

I have just come across this post as I have been looking for answers. 
 

[@Bookishgirl]‍ i also have the same symptoms as you, I have been going the doctors since last August. The doctor took a bacterial swab in December and that was inconclusive. They have now referred me to a specialist but not as urgent. My last smear was 2 years ago so they won't do another until my referral to see what the specialist suggest. They did my bloods and they came back all clear. 
 

I have irregular bleeding, heavy 3 week periods, dull back ache constantly and some pelvic pain. 
 

I am so worried x 

Hi Laura, 

you're a strong lady and you should be so proud of yourself! 
 

I have not yet been diagnosed but I'm so worried I'm 25 I've had a little spotting between my last period so I went to my gp. I've never had a smear because I've just turned 25. He reffered me for a colposcopy and I'm so scared about what they might find, I'm ill from the worry I had my HPV jab when I was 13 but I'm still so scared. Any advice you can give me? 
 

Scared x

Hi Dolly,

Thank you for your kind words!  Of course I have no medical qualifications but I've read that cervical cancer normally takes some time to develop and you are very young.  My advice is, don't worry about the colposcopy, it is unpleasant but not that bad.  And, you are doing what you need to do, taking care of your health!  If it is something, you will be able to move forward and get treatment and if it isn't anything, you can be proud of yourself for facing your fears and following up. Let us know how you do!

Laura xx

Hi,

This is Angela, in my early thirties. 

Am not sure whether I can type this here. 

Since Dec, I have been having heavy periods lasting 4 - 6 weeks nonstop, only having a week or 2 gap very rarely. 

In these gaps, I get discharges like pink, red and brown. 

I am having terrible back pain and always feel tired. 

I was prescribed Nintesterone and Tranxemic Acid tablets. I couldn't take them for more than 3 days, as it gave me chest pain.

I have got a Ultrasound scan 5 week later. Just done a smear, so need to wait couple of weeks for results. 

I am in terrible pain. Did anyone feel like this?

Where can I find help soon? Am unable to do anything. 

Pls help.

Thanks in advance.