Hi Lou,

I am sorry you are going through this right now. It's hard to say why it happened between last year and this year, but I'm glad you are getting this taken care of now. I'm not sure what treatement they will suggest but whatever it is, you can do it. Please let us know when you find out what your treatement plan will be and then maybe we can compare our experiences. 

Laura xx

Hi Lou

I hope your meeting with the consultant today will give you all the information you need to get this dealt with-it’s impossible for anyone to say what the treatment will be as it will depend on the stage of the cancer. 

Things may not have actually changed quickly...the smear test is not a diagnostic test for cervical cancer and it may be that things were missed last time you had this. That can happen, particularly if the cancer is outside of the range of the smear test. Cervical cancer tends to be very slow growing, so the hope would be that they have caught this very early and it can be very successfully removed. 

Please let us know how you get on-LauraP and I have both been through successful treatment for cervical cancer and may be able to help as you go through this. 

I had chemotherapy and radiation first time round for my cancer as it was too advanced for a hysterectomy to be a safe and viable option. For my recurrence I had very radical surgery-not a hysterectomy.