Hi Em-sim

Taking a biopsy during a colposcopy is a common procedure, and the doctor will mark them as urgent because there is a suspicion of early cancer. I had the same, and my biopsy results were back in a week. However, mine was more serious than an early cancer as I had a clearly visible tumour.

Positives? Well my diagnosis was more than 3 years ago and I’m fine. Early cervical cancer can be treated and cured, so that’s also very positive. I’ve done well despite having a much more advanced cancer.

The biopsy results are needed to confirm whether the doctor is correct in thinking it is an early cancer, so  try not to overthink everything and think the worst at this stage before your diagnosis is confirmed, though I do appreciate it’s hard. xx

Hi Minska

thank you so much for your reply. 
i am so sorry to hear yours was so advanced but I am so pleased you have been treated and in a good place. 
thank you for your advice it has settled me a little. I guess it's the unknown that I hate and I just think about my children in case of the worst. 
 

but I will try and be positive and again I really appreciate you taking the time to help me  xxx

I am so sorry you are feeling like that. 
when I was in the middle of my colposcopy he said it looks like invasive cancer and I didn't hear anything else that was said. I think as soon as you hear that you just stop.. you don't hear anything else.

 Please stay strong we are all here for you feel free to pm me if you want to chat privately? You just need to remember you are now in the best hands to help you deal with this and they know what they are doing. We Google everything and we think it has the answer which it does not. Do you have a good support network? 
xxx

Gosh I cant imagine how yours have felt at the time. I literally heard cancer and nothing else. Must be such a relief now I'm pleased for you. 

Thank you. I do have support but unless people experience it they just don't know the worry and feelings x 

Hi

yes I felt a massive relive but it's still a wait for a check up. 
man's yes I totally agree with you if you haven't been in our situation they don't understand. I didn't like to talk about it and I tried to keep it to myself and my partner as I hated the toll it had on my mental health. I found it easier to talk on here with people who actually understand how it feels. 
let us know how the mri goes and I am keeping everything crossed it's not as bad as what you are thinking as I know you only think the worst in this situation xxx

Thank you. I have it booked for Tuesday. Had a bad day yesterday to be honest the reality is so overwhelming. I also hate talking about it I get too emotional but it does help.

Yes I had days like that too but it's ok to react that way and to go through every emotion it's natural! 
i hope you get the results you want and hopefully I will speak to you soon xxx

Hi Lj

You're at a really difficult stage in this whole process, so it’s understandable to feel quite overwhelmed. I never talked about it either, so I can so much understand your feelings. But I’ve learned that it does help to talk to people who understand, and who have been through this. Other people who haven’t been through it just cannot understand, no matter how much they try, and how well meaning they are. 

Please talk about it if you want to, as much as you want to. I hope Tuesday goes as well as it can and you get the best possible results from it to move forward. I’m around here a lot if you need someone who knows exactly what this is like. x

Thanks for the message. People around are trying to be supportive but they just don't understand. I feel like I need so much support I feel so alone. I just don't know how to cope with it. I'm really trying to keep it together but I just feel so overwhelmed every day life goes on for everyone else. Feel like I'm in a dark hole and can't see any light or way out. I'm consumed with negativity 

Do these bad days get any easier 

Thank you. Take care x

The bad days get better, I promise. The thing is, our fear and our thoughts can be so bad, yet it’s rarely as bad as we imagine. If you feel that you cannot cope, please speak out. There is a way out, there’s light at the end of the tunnel but it’s very hard to see at the moment. Life goes on for everyone else, while you feel that yours has stopped. But it hasn’t stopped. You’re just at a difficult time where you can’t feel any positivity and it’s paused for you at the moment. 

Things always feel better when you have a plan. You know what you’re up against and what needs to be done. You regain focus and a will to do this, to get better. It WILL get better, honestly. I’ve been through this cancer twice now, and been in the depths of despair at times. So I understand, I get it. But you CAN get through this. xx

The bad days get better, I promise. The thing is, our fear and our thoughts can be so bad, yet it’s rarely as bad as we imagine. If you feel that you cannot cope, please speak out. There is a way out, there’s light at the end of the tunnel but it’s very hard to see at the moment. Life goes on for everyone else, while you feel that yours has stopped. But it hasn’t stopped. You’re just at a difficult time where you can’t feel any positivity and it’s paused for you at the moment. 

Things always feel better when you have a plan. You know what you’re up against and what needs to be done. You regain focus and a will to do this, to get better. It WILL get better, honestly. I’ve been through this cancer twice now, and been in the depths of despair at times. So I understand, I get it. But you CAN get through this. xx

Hi

i have had my follow up at the gp after my biopsy however the nurse says she couldn't do the smear as the hole in my cervix is covered by a 5p size but if flesh. I'm not at panic mode yet again and being referred back to the hospital. 
just when i was starting to think positive.

has anyone else come across this or had this after a LLetz procedure?

thanks