Hi everyone, 

I'm looking for some advice or support. I've recently had bleeding during & after intercourse along with a heavy dull feeling in my lower abdomen and pain in my lower back, with longer than usual periods. After a few weeks I bit the bullet and went to see my gp (anxious due to birth trauma). Anyway she had a look and had said she can see where the bleeding is coming from, my cervix is inflamed and I have a large vascular area that she could see. She took some swabs for stds and infection and requested an urgent referral for gynaecology. I'm still waiting for my appointment however my swabs have come back clear so I know it isn't an infection of any kind. Now I can't switch off due to worrying that it is cervical cancer as I know the symptoms I'm having could very well be. The gp didn't give me any other ideas as to what it could be and the look on her face didn't help me at all. I'm now just going over and over what she said and how she looked.

Has anybody gone through a similar experience and what was the outcome? I've got 2 lovely young children and my husband is fantastic trying to support me at the moment, even though I feel silly as I haven't even had a diagnosis yet.

Thanks in advance for any replies