Hey all,

I hope you are all doing okay. I had symptoms of what I thought was breast cancer earlier in the year and thankfully turned out all okay and was a fungal infection. After that, I've started bleeding in between periods and having twinges every now and then at the bottom of my belly. I am 28 and went for my first smear (originally booked and cancelled during COVID) and I am so concerned now I potentially have cervical cancer. I've been told by the nurse the results will take 4-6 weeks and they've also taken swabs but I wasn't advised what that was for, the nurse said the doctor asked for them to be taken..

The nurse didn't mention seeing anything during my smear and wondered if those who were diagnosed had any signs at their smear that there was something further wrong?

I have really bad health anxiety and my smear was only yesterday so knowing I've 4-6 weeks to wait and then potentially a lot more tests before I find out either way is terrifying. I'm trying to get a clearer picture as some people on forums said the nurse referred them straight to the hospital for further testing after their smear as they spotted irregularities, but some are also saying they didn't find out until the smear results came back?

Thanks all!