Hi everyone sorry if this is a long read but I am really worried that I may have ovarian cancer.
For the last couple months I have been having a lot of abdominal/pelvic pain which is similar to period pains but a lot worse sometimes it gets so bad that I can’t move or do anything for the pain. I have also been getting lower back pain and feel like my bladder is always full and I have not had a period for 3 months now. About 6 months ago I began to get what I think is Ibs which might be related to my other symptoms. I have been to the doctors a few times who seem to think that it is nothing to worry about because I’m young (21). Well the pain got really unbearable a couple nights ago and I went to A&E the doctor there was really concerned that my gp hadn’t referred me for tests at the hospital so he sent me home with painkillers and wrote my gp a letter advising him to refer me for an ultrasound. I got an emergency appointment for my gp yesterday and they have agreed to refer me for an ultrasound. He said he dosnt think I could have PCOS or endometriosis which is what I initially thought it might be. He said the chance of me having cancer at my age was really low but he would send me for the ultrasound just to be safe. I haven’t got a date for the ultrasound yet but I’m going out of my head with worrying I’m so worried that it might be cancer and I’m also really worried that they might not find anything on the scan which would put me back at square one. I don’t know how I’m going to cope waiting potentially a month for the ultrasound. Has anyone experienced these symptoms and what was the cause? How long did you have to wai for an ultrasound?
Thanks