Even More Worried After What Nurse Said at Smear!!

Hi there!

just wondered if anyone has had a similar group of symptoms and situation and it turned out to be something other that what I'm hoping it's not :(

I've recently been experiencing irregular periods, sometimes missing one and then a 7 week cycle and normally I'm like clockwork so it's very unusual for me.

i have also found that my lymph node in my groin is swollen and the skin above it is dimpled-it isn't sore to the touch but it aches pretty much constantly

I explained all of these things to the nurse at a blood test and my smear yesterday, which the doctor requested a year early, and that I had noticed a rough patch on my cervix-I asked if she could see this and she said she could and that it looked hormonal? She also said their was contact bleeding during my smear which she expected?

She then went on to say let's not try to worry and take each thing as it comes-I wasn't worrying too much until she said that but now I really am worrying :( 

 

any experiences would be fantastic xxx

 

 

  • Hello EmmyMay, 

    I am sorry you feel even more worried after talking to the nurse. I think what she meant to say was to take a day at a time and try not to anticipate what it might be until you hear back from your blood and smear results. It is easy to work yourself into a panic state when faced with uncertainty and the long wait for results and it can be tempting for example to look things up on Google but try to resist this urge if you can as it will only result in more anxiety. 

    It won't be long now until you get some answers. I hope you will hear from others here who have had similar experiences. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out to be fine. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator