This forum is really amazing - I've stumbled across it when I was researching what I was told this week and I'm looking to see if anyone can shed any light on what to expect over the coming weeks please?
My story so far.....
So I've had very heavy periods, lots of pelvic and back pain, spotting/irregular bleeding, incontinence for a fair while now, but have done the adult thing of ignoring it all, until these past two weeks. I finally visited my GP as the symptoms had worsened and I thought it would be a simple "you've got a urinirary tract infection/kidney infection - have some antibiotics and go home". Test results were negative and the pain persists so back to the GP I go on Monday this week. When I go back, the GP takes some swabs and is automatically concerned due to the bleeding that started as soon as she touched my cervix. She refers me for an urgent ultrasound appointment which I went to yesterday. The ultrasound operator had a good look around, it was incredibly painful and tender which obviously it isn't meant to be. Then when checking the left ovary, she discovers a mass which she tells me is just a Dermoid and I leave the appointment feeling utterly relieved that there isn't anything sinister going on in there, possibly an infection to cause the tenderness and some weird hairy, tooth lumpy mass that is just causing a few issues in there for me.
I get a text from my GP surgery a short while after my scan, telling me that the swab results were back and I had an infection. Amazing - problem solved - nothing sinister, the "C" word hasn't been mentioned and I can get on with my life.
An hour later, I get a call from my GP telling me to go immediately for a CA125 blood test to check for the Ovarian Cancer markers and to expect a call from the Gynaecology Mass Specialist Department in the next 48 hours as I had been referred to the fast track clinic. Complete and utter shock is an understatement and a complete rollercoaster of emotions. I explained that I had been told all was ok in my Ultrasound and it was "just" a Dermoid, but the GP explained that the Ultrasound can't determine what the mass actually is and with it having areas of solidity coupled with my other symptoms, that it needs to be looked at immediately to check whether it is cancerous. Queue emotions of anger at the ultrasound operator for telling me I was fine and confusion that this is now all happening.
Off I trot to the Hospital to get my bloods taken and I get a call from the Gynaecology department asking me to come in on Tuesday next week for my appointment.
Has anyone had a similar exprience that can shed any light on what may happen at my appointment? I'm worrying myself silly about what they might do at the appointment.
I'm absolutely petrified that this is happening and whilst I should take comfort in the fact that my GP and the hospital are working so quickly to get everything checked, that is also filling me with fear that it is something quite serious going on to warrant the urgency.
I'm trying to keep positive and stay calm, but I just want it all to go away!
