Good afternoon. My name is Jade, I'm 24 years old and I'm here because I am concerned about cervical or ovarian cancer. When I came off the contraceptive pill in 2019 my periods (and life) was never the same again. I would be in agonsiing pain every month, the bleeding incredibly heavy and all sorts of other horrible symptoms. After months and months of trying to convince my doctor that this wasn't normal (it's so disgusting that women aren't taken seriously with things like this) I was referred to a gynecologist who confirmed that my symptoms were not normal. Surprise surprise. I have been waiting for a diagnostic laroscopy for over a year now thanks to COVID, but during that time things have got a lot worse. The bleeding has got heavier, to the point where my heart rate and blood pressure drops and I almost pass out. In the last couple of days I have started having brown discharge and light bleeding, which is not normal for me because I usually get this the day before my period. My period isn't due for another week or 2 at most. I often get spasms in my vagina, that feel veyr deep inside, and I always have pain and discomfort in my lower abdomen. My stomach and abdomen also feel bloated most of the time. Discharge is smelly but infections have been ruled out. I also would like to mention that I cannot have sex at all due to it being so painful. It feels like razor blades are inside me and I have screamed in pain to the point where I physically cannot do it anymore. A couple of months ago I got called for my first cervical smear test, but I have issues accessing my GP practice due to my autism. They were unwilling to arrange for me to have the examination somewhere else. I have had to pay £350 to a private hospital to have one done and I am terrified because a lot of my symptoms fit into cervical cancer. And if I was to have cervical cancer, how bad would it be considering how long I have had to wait for all of this. Sorry for the long post but just wanted to give some proper background on why I am here and my story so far. Thank you for reading.
