Hi,
I just need to post and be reassured about this.
I recently got an urgent referral for cervical cancer and I’m very anxious now.
My GP did a quick exam (whilst I was on my period) and said my cervix looked a bit red and referred me. She didn’t seem very worried and when I asked her about cancer she said it probably isn’t that. She said it looked like cervical ectropion but that it could be changes in the cells and that in years it could be cancer. But then she did the urgent referral so now I’m concerned.
I went to the GP in the first place because of post coital bleeding but this is something I have had on and off for years now and I had it checked out when it first happened so I didn’t even think to be concerned about it. I have no other symptoms but now I’m overthinking everything especially after receiving the emails with the words “urgent cancer referral” on them.
any words to calm me down would be very appreciated!
Thank you!
Hi Sophie0512 and welcome to Macmillan.
In this part of the forum we try to direct you to the right group/forum to get support, so I’d like to recommend you join us over in the Cervical Cancer group. This is the link
If you click on this link, it will take you directly there and you can join the group in the same way that you joined this group, and make your post there to introduce yourself. I am the Community Champion in the cervical group, which just means I help out as a volunteer for Macmillan, but I’ve also been through Cervical Cancer myself.
I’ll be happy to chat to you when you join the group, and hopefully be able to give to some reassurance, so I hope to see you there.
Sarah xx
