Hi I'm new here. Had routine smear with nurse mentioned that I had had some spotting so put me in touch with gp who did an internal. Smear revealed nothing but gp noticed 2 grazes on my cervix and referred me for blood tests and a scan at hospital. Saw gp on the Tuesday had had bloods and appointment for scan within the week.
Bloods taken, scan done plus and internal scan with a probe last week, had a call yesterday informing me I now need to have a hysteroscopy ASAP. I'm extremely grateful for the quick responses and appointments but they're also scaring me. I'm trying not to worry about a maybe but it's hard with no proper support and nobody seems to want to answer my questions.
I don't have any real support from family either but I don't know what to do or who to talk to if there is an issue
For context I'm 57 live alone but do have a gent in my life (typical bloke head in sand) and I don't want to burden my son with it
Hi Neets68 and welcome to our group.
You've had a lot going on very quickly so I can understand that can be really worrying, and I think it’s very difficult while you’re in the process of being diagnosed with anything and waiting for answers.
I also think that your questions will be difficult for the staff to answer while they don’t have the information they need to give you clear answers.
You’re waiting for your scan result-what type of scan did you have apart from the internal ultrasound? The hysteroscopy will involve a small camera going into your womb to have a look round in there, and they may take a biopsy while they are in there. What they’re trying to do is build up a picture based on all your results to come to a decision on what is wrong and what treatment you may need.
The grazes noted on your cervix could have been from something called a cervical ectropian, which is not cancer but can cause some bleeding and look raw. But you have said there was nothing noted from your smear test result. Normally the first test from a smear is checking whether or not it has identified an hpv infection, and hpv is the cause of the vast majority of cervical cancers. But you haven’t mentioned hpv? A positive hpv test would result in the cervical cells being more closely examined.
I know it’s hard to be waiting for more information, especially if you feel you don’t have much support, but please feel free to phone the Macmillan support line (the number is is my signature) if you’d like to chat things through. In terms of telling people, I waited until I had a diagnosis and a treatment plan so I could answer questions from my daughters without worrying them unnecessarily.
You can ask any questions here in the group, and we are always here to support you through this diagnostic process and beyond as we understand how difficult and worrying all of this is.
Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on.
Sarah xx
Hi again
Normally all the test and scan results need to be obtained and then your case is discussed by the doctors at a multi disciplinary team meeting where the different professionals come together to discuss different patients. Then you are given an appointment to meet with a nurse or consultant to discuss the results, what any diagnosis is, and any planned treatment.
Unfortunately, there’s always a bit of waiting involved so you may not be able to find out any more information just yet., but the good thing is you’ve had testing carried out quickly.
Sarah xx
