Hi, I'm new, not really sure where to post this so if it's in the wrong place I do apologise.
I have been having worrying symptoms for 6 months now, these include irregular bleeding, where I'm having very heavy periods, my heaviest has leaked through 3 heavy flow tampons per hour, long periods, my longest being 14 days. I spot in between periods, it's been pink, bright red, and brown Ive had it all. And my periods are coming 2 weeks apart, not one is the same, one could be 4 days, another could be 10 and another could be 14 so I never know what I'm getting. I have had poly cystic ovaries for years and I always struggled to even have a period, I'd probably get about 6 periods a year, so this change is drastic to me.
I've had pain during intercorse a few times, not all the time, I always bleed after too. I get lower pelvic dull aches, lower back cramps and then this pain that goes up my left side.. It has woke me out of a sleep a few times.
I have been to see my gp and she took some bloods, which all came back fine and she did a smear which has came back normal. I just don't know where I stand now. I know something is wrong, I'm still very worried. She has referred me to gyne but has said it could be over 6 months wait. I can do another 6 months of this.
Am I over reacting? Can you have cervical cancer and have a normal smear? I've been told that smears don't detect cancer and are used to detect changes and or hpv? This is on my mind all day every day.
