Hello,
I have been very newly diagnosed with cervical cancer, I am yet to have a staging MRI and I am really trying to keep my sensible head on and not go to worst case scenarios. I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old and not being here for them is just not an option! My littlest one was very poorly when she was born and we spent most of her first 3 months in hospital and I am finding the prospect of hospital appointments and medical procedures very triggering at the moment.
I am looking for some reassurance as I wait for staging. I had a smear in Jan 2024 which was high risk but not cancerous. When I then went for a Colposcopy the Dr felt the area that needed treated was an little too large and would be better done under a gen anaesthetic. She took a biopsy at this stage and we have just had confirmation that it is cervical cancer. Is it a good sign that my smear results in January were non cancerous? I'm hoping this is a sign that the cancer has recently developed and may not have had the chance to spread too far as in know cervical cancer tends to be slow to develop? Or is there a chance that the cancer could have been missed in January?
Thank you for any support or advice, I wish you all well on your journeys x
HiLorzy321
I’m glad you’ve got a date now-you and Laura will be able to compare notes and keep each other company (virtually) on here. I was give a date of New Year’s Eve for my proposed salvage hysterectomy but asked for it to be moved to 7th of January as I thought I would start the new year off with a bang. 
You are not likely to be in hospital for too long, and your bedside locker will be small, so try not to overpack! I had my dressing gown and slippers and the most important thing-a long charger for my phone! Sockets in hospital are not always easy to get to and often behind your bed in my various experiences of being in hospital.
I hope you can enjoy your Christmas - this will soon be over and you can start your recovery. Please let us know how you get on-it’s always so helpful for new ladies to be able to see how things have gone with the surgery. Hope it all goes smoothly for you.
Sarah xx
Hi Chloe_x
Glad to read that you’re feeling better now and improving by the day. Good tips there, so thank you for those!
Sarah xx
Thanks Laura-it’s always low key for us but it’s nice just to spend time together and relax. I finished my first line of cancer treatment on Christmas Eve 6 years ago and slept through Christmas Day as the radiotherapy made me exhausted. Christmas kind of stopped right there and we don’t even put up a tree now, but that’s ok and we’re perfectly fine with that as a couple of oldies!
Sarah xx
