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20-07-18, 10:35
I wanted to say thank you to everyone who writes on these forums, I’ve read many posts and although the symptoms are not exactly like mine it does give me some comfort that I’m not the only one out there feeling like this.
I’m 37. I’ve always suffered from pretty bad health anxiety but had been coping much better over the last few years. Until a month or two ago.
A while ago (maybe 18 months) I started to develop some hip pain which I was pretty sure was muscular – focused around my lower back and glutes. Some of the pain was intermittently around the ovary area but I dismissed this as part of the issue and it went away for a few months and I relaxed. It came back two or three months ago and then I became hyper focused on that area. I had put it down to my usual over-focusing but then I had some mid-cycle spotting (day 19 of cycle, very light and only for one day)!!! Arrrgggh. To say I’m anxious is a huge understatement. I’ve never had this symptom before.
I went to the doc who examined my cervix (took a swab) and said it looked ok to her. She’s referred me for an ultrasound which I’ve decided to do privately to get it done asap (if not it was going to be 4 weeks). This is next Thursday. The swab came back positive for BV!!! (not sexually active atm) which I was prescribed antibiotics for. But I don’t think this would cause my symptoms.
My brain is on overdrive and I can’t seem to calm down. My obvious fear is cancer, and mostly terminal cancer. I’ve done so much research that I go from feeling better to starting to plan my funeral!! Google is not my friend. My periods are pretty regular and I’m not on the pill and never had children. This seems to always be one of the risk factors for all the gynae cancers (sigh). And all mid-cycle bleeding seems to be related to the pill which I’m not on and never have been.
I’ve stopped worrying so much about Cervical Cancer as the doc said my cervix looked ok, but I’m petrified this is Ovarian Cancer. I have no bloating or abdominal symptoms apart from this niggle in my hip/left groin. The odd thing is this pain isn’t present whilst lying down and sleeping (never felt it in bed). I mostly only feel it when at work, sitting down, when overthinking.
Anyone have any thoughts or reassuring advice? I guess I need to prepare for a more negative outcome but it’s so draining
I’m 37. I’ve always suffered from pretty bad health anxiety but had been coping much better over the last few years. Until a month or two ago.
A while ago (maybe 18 months) I started to develop some hip pain which I was pretty sure was muscular – focused around my lower back and glutes. Some of the pain was intermittently around the ovary area but I dismissed this as part of the issue and it went away for a few months and I relaxed. It came back two or three months ago and then I became hyper focused on that area. I had put it down to my usual over-focusing but then I had some mid-cycle spotting (day 19 of cycle, very light and only for one day)!!! Arrrgggh. To say I’m anxious is a huge understatement. I’ve never had this symptom before.
I went to the doc who examined my cervix (took a swab) and said it looked ok to her. She’s referred me for an ultrasound which I’ve decided to do privately to get it done asap (if not it was going to be 4 weeks). This is next Thursday. The swab came back positive for BV!!! (not sexually active atm) which I was prescribed antibiotics for. But I don’t think this would cause my symptoms.
My brain is on overdrive and I can’t seem to calm down. My obvious fear is cancer, and mostly terminal cancer. I’ve done so much research that I go from feeling better to starting to plan my funeral!! Google is not my friend. My periods are pretty regular and I’m not on the pill and never had children. This seems to always be one of the risk factors for all the gynae cancers (sigh). And all mid-cycle bleeding seems to be related to the pill which I’m not on and never have been.
I’ve stopped worrying so much about Cervical Cancer as the doc said my cervix looked ok, but I’m petrified this is Ovarian Cancer. I have no bloating or abdominal symptoms apart from this niggle in my hip/left groin. The odd thing is this pain isn’t present whilst lying down and sleeping (never felt it in bed). I mostly only feel it when at work, sitting down, when overthinking.
Anyone have any thoughts or reassuring advice? I guess I need to prepare for a more negative outcome but it’s so draining