Emaa
02-01-10, 03:41
Okay so..
There's cervical cancer in my family, and the relatives that have had it (or pre-cancerous cell changes) have been aged between 16-28
They've mostly been discovered soon after childbirth (That's more with the pre-cancerous changes)
I'm 19 and had my son 7 months ago..
It's taken me this long to ask for a smear because they don't do 6 week checks at my surgery (so couldn't get my smear then) and I'm 'not of age' to get one.. I had to explain my family history to my doc and wait for her to confirm it.
So the day comes I'm supposed to go down for my smear.. And I start bleeding, that was 4 days ago. I'm still bleeding but not as much as a normal period.. And it's not like a period.. It's like ACTUAL blood. But I don't know how to differentiate between the two properly? It could just be an 'off' period.. Or it is actual blood (Which I'm pretty sure it is)
I figured I'd just wait a few days and see if I come off...
Tonight my stomach has gone really heavy and I'm finding it difficult to breathe. This isn't like a panicky can't breathe. It feels the same when I yawn, It doesn't feel like I'm getting enough air. I have to breathe deep between sentences.
Anyway, the only time I've had this heavy feeling and shortness of breath was when I gave birth to my son. I figured it was just one of those things that happened when you give birth but could it be due to loss of blood? (I lost a lot of blood and became severely anemic)
I'm really worried that it might be cervical bleeding..
What do I do? I can't even afford to ring NHS direct and I can't sleep because the shortness of breath is worse when I lay down
There's cervical cancer in my family, and the relatives that have had it (or pre-cancerous cell changes) have been aged between 16-28
They've mostly been discovered soon after childbirth (That's more with the pre-cancerous changes)
I'm 19 and had my son 7 months ago..
It's taken me this long to ask for a smear because they don't do 6 week checks at my surgery (so couldn't get my smear then) and I'm 'not of age' to get one.. I had to explain my family history to my doc and wait for her to confirm it.
So the day comes I'm supposed to go down for my smear.. And I start bleeding, that was 4 days ago. I'm still bleeding but not as much as a normal period.. And it's not like a period.. It's like ACTUAL blood. But I don't know how to differentiate between the two properly? It could just be an 'off' period.. Or it is actual blood (Which I'm pretty sure it is)
I figured I'd just wait a few days and see if I come off...
Tonight my stomach has gone really heavy and I'm finding it difficult to breathe. This isn't like a panicky can't breathe. It feels the same when I yawn, It doesn't feel like I'm getting enough air. I have to breathe deep between sentences.
Anyway, the only time I've had this heavy feeling and shortness of breath was when I gave birth to my son. I figured it was just one of those things that happened when you give birth but could it be due to loss of blood? (I lost a lot of blood and became severely anemic)
I'm really worried that it might be cervical bleeding..
What do I do? I can't even afford to ring NHS direct and I can't sleep because the shortness of breath is worse when I lay down