Im scared of Cervical Cancer

[KeeKee]

Thank you auntie moose :-)
Hmmm I wonder why I never got one?? Unless I did but forgot?

[AuntieMoosie]

Had you had a smear anytime before your baby was born hun??

I can only think that maybe they didn't think that you needed one at that point.

Have you had any smears since hun??

[KeeKee]

Hi AnutieMoose,

I always thought I had had a smear when I was pregnant but then somebody on here a few months ago told me it will have been a swab, which does seem more likely.
Either way I am getting my smear today (due to turning 25) so at least my mind will be at ease in a few weeks. I also have a doctors appointment later on so I can express my worries to him :-)
Thanks again for your advice.

[AuntieMoosie]

You're more than welcome hun

[KeeKee]

Well had my smear test and it was a lot better than I expected. The woman was very easy-going and I felt very comfortable around her.
She told me my cervix looked healthy and if there was anything 'sinister' she would have seen it. (I told her I have health anxiety hehe).
I also had a doctor appointment after and was again told that it is usually visually obvious if something is wrong and he also said that in the unlikely event of me being called back - not to worry as out of every 100 people who get called back, only 1 to 2 of them will actually have cancer.
The only downside is I was told my results will take 4 - 6 weeks :-(
However, I was reassured that I have a healthy cervix and have nothing to worry about.

[AuntieMoosie]

Oh I'm so pleased that it's done and that you're cervix looks very healthy hun

I hope that what the nurse and doctor told you has helped put your mind at rest now

Hun try to remember that cervical cancer doesn't just appear just like that.......it all starts with very subtle cell changes and these changes do NOT mean that you have cancer. I had some cell changes a few years ago and I had some treatment which took no longer than about half an hour and since then I've had no problems and my cervix is very healthy now

All the time that you keep having your smears, you will be just fine hun