Any advice please is it cervical cancer?

[Lisabxx]

Hi its a long story so will try to make it short ive been bleeding non stop now for nearly 9 weeks back pain right leg pain dizzy when i stand up just generally feeling off and tired i have been putting off going to the docs because im stupid but ive been in a deep depression and suffering with grief from losing my nan who i have never had a day without thats anthoer long story but she was the. Best person with the biggest heart and shehad thw worst last months of her life and died in pain 😢 i now look after my grandad but i struggle without her so i was just punishing myself anyway i went to the docs she did some tests down there had a look and she sat me down and said she found a lump my mind went blank she was showing me with her hands andntrying to tell me where it was located and i can not remember all i know it was up near the cervix she referred me urgent for st marys manchester 2 days later got a call to go in to abgynaecologist he did his test and said there was no lump??? I asked him 3 times he was more concerned about my pcos which has threw me off to be honest one of them is wrong. ive never had this before and never had bleeding after sex before ever and always had pcos he is referring me for a scan and that was that ? Im so confused ive booked an appointment with the original doc who said there was a lump next week because them 2 days was the worst of my life and my partners and daughters and ive been through enough how can one doctor say there is a lump and ine there isnt ? I cant settle im no doctor but something isnt right any one have any silmar experiences? Any advice would be appreciated thank you.

I’m assuming you say your GP first, who referred you to St Mary’s. GPs can be wrong all the time, they have to know a little bit about a lot of different things so they know some of the more serious warning signs and will play it safe if they’re concerned and refer you urgently. Your GP isn’t a specialist, they just needs to make sure they’re getting you to the right specialist and quick, just in case. The doc at St Mary’s is a specialist and knows very clearly what is a concern and what isn’t. The inside of your vagina is not a simple straight up and down space and it could be the GP has misidentified something that’s actually really normal for your particular physiology. Trust in the St Mary’s doctor. PCOS can explain all your symptoms, so can just being a bit generally run down.

You’ve clearly had a rough time of it recently, and I’m really sorry for your loss. A health scare at the moment is not what you need, so I’d hazard a guess it’s going to be hard to feel safe and that everything is fine until you’re in a better place with your grief, but in this case I would believe the St Mary’s doctor and remind yourself you’re just having a shit time, but this too shall pass x

Yes my gp was the one who referred me and thank you for your advice i will definitely take that on board im probably full of anxiety from everything the past year or so thank you. Xx

Is it heavy bleeding like a period or more like spotting? If like a period then the issues is more likely to be uterus rather than cervix and there's a few issues that can affect the endometrium and make it bleed that aren't cancer. Particularly hormone imbalances caused by PCOS, so it does make sense that the specialist was interested in that. Try not to panic. It's more likely that the specialist is right than your GP. Are you still under the specialist? Are they looking into it further? What are your periods like normally? Are you on hormone treatment to regulate them or are you regular despite the PCOS?
Also, if your last smear test was negative for HPV, it's unlikely cervical cancer.