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Am I just being really silly?

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caz82uk · 09/10/2018 21:02

Hi everyone.
Second posting here. 7 weeks ago today, I took my last pill and my boyfriend (who comes home in 3 weeks) decided we would like to TTC. Two days later I had a withdrawal bleed then 4 weeks later had a proper bleed. I went to see my GP last week though, because I had a tan coloured, or very pale brown staining on my panty liners for a couple of weeks before and a week or 2 after too. What really started this though ,is that a local young woman had died (just as I came off the pill) of cervical cancer. I saw it on Facebook, and I stupidly googled "symptoms of cervical cancer". I ended up freaking myself out, because I had had a period within 2 weeks of another one (probably due to being on Cerelle and taking it late, One reason I came off it too as I was so bad at taking it!), and this pale brown discharge since I stopped. In the last week it has settled down. My GP just said it's my hormones settling down and that if my periods become erratic or I bleed after sex or don't have a period for 4 months I've to go back. I had a sore back for a few days and I am freaking out about that too! Basically in the back of my mind I think I have convinced myself I have cancer. My mum had a heart attack 3 years ago, and I seem to have developed really bad health anxiety since then. I have spent hours trawling websites and even started feeling my cervix as well (which I was advised against, does anyone have any opinion on that?) I felt a few little bumps on it one day and well that was me. ....Funeral planned and everything! My smears are up to date (due again next year) and I have no other symptoms but you know what it's like when you convince yourself you have something. Nightmare! Ruining whats supposed to be a happy time :(

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anitagreen · 09/10/2018 21:27

Take a deep breath and calm down, you had two close bleeds as your body is more a less getting back to how it used to be without the pill, honestly you'll be fine I haven't felt my cervix so can't advise on how it should feel at all, but if your smears are up to date you should be fine. Just try and enjoy TTC and getting your body back to normal. X

Villainelle · 09/10/2018 23:06

This couldn't be more normal when you're coming off the pill. Try to relax, it'll sort itself out soon.

caz82uk · 14/10/2018 18:46

Thank you all x

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J4w91 · 14/10/2018 20:08

I had two bleeds within two weeks of each other when I came off the mini pill in August and just put one down to withdrawal and the second a ‘proper’ period! I’m now 6+3 and I wasn’t expecting to get caught so soon! X

79andnotout · 14/10/2018 21:04

Maybe see a therapist about your health anxiety? It's quite common after the death of a parent when fairly young. You don't want this to get out of control. One of my friends really suffers from this and it has got worse as the years have passed.

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