Part-time poster here, up late in tears because of something I found inside my vaginal canal about a month ago.
It's about 2 inches in, in an upwards direction, on the anterior wall, and it's about the size of a pea.
I found it, waited a week to go to the doc's to be sure it was 'really there', then I made my appointment. Two GPs couldn't feel it, it was the worst examination of my life. The first doc was a junior and when she couldn't find it she went and got an older more senior (female) colleague, who was obviously pissed off at being disturbed. She flew into the room rolling her eyes and asking me "Why, why, WHY are you poking around down there? What makes you think it's CANCER?!?!" in these exaggerated, operatic tones. Well, I was worried because I've had abnormal smears and had to have colposcopy/loop excision in 2004. I had clear tests subsequently but still, I'm scared.
Anyway they made me feel so terrible I'm scared to go back. They treated me like a hypochondriac or madwoman, as if I've got nothing better to do than skip work for the morning to go and have two strangers putting their hands up me. And I hardly ever go to the doctor about anything (hence them being strangers). Also, the lump is inside me, I can't point to it and say "look, there it is", I explained it as best I could and don't know what else I could have done.
After several days in shock (having expected the lump to be noted and me to be sent off for relevant checks), I phoned back and asked to be referred to a gynae which they have done but not with any urgency, I'm on the standard waiting list, could be months. I've booked a nurse's appointment for a smear and an appointment at my local well-woman clinic to see if they can feel the lump. Not sure what else to do as I can't afford any kind of private examinations.
What I'm asking for in between the moaning about my very unempathetic GP is whether anyone has had experience of this kind of lump before. I'm vaguely aware of my internal topography and it's definitely new, it's completely round in apparently 3D, and inside the vaginal wall rather than on the skin surface (hence me thinking it's something more than just a 'skin tag'). I don't have any associated worrying symptoms - another source of GP's derision - though after her examination I was in pain for the whole afternoon, I don't know if she poked it or something, I've not poked it myself so I don't know if it's actually tender. Of course now I know it's there every slight abdominal twinge is noticed.
Any medics around or ladies with similar experience, I'd be so grateful for advice...I'm very scared and feel ignorant and alone...thanks