Hello all sorry for the long post.
So my story is twice in just over 3 months I've had what I believe is thrush, don't really know why I've had this twice as I'm negative for diabetes this year and I'm not pregnant.
My latest episode started just over 10 days ago and I had a few over the counter treatments to budge it. Now It has gone down a lot but I've now been experiencing say 4-5 times a day this off white thick stringy discharge, there is no odor to this and Never has been any odour. A very slight itch but that's hardly happening now, also a ache on the arch of my back although I'm sure my anxiety is making this worse! I can't tell you how normal this discharge is for me as I only started to look down there myself during the thrush to keep an eye on things. I went to the doctor's today and she examined me and told me the vaginal entrance looks sore and also discovered what she believes is cervical ectopy she said only part of half the cervix is affected. She showed me photos on her pc of the condition. I asked her a few times if it's Cancer and reading into ectopy now I know that it's not a cancerous condition however, on the way out while asking her again is she is sure it's cervical ectopy and not like cervical cancer said replied that she believes it is ectopy but she can't guarantee it's not cancer and that has now stuck on my mind 😞 I keep thinking surely she'd of sent me to an emergency referral if she had any doubts and surely she knows what she's looking at she's a doctor I need to trust her.
The problem is I'm finding it hard to relax I have suffered with really bad health anxiety In the past to the point I've had counseling. Now I know I am fueling the fire looking into this and yet I still did 😢 symptom wise I do have pcos so periods are never regular but I have had no irregular vaginal bleeding I believe, if I have it's nothing noticeable. No bleeding after sex but if my bf accentdently hits my cervix its always hurt for a second but I thought this was normal if it goes in on the wrong angle.
I have to go back in the new year and she will examine me again, she's hoping I'm due on my period and it will clear as there's no other reason I'd have this cervical ectopy as I'm not pregnant, I'm 36 and not on any pills. I had my last smear in February that didn't show the HPV which was great as I've had the HPV virus for 4 years with no abnormal cells and it's obviously cleared itself I was so happy but then doesn't that mean they never would have tested for abnormal cells this time. God I'm a mess 😞 I want to try to hope for the best I feel so silly. I know there are so many woman in this and a more difficult situation I guess I'm just looking for some possible positives similar situations to put my mind at ease a little. I should hear back from the swabs by Friday 🤞but the cervix is a waiting game until the new year. Thanks all I hope everyone is ok x.