Experiences with

Cervical screening

Just had an awful experience having a smear test, so much pain, nurse had to get a doctor to do it. Anyone else had the same? Dreading my first mammogram too, have heard that is more painful for us too. Anyone due for a smear, I would advise you to take painkillers before you go to take the edge off,

We went to another birthday party today. It was at a really good indoor playcentre and the kids had a great time. Obviously I prepared a packed lunch for Zac, my gluten and dairy intolerant three year old - as it would be foolish to expect that there would be anything on the menu that is suitable. But

So went to the doctors as i was concerned about bleeding after/during sex also pain. She did a swab for me and also offered to do a smear test at the same time so I agreed. Anyway a week after the swab doctors phoned me and told me I had external thursh that could be treated with canesten cream had thursh

I have most of the symptoms and looking back have suffered for some degree since a teenager! I always have pain in my tummy and the last four months since i gave up breastfeeding i have had a constant period! have been prescribed Northisterone and am awaiting a scan to check for cysts. I had an ectopic

I have been bleeding mid cycle for nearly two years, due to depression and a complete dislike to going to the G.P I'd just put it down to my age (47) and the probability of being pre-menopausal and basically just ignored the fact. I finally was forced to go to the G.P because it was time for my cervical

Hello, I hope nobody minds me asking this, but I am going crazy with worry. My last period lasted five weeks and was very heavy, bad cramps some days, mild ones on others. When it stopped, my doc did a pelvic exam and said all was good down there, he also did a smear and said my cervix looked fine

Right, had a letter saying I need a medical towards my DLA claim. I've called the Dr after my throat swab and apparently my smear has come back with a mild case of thrush and my throat is still sore and white....I don't feel like I have thrush down there but my throat is killing and antibiotics have

hi i have really heavy vaginal bleeding and losing large blood clots some the size of golf balls this does not always happen but i always seem to be on a light period when this is not happening . I can not go for a smear as i am always bleeding is there any other way to tell if i have cancer i am petrified

Dear Fellows-in-surgery, I opened an official looking letter this morning thinking ' Great; another unnexpected bill', and was faced with an NHS headed A4 sheet which started: Dear Mrs **** We have been advised that your name should be removed from the list of women eligible for cervical screening

This may or may not be fibro related (I think that the horrendous pain was though!) but wanted to share! I have had really painful and heavy periods for a while. GP checked all my hormones, etc and all is fine in that respect. She recommended the coil to help with the periods. I did some research

Hi Some of you have helped me in the past and will remember me I hope.. I don't post much but I read every day and if thoughts and wishes turned into reality, you would have all kicked this horrible disease. I am now 4 years past diagnosis (Stage 1c and Stage 3 Borderline just to be different

off to see the nurse for my 3 yearly smear test, dont have a problem with the test its getting on the bed and streching my legs then getting off the bed afterwards thats gonna be a problem :D

Well here we go - this afternoon i went to have a smear done. I told her i still have my coil fitted. She was doing the neccessary - when i thought her say 'its ok - i can see your throat' well - i wasnt in the position to jump up in horror - so the words 'jesus christ - what did you say??' sort of

Hi all, Firstly sorry for this life storey but this may take a while to explain. I was told last year after an operation to remove a skin leision (looked like a cluster of very small warts) that they think I may have lupus. This op has left me with a rarther large scar on my arm for my upcomming

Hello everyone, I recently had cervical screening done and got my results back yesterday saying there were some abnormal changes to the cells. They did a test for HPV infection which came out negative. So the risk of cancer at this stage is very small.

Screening for breast, bowel and cervical cancers have been introduced, and cancer is being diagnosed and treated earlier thanks to advances in technology and investment in staff and equipment. However, Scotland continues to lag behind other parts of Europe for cancer survival rates.

‘Many women underestimate fertility clock’s clang’ – a recent USA National Public Radio story reports. http://www.npr.org/2011/12/01/142725547/many-women-underestimate-fertility-clocks-clang Increasingly, every year there seems to be a study or story along these lines - one which reports

It’s Saturday night, I should be out having fun, but I’m not, far from it. With regards to my mental health I always seem to struggle with the weekends, I’m not sure why this is, it’s probably the onslaught of really awful so called entertainment programmes on TV so therefore I’m left with my own thoughts

What a week. Overdid it the other day cleaning the hob and oven and also polishing the copper kettle which sits on the hob cover as it was filthy,. My cleaner only wipes over the top of the hob cover. What with all the scrubbing (cleaning an oven is not my idea of fun!), - I also did the kitchen floor

I decided to write this down for two reasons. Firstly to "vent" and secondly for any lurkers out there who are in the same position as me; no diagnosis, but a nagging doubt in the back of my mind that things won't be so good. I started out last year with horrific pain (pulling in my stomach and radiating