Experiences with

Cervical screening

Hi Everyone, My name is Rebecca and I am 27 years old. This is the first time I have joined a forum of any kind! I am hoping to gain some advice and hints and tips! I started looking through all the posts from everyone and for the first time in years I dont feel so alone anymore! So, ill start at

Started with mild thrush about 10 days ago - it got severe after a couple of days so I went out and bought OTC tablet and cream (Asda own brand). It helped a lot but it hasn't gone so today I spoke to the GP. She said the tablet and cream should have gotten rid of it so she wants me to have a swab and

I recently had an attempted cervical smear test that was so painful it was untrue .The nurse that did was less than sympathetic. I then saw a gp today for a second go .I was given 2mg of diazepam before hand and she was the kindest person I have met in my endo journey so far.She tried different sized

Just got back from my first smear since being diagnosed and operative laproscopy for endo. Had my first ever smear 3 years ago and it was very uncomfortable, but OMG today was horrendous and I ended up screaming out at one stage. Luckily the nurse practitioner who did it was lovely and told me before

Hi. Haven't wrote a post For awhile. I have grade 4 endo / adenomyosis and 2 chocolate cyst. Back in January I ended up in hospital with appendicitis. When they removed my appendix they saw that I had endo on my colon. The doctor was surprised that I never had any bowel problems before! I've had painful

A young close family member recently had an abnormal smear test, sent for colposcopy and biopsy, letter came with results today , Says 'shows you have cin3,' then says to have laser treatment. Nowhere does it say what cin3 is! There should at least be an explanation of what cin3 means. we have been

I read an article some time ago about abnormal smear test results being connected to a TSH result or something along those lines, can anybody point me in the right direction of where I can find the article please

Had a routine cervical smear test done this morning .I,m on zoladex and have been for a while and thought that these procedures would be less painful. Started off ok and I thought hooray this going to be a breeze then the nurse hit my cervix and oh boy I disappeared up the bed screamed out in pain and

Dear all, this is my first post in this community and I hope that the kind and wonderful people here can help me to find a better way to solve my health problems. I am a young single girl (aged below 30) who have suffered 5 years of intermenstrual bleeding (bleeding between periods), I had gone through

Hi there everyone, I'm 21 years old and i was recently diagnosed with having endometrosis in march this year after a diagnostic laparoscopy which i had t fight to get. It confrimed endometriosis patches on my pelvic wall and bladder, and adhesion to my bowel a part of which is adhered to my liver

If it even has returned after surgery! (Hopefully not!) I remain positive.... after having my 1st lap in May and having endo removed from my bladder, I have lived the past 3 months in what I can only call bliss! After suffering from constant bladder infections, lower back pain, bloating, pelic pain etc

I posted this over 2 months ago…. Just over 3 years ago I was diagnosed with endo after a very overdue laparoscopy. Before this time I went through many years of different pills all which didn’t work until I finally got somewhere and during my laparoscopy I was given the mirena coil. Over the 3 years

I wrote a really upset and long post last week after my consultant appointment basically saying how sick, traumatised and violated the sheer amount of excruciatingly painful, humiliating and failed-attempt swabs/internal examinations I have had to have over the last few years and how I just couldn't

I put a big post up yesterday about my experience with endo/treatment I've received. But just needed to vent a little more. I have no idea how I am ever going to get out of this and I haven't stopped crying since my hospital appointment yesterday. It's not even the endo, or the treatment, or anything

Hi, I'm new here but was diagnosed with endometriosis two years ago, when I was 22, after suffering for about 8 years. There's a tonne of stuff I just want to get off my chest because I feel like none of my friends/family/fiance truly understand some of the things, and I need to know that other people

I had my first smear when I was 22 and my gynaecologist (in Brazil) said I had to do it every year! But, here in the UK I noticed the recommendation is according to age group..."25 and 49 are invited for testing every three years, and women aged between 50 and 64 are invited every five years." NHS choices

Had the ultrasound in may technician said I had fibroids but not big enough to cause heavy bleeding a week later went to docs for results and he said I had an ovarian mass on right and fibroids and one was attached to ovary on the left because of position on uterus the technician couldn't rule out it

I recently had to take the morning after pill twice in one cycle due to two unfortunate accidents within a week of each other. Afterwards my period came on time and lasted for the normal length - however, after a few days I got what seems like another period (slightly lighter than usual) that has lasted

Hello all, ablation done 2 weeks ago, not a sign of a palpitation or a flutter so fingers crossed, slight pain when deep breathing also seems to have gone, highly recommend it and also recommend Castle Hill hospital in Hull. Wide excisional biopsy done earlier this week and I have to say it was definitely

Hi everyone, just wanted to mention I am completely new to this website and just feel so alone and sorry that this post is so long! I have been having problems with my periods since I was 14 and I have just turned 24 and over the past few months it has been getting worse. When I was 14 my periods used