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[A LIFE STORY] - Spotting In My Knickers Turned Out To Be A Cervical Cancer by snowbooks: 10:00pm On Aug 23, 2016 |
Spotting in my knickers
turned out to be cervical
cancer - at age 22
This is why having that
smear test is so vital
Megan* was diagnosed
with cervical cancer four
years ago when she was
just 22 – three years
before she was due to be
invited for her first cervical
screening. When she read
our 'Face the smear'
feature in April's issue, she
felt compelled to
encourage other Cosmo
readers to take the plunge.
Here, she tells her story…
My symptoms started
when I was 18, when I
was spotting between
periods and after sex. I
was diagnosed with
cervical erosion – harmless
changes in the cells
around the opening of the
cervix. That, I thought, was
that.
Then, aged 22, I had a
strong feeling something
was wrong and went to
see my doctor again. I
asked for a smear test,
even though I was below
the recommended age,
and was eventually offered
a colposcopy, where a
microscope is used to look
for any abnormal cells on
your cervix.
At my appointment, the
nurse noticed something
she said was "a little
strange," and took a
biopsy. She didn't seem
worried, so I wasn't either.
Three days later, I had a
voicemail from the gynae
unit where I'd had my
biopsy: "Can you call us
back?"
"Oh shit," I thought. It had
to be bad news, but I
couldn't get through until
the next morning. "Can
you come in today?" they
asked. I thought it was
serious, but cancer didn't
cross my mind.
WHY WOULD IT? I WAS
ONLY 22.
In the waiting room with
Mum, I counted down the
minutes to my
appointment. I was just
two weeks out of a six-
year relationship, and had
been excited about nights
out with the girls as a
singleton, but now I
wondered how different
my life was about to
become.
Eventually, the consultant
appeared. When I sat
down, leaving Mum
outside, he asked me
about why I'd wanted to
have some tests. I
answered his questions,
then he shuffled his
papers and said softly but
firmly, "You have clear-cell
cervical cancer."
He kept talking, but I didn't
hear anything else. I felt
like a tonne of bricks had
landed on me. Then the
tears started – and didn't
stop. When Mum walked in
I told her, "Mum, I've got
cancer." We just held each
other and sobbed.
I wasn't sure how much
time had passed when I
stopped crying. But it was
like a switch had been
flicked, and I went from
feeling sorry for myself to
thinking, "Right, let's get
this thing out of me."
I was told I'd need to have
the cancer cut from my
cervix that same day. If
they got it all, I might not
need further treatment –
such as a hysterectomy or
chemo – but they'd only
know once the procedure
had been done.
I wanted to be able to
have kids and didn't want
to lose my hair – but I
didn't want cancer either.
After the operation, I had
an MRI scan and X-ray,
which would show
whether the cancer had
spread. The week-long
wait for my results was
horrendous. I wondered if
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Re: [A LIFE STORY] - Spotting In My Knickers Turned Out To Be A Cervical Cancer by gamaliel121(m): 10:34pm On Aug 23, 2016 |
Fukk it |
Re: [A LIFE STORY] - Spotting In My Knickers Turned Out To Be A Cervical Cancer by snowbooks: 11:16pm On Aug 23, 2016 |
gamaliel121:why that |
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