Really anxious about cervical cancer
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I'm feeling really panicked about the possibility of cervical cancer and I was hoping someone here might have some advice D:
For a while I've been having on and off pain in my pelvic area- my lower back, abdomen, and the joints in my hip hurt if I press on them. Actually, a lot of the joints in my body hurt if I press on them. But lately the pain in my pelvic area specifically is freaking me out a lot.
That alone wouldn't make me think of cervical cancer, but just the other day I noticed a bit of bleeding, and I'm not on my period. I've never had that before and, combined with having an achey feeling in my lower back and a bloated feeling in my stomach, I'm starting to get really freaked out. My periods have always been weird, because they never seem to happen at the exact same time every month (they shift by a few days every month, pretty much) and I've always gotten pretty severe cramping, although over the past few months that's gotten quite a bit better.
When I look up my symptoms, all I see are things about cervical cancer. I just turned 20 (like a week ago)- I've never had sex, but I read online there are other ways you can get HPV. And I've never had any kind of pap smear of other tests so I'm worried maybe there's been something wrong with me for a while and the doctors just need checked for it.
Does anyone have any advice???? I do have bad anxiety so I know I tend to blow some things out of proportion, but there's no getting out of bleeding when I'm not on my period being a bad sign, so that's making me freak out even more.
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Marina_Dee emma18483
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Emma, please dont be so worried. Its highly unlikely you have cancer.Part of your problem is the anxiety as you already know. Take Ibuprofen for the pain but as soon as the Covid virus problem is over then try to get an appointment with your doctor. You may need some investigations of your hormone levels.
katie44694 emma18483
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It's very unlikely you have cervical cancer. I'm not sure how you can get HPV without having sex but without HPV it's extremely rare to get cervical cancer. Also recommendations don't indicate you for a pap without symptoms based on age and sexual history simply because it's so unlikely have anything. I'm not trying to minimize your fears only assure you. i agree that once things have calmed down you should see your dr and they may decide to do a pap or they may not. If your symptoms worsen or you're just really stressing you can always call your dr or an advice nurse to see what they recommend, people are still getting paps and i don't think your symptoms sound urgent but if your dr feels they are then they can have you come in.