Back history.
In 2008 I had CIN3 cells which were treated with heated loop. I was having bleeding after sex for a long time before I got the courage to go to the gp as I was under the age limit for a smear. She (their specialist gynaecologist) has a look and she said all looks fine. No smear needed. So I fell pregnant with my 2nd child and during one of my check ups I asked the midwife to have a look at my cervix and see if it was ok. She said it was inflamed and they couldn’t do anything til after I had the baby. I went back after having her and pushed for a smear test which showed I had CIN3. The nurse said I was very lucky that I pushed for it and I should have been offered it sooner due to the nature of my symptoms.
Since then I’ve been diagnosed with pcos, they looked like cauliflowers in the scan.
Fast forward a couple of years, another child came, then I was having painful sex again shooting right up into my stomach and bleeding a lot afterward. Smear tests all negative so I was sent for an ultrasound which showed that my ovaries were fine, no more pcos. They were baffled by my pain still and said that I would need further tests but I’d have to go back to my gp. I then found out that week that I was pregnant again. So that ended the investigations. Sex was still painful and I’d still bleed but due to my daughter having issues with her tummy and never slept I never found time to have sex anyway so it wasn’t a recurring thing. I always have pain when I ovulate so I know that it’s happening. I just assume it’s another cyst. I had another child (5 if you’re counting lol) and now I’m still getting the pain during sex and bleeding. But my smears are fine so I’ve been put back to the three year testing.
The past few months I’ve had a burning feeling in my pelvic area where I get my ovulation pains. The past few weeks I’ve had constant pain as if it’s ovulation and cramps like I’m on my period. I’ve also been bloated for a few months, I thought it was just fat as I’ve had five kids but no amount of diet or exercise is shifting it. I used to be bloated after eating and I’ve suffered with ibs for years but I’ve not had an episode for a while. But usually in the morning the bloating is gone but it’s here all the time and when I lay down I find it hard to breathe. Even when sitting. The past few weeks I’ve been so tired it’s unreal. I’ve never been this tired before even with 5 kids and work I’ve always had energy at some point. Sleeping is hard as I’m having trouble breathing and I’m constantly going to the bathroom to urinate. My aunt has just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and it got me looking at the symptoms and now I’m scared I have it too. I’m 33.
Can anyone shed some light? I don’t want to be fobbed off at the gp like I was with my cervix. I called for an appointment this morning but they had none so I’ll call again in the morning. If you got through all this thank you!
