Oh the memories!
Early 1980, results of a smear test not good, go for a second check in 3months time, Not good again! Gyn Consultant we'll have you in for a biopsy, on examination I am pregnant! Ah best leave that until you've had the baby.

Late summer 1982 (my notes had gone missing from the 1980 tests ), best get that biopsy done, on examination I am pregnant with second child! Gyn consultant not amused. 'Mrs Hambley you're pregnant again!!!'

Eventually in May 1984 I had a Cone Biopsy and all the Very nasties were removed.
By 1990 I had allsorts of other probs and eventually had a hysterical rectomy YAY!! All my problems are over, I was left with one ovary and not a lot else. 9 months later needed HRT, and again I was soon sorted.

All was well until 2005, I had had many kidney problems and thought I may have a stone.   For more that one reason I couldn't have an x-ray so was given a body scan (thank God), I don't think anybody looked for the stone as all they could see was a growth on my ovary the size of a grapefruit (I didn't know this at the time). I was called within days to make an appointment with the Gyn Consultant which I thought was strange as I had gone about my kidneys!    The appointment came though quickly and was seen, told that I had a cancer count in my blood of seventy eight, and that normal would be no higher than 30 – Shit Panic.   Op date in a couple of weeks ARGHHH!    Luckily for me they took my ovary (good riddance) and the Omentum which was described to me as assort of lymph gland which the disease could spread through. Home a week later only to have come home from hospital with an infection in my wound and therefore it couldn't heal! And eventually after about 6 weeks I began to heel. I still have 6xmonthly checkups and that's fine with me. I was very scared at the time, locally ovarian cancer is known as the silent killer as there are no symptoms – thank god for kidney stones I say.

ALL CHECK UPS ARE GOOD – IF IT'S OFFERED, TAKE IT, NO MATTER HOW UNPLEASENT.