Interview 09  

Interview 09

Sex: Female
Background: No details given.

Brief outline:Two abnormal smear test results, Referred to colposcopy clinic. Diagnosed with CIN 3 in 2000. Treatment given: Diathermy loop excision.


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She felt there needed to be more follow-up support after her diathermy loop excision.

 



Yes which is what I feel a bit strange is having such a big part of yourself taken out and after this LOOP treatment they provide you with some antibiotics and they tell you you can't exercise, you can't use any tampons or have anything inside your vagina for about a month and a half and yet the next follow up appointment is 6 months down the line. I think that's too far away for me and I mean I had my first period was very heavy and very painful and I still have my second period which is quite heavy, cramps. 

When I phoned up my GP all they tell me is there's not much we can do so I insisted and they did some kind of bacterial test they said "Oh you've just had thrush that's all, so just wait for your appointment, there's nothing we can do," and I just wish that there should be more follow-up and more, not just say not sympathy but more consideration and more attention to the after treatment, I think that is really important, that is really lacking. Because I mean they always say "Don't do this, don't do this," it seems to be quite, not severe but quite important if you can't even run or you can't even swim, you have to be so careful. But they don't, they're not following you, they're not there for you when you think okay what can I do?

Jenni Murray - Cancer
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