Newly diagnosed
Hello everyone! I'm Samantha and I was just diagnosed with cervical cancer and I'm absolutely terrified. I have 3 kids, my youngest has level 3 nonverbal autism and is nearly completely dependent on me so that certainly adds to the terror.
I haven't been staged yet, I have the pet scan in 10 days but I have a 7 cm tumor that has spread from the cervix to the vaginal wall. The tumor bleeds a lot, especially when poked at and makes me cramp really bad when it bleeds. The pap smear and pelvic exam were absolutely painful so idk if that indicates it being an advanced stage? My main fear being that it's stage 4 and I'm going g to die, I'm sure a common fear. Does anyone have similar stories or could tell me more about what to expect? I feel blind here and my mind keeps thinking the worse.