'My message to women is not only to listen to your body, but to make sure that you are being listened to when concerns arise. You will know if something is not right inside of you.' cervicalcancer realwomenrealstories
I was diagnosed with human papillomavirus, better known as HPV, when I was 17 years old. I had no idea what it was, let alone how it would affect my life down the road. I was told it would increase my risk of getting cervical cancer, but I wasn’t too fazed at that stage of my life to let that concern me. As the years went by, I had abnormal Paps which were followed by colposcopies.
Finally, the day came when treatment was over and the scans came back as NED, or No Evidence of Disease. It wasn’t until that moment that I felt myself breathe for what felt like the first time in months. I was so overwhelmed at what I had just survived that all I could do for two weeks was cry, acknowledging what I had endured and allowing myself to think that I may have a future after all.
My message to women is not only to listen to your body, but to make sure that you are being listened to when concerns arise. You will know if something is not right inside of you. If you are not being taken seriously, keep looking until you find someone who will. And please, vaccinate yourself and your children against HPV so that we can end experiences such as mine altogether in the future.
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