![]() ![]() I even called my boyfriend to let him know I'd likely be home in about an hour. I finally went into the doctor just thinking they'll do a quick check and I'll be out in no time. Okay, maybe skip two and still be just fine. I could likely skip one and be just fine. I kept putting off my regularly scheduled pap smear because as a young woman in her 20s, I didn't think I NEEDED to go to that one appointment. I was that person that would go to the doctor when it was really bad. I waited almost an entire year before going to the doctor. I would get up and take an aspirin and usually forget about it by the end of the day. I would wake up almost every day in pain, not so much that I couldn't get out of bed, just enough to make me realize that the pain was there. I loved going to all sorts of different music concerts, walking around the dog park, and just hanging out with friends.Ībout a year into my relationship with my boyfriend, I noticed that I was having quite a bit of pain in my pelvis. I had this beautiful dog, Rocco, who I adored. I had met the love of my life, recently moved in with a friend, and started working with my father helping out with the family business full time. When I say that I was the most normal 27-year-old, I truly mean that I was the most normal 27-year-old. ![]() She is sharing her story to encourage parents to protect their children from HPV-related cancers by getting them vaccinated. Lily's Story - Cervical Cancer Caused by HPVĪt 27 years old, Lily learned she had cervical cancer. ![]()
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