Hello Danielle and thanks for posting, 

Having abnormal screening results can be stressful at the best of times and waiting longer than usual for a colposcopy won't help.

Bear in mind that cervical screening is all about prevention. A lot of the time, abnormal cells triggered by HPV go back to normal once our immune system has got on top of the virus, but this can take a few years.  After colposcopy women with low grade changes usually end up being monitored and re-tested in a year to see if the HPV clears and the cells go back to normal. But I appreciate that for now there is a bit of uncertainty about what is going on and you might find yourself more able to rest easy if you had the reassurance of the colposcopy to confirm things.  

In the meantime if any symptoms are worrying you while you are waiting, talk to your GP or the practice nurse and get their input. I imagine that when the smear was taken your cervix looked healthy otherwise you would have been referred to colposcopy without waiting for the screening results and seen urgently. 

In terms of managing anxiety it might help to look at the tips on the NHS website:  www.nhs.uk/.../anxiety

If you want to talk anything over please give us a call. Our number is  Freephone 0808 800 4040 and we are around weekdays, 9-5.

Best wishes,

Julia