Since I received my letter about 4 weeks ago now to say that my smear test had detected HPV and that I had severe high grade Dyskaryosis, I have been worried sick   I was given an appointment for a colposcopy which included the lletz at the same time for 16th February.  I attended the appointment (extremely nervous) and on examination they advised they were not able to do the procedure and that I have to have it done under general anesthetic as it was too much of a risk for me.  Here I am now with less than 48hrs before my appointment, very nervous about it all.  Even though the consultant told me that it takes years for abnormal cells to become cancerous I still can not think of anything else...  If it takes years to develop then why are the appointments booked extremely quickly? Also how can it go from normal smear straight to high grade severe within a short amount if time if it takes years to develop?