I had a pregnancy termination today and when the doctor looked at my cervix she immidiately asked when was my last smear test and told me to book one asap when I recover from the procedure. I asked her why and she said my cervix was red which could also be from pregnancy but that I need to do a smear test and then reminded me two more times by the time I left so it automatically made me feel like she was concerned. The thing is my last smear test was a year and a half ago (autumn 2020) and I was told that while it was clear they detected HPV so I needed to come back in a years time. However, I've really been struggling with some unrelated health issues the past year and forgot to book it so I'm about 8 months late. I feel so angry with myself for putting it off and being late and it makes me so much more worried because I tested positive for HPV last time. 

I don't really have any other symptoms, no random bleeding, pain etc. I had funky discharge sometimes (grayish/yellowish) but I figured it was just BV and when I mentioned it to my GP once he seemed pretty unbothered by it because my STD tests are all negative. This has been the case on/off for years though so even when I had my last clear smear. I've just had a difficult year health wise and don't know how alarmed I should be, the doctors reaction got to me especially as I know I'm a bit late with my test and tested positive for HPV last time. It's even worse because I need to wait weeks to recover before I can book a smear to get my answers, I just feel really nervous.