I have just been booked in for a colposcopy on Friday, and I’m really scared. 

I'm 39, and have 2 young children. A year ago I stopped taking the pill after 20+ years of taking it, and since then I have been lightly bleeding constantly. I had been to the GP a couple of time and they just said it would be hormone levels settling. I didn’t push it and now I really wish I had a feel so stupid as I hadn’t even thought this could be a cancer scenario. 

I had a consultation last week where they checked my womb to figure out the constant bleeding, and she said that the womb is fine, but she said 2 things that scared me. Firstly she said she couldn’t find my cervix! Not good surely! Secondly she said my vagina is raw as there are cells that don’t belong there and they are the cause of the bleeding. 

so now I’m terrified that something has been left to grow unchecked for a year!! 

I’m trying not to think about it, but can’t help myself. Struggling to think that a year of bleeding can lead to something non harmful. Has anybody had similar experiences? How quickly can I expect results of the colposcopy? Thank you for reading.