borderline cell changes and HPV positive: freaking out

Dear all, 

I am 26 and a half and I have done my PAP test again after several years (I don't even remember how many years ago I did the last one). My results came back and it was a shock: HPV positive,  borderline cell changes and a referall for a colposcopy. I am very very anxious because I have read about girls that had borderline changes identified with the smear teast but then they found them to have cancer at the colposcopy appointment. I find it very difficult to think about anything else, it's a nightmare.   I am here looking for reassurance and I hope you can help me going through the waiting... 

Thank you a lot!!!!  

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  • Hi

    i have had the same results through the post a few days ago from my smear in early December and I too can't think of anything else. I'm worried sick I keep googling things and keep crying at the prospect of having cancer and not being able to watch my little girl grow up and leaving her without her mummy! I hope you are ok and got good results! With COVID it's saying my appointment for xoposcopy should arrive within 8 weeks and I'm freaking out at having to worry about this for so long!  I had to reply because it's like everyone keeps saying you will be fine done worry it's common and I feel like the high risk Hpv is making it so much more frightening for me

    xx

  • Hi sorry I had to reply as my results came today from my smear saying hpv positive and borderline changes.. where you wrote about leaving your daughter without a mummy hit home with me too because I have a special needs little girl.. just me and her and I have cried all day.  I also suffer with high anxiety and intrusive thoughts so this has completely taken over and I dred to think how long I will have to wait for a coloscopy 

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  • Hi sorry I had to reply as my results came today from my smear saying hpv positive and borderline changes.. where you wrote about leaving your daughter without a mummy hit home with me too because I have a special needs little girl.. just me and her and I have cried all day.  I also suffer with high anxiety and intrusive thoughts so this has completely taken over and I dred to think how long I will have to wait for a coloscopy 

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