Abnormal cells and HPV

Offline Beck80 over 5 years ago

I am hoping someone can give me some hope that it is not just a definite that I have cancer.

I am not great with going to the Dr and so avoid it at all costs. This was my 1st mistake as it means I have avoided having smear tests for over 10 years.

A couple of months a go I started having bleeding mid cycle right around when I was ovulating. It was brown not red and only really when I wiped. When this happened for the second time I gathered all my courage and went to my GP. Initially she said it could be hormonal as it had a pattern.

She did swabs and a smear test and sent them off. She said she could see some ectropion but not to worry it was quite normal. My swabs came back clear but she has just phoned to say I have abnormal cells and HPV so I would be getting a letter to go to the hospital for a coloscopy. Is my ectropion actually cancer she was seeing?

I am now in full panic that I have cancer and that it will be advanced because I havent been for my smears.

I have read about HPV and it says it normally clears itself after a while. I have been with the same person for over 15 years so have I had it all that time? Why hasn't it cleared?

Is there any chance I don't have cancer? I am not young but we don't have children and were hoping to try for a child. Does this all mean I have no chance of children?

All of this started after I had a nasty fall down the stairs and so initially I thought that may have been a cause of the bleeding. Which again now I feel stupid.

I am also scared stiff of going for these extra tests.

Has anyone been through similar and been ok.

Thanks

Offline loopy73 over 5 years ago

Hi just to say I've also had a smear test on 5 March 20 and was notified on 4 May 20 that I have low grade dyskaryosis and high hpv . I would like to try and reassure people in the same circumstances as myself. I have had lengthy conversations with support groups and Gp about my results and they all assure me that this is very low changing cells and that yes I have got to go for a colposcopy but this isn't to say I have cancer . If there are cells abnormal they may treat them or just monitor situation . The HPV is something that could have been in your body for many years and laid dormant , potentially if your like me going through the peri menopause it may even been that I had it in my youth and it has laid latent and then all these hormonal changes could have triggered this to become reactive . Hope this helps ,don't get me wrong I can't wish for my colposcopy appointment to come through . I just have to keep thinking about these conversations had with the medical staff. It's just unfortunate we have these results during the Covid 19 situation which is delaying appointments . I wish everyone the best with their diagnosis.
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