I'm a bit lost...

We are constantly bombarded with advice and warnings surrounding our cervical screening appointments... we must make sure we go to prevent cancer, it's vital we make the time, or we could get cancer... cervical screening prevents cancer! It's on the tv, social media, our friends are saying it, family members, drs....

I get it, what I don't get is, when we put so much importance on the severity of not having the cervical screening, why do we still get bad results through the post?

On Saturday I received my results from my screening a month ago... HPV positive (expected that, it was the same at my last screening 12 months ago) but this time there was an additional paragraph 'high grade (severe) dyskaryosis'. Not something I'd ever heard of before. The letter went on to say that most cases of this are not cancer... MOST (not all).

Being a Saturday, and bank holiday Monday, knowing I wouldn't be able to speak to a gp until at least Tuesday... I hit google (yes maybe not the best choice, but my options were lacking). Learning that there are 3 levels of abnormal cells and mine were the worst, and that it's very likely I'll have to have loop or cone treatment (both of which sound horrifying) as a best case scenario did not ease my worries at all.

I don't have my colposcopy appointment yet, I don't know when it will come through. Spoke to my gp today and didn't get much reassurance, just that it will come soon, but she doesn't know when as it doesn't come from them, and to try not to worry as even worst case scenario, it's most likely treatable (fab!).

I just don't understand why this would not be information given to me over the phone, by a professional who understands the process, who can reassure me, and give me a date for the colposcopy there and then... yes I'd still be worried, but not as much!
 

So clearly I'm just having a good old rant, I don't want to talk to my family and worry them, so I've only spoken to my husband and a male friend about my concerns... I'm trying to hold it together on the outside, for the children, but inside I'm a wreck!