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Hey everyone. 
 

Im 28 years old and 6 weeks ago I went for my first smear test. I know I have been incredibly stupid not attending one sooner however i have now received my results back and they say HPV positive and high grade severe cell changes. 
I am obviously extremely worried about this and over the last year I have noticed a lot more discharge than usual I've been putting it down to bacterial vaginitis which I've had before and Also I take the mini pill and on the odd days ive had spotting it usually happens in the morning when I wake up but this has also been happening during the last year, mini pill can cause irregular bleeding so I've always put it down to that. But now I'm thinking these symptoms will be cervical cancer and I can't stop worrying and thinking if I will be here to see my daughter growing up. 
 

Is any going through anything similar? Or have any experience/advice. I'd be so greatful. I can't wait to receive the date for my colposcopy appt. 
 

Thankyou xx

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    Hello, I Have Been Through This When I Was 25. My First Ever Smear Came Back The Same... Your Best Bet, And I Wish I'd Have Known About These Pages When I Was Going Through It Is To Go On To FB And Join The Colposcopy/Smear Pages. They'll Help You No End And You'll Hear Everyone Stories. My Colposcopy Showed CIN ll/lll (Biopsies). Had To Have Lletz Under General Anaesthetic. It's Taken 7 Years To Get Back To A Normal Result... And I'm Now 33, And Had My Smear 11 Days Ago And Was Told Yesterday I Was HPV Negative! So You Can Have Abnormal Smears And They Havent Turned Too Bad. 

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    Aw Thankyou so much for responding 

    So glad you are now HPV negative and the LLETZ treatment worked for you. 
    I will 100% join those pages on fb. Just so worrying and I feel so silly for leaving it so long. All I keep thinking is if I have had these bad cells for years unknown by now it could be cancer. 
    I guess I can't change anything now and just have to wait and see what happens. 
    thanks for your advice. I truly appreciate it. X

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    Seriously I Know How You Feel And You Probably Are Thinking That It's Easy For Me To Say, But You Will Be Just Fine. The Cells Generally Take Years And Years To Develop Into Something Bad, Sometimes Between 10-20. You Really Will Feel A Whole Lot Better When You Go On The Pages, You Will See That Your Defo Defo Not Alone. Just See This As A Positive, That You Have Gone And Youre Doing Something About It. I'm On The Pages Too, So Say Hi, And I'll Message You On There If You Need Me Ever. I Had A Good Few Years Trying To Get Myself A Clean Smear.. To Be A Woman Ay Lol x

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    Seriously I Know How You Feel And You Probably Are Thinking That It's Easy For Me To Say, But You Will Be Just Fine. The Cells Generally Take Years And Years To Develop Into Something Bad, Sometimes Between 10-20. You Really Will Feel A Whole Lot Better When You Go On The Pages, You Will See That Your Defo Defo Not Alone. Just See This As A Positive, That You Have Gone And Youre Doing Something About It. I'm On The Pages Too, So Say Hi, And I'll Message You On There If You Need Me Ever. I Had A Good Few Years Trying To Get Myself A Clean Smear.. To Be A Woman Ay Lol x

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