HPV and mild dyskaryosis

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Hello
I recieved my first abnormal smear results. I have not recìeved the letter with explanations yet just looked up my results on the nhs app. I just had a feeling this time something might be wrong. I am panicing but also keep reading that it probably wont be cancer but could be if left untreated. I have been referred for a colposcopy, but that won't be for weeks or months even. How worried should I be? Am I being silly to worry I might be the tiny % who has cancer from mild dyskaryosis?! How do you not obsess about it while waiting so long? I also had a baby 4 and a half months ago so feeling out of sorts with my body still, getting back pain, irregular periods, discharge etc... so worrying that what I thought was postpartum things might actually be due to something more sinister being wrong. Anyone been through something similar? Any advice? Thanks

Hi hun so my sister had an abnormal smear turned out to be abnormal cells some where which then many months after they wer removed via cryosurgery which is jus them freezing them off or something like that anyway …

try not to worry x
hope this helps

Try not to worry. Even CIN3 only has around a one third chance of becoming cancer if left entirely untreated. And cervical cancers tend to be very slow growing anyway.

The chances of mild dyskariosis turning cancerous is very low indeed. Most of the time the immune system can deal with it. Or it can be removed.

Thanķ you, I only just got the results so my heads been spinning. Thank you for sharing your experiences, hopefully mine will be ok too. The long long wait for the colposcopy is going to be hard!

I had CIN3 and it was fine. To be honest I didn't even give cancer a second thought; the point is that it could become cancer if left untreated.

Thanks, I think your way of thinking about it is the right way to go. Need to try and stop being so anxious or its going to be a miserable few months waiting for the colposcopy!!

Mine was was described the same and after colposcopy was CIN1, went away on its own within a year. They took biopsies but it was fine. Not pleasant but not awful.

The pregnancy has probably caused your immune system to reactive the virus
Im convinced this is what happened to me
I had cells removed in 2010 and was fine since with at least 2 negative HPV smears but after giving birth in 2020 it came back
I'm swinging between CIN1 and nothing seen at colposcopy at the moment
Many people clear it without treatment so fingers crossed

They will take a biopsy. This will either show things are fine and you go back to smears or if there is an issue they will schedule you for a procedure to remove the bad cells.

You will be completely fine- this is why we have smears to spot these early warning signs of something which could potentially become more dangerous.

I had cells removed by Lletz procedure and while it was very uncomfortable (painful even) compared to a smear or biopsy(also not a fun experience), it is fairly quick and can save your life. My smears since then have been clear (first time in 10 years that I have had a clear smear test). You can also request to be put under general anaesthetic for this procedure.

And to add , it is sooooooooooo common . I bet you'd be surprised if you talked to people how many of them have had the same

Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences and being reassuring, fingers crossed its all ok and if anything is wrong, although its not what you want catching it early is very positive. I will try and be positive. Do wonder why they can't confirm the mild changes are not cancer, I am guessing someone looked at them under a microscope but guess thats not a biopsy