You aren't alone :) Definitely don't feel sick or unattractive. Many many women have abnormal paps sometime in their life. It doesn't make you a bad person. Apparently abnormal paps can be caused by a lot of things and they usually resolve with time (and no treatment if that is how you want it to be).
I had a colposcopy last fall, I was pretty nervous about it because I didn't know what to expect/was fearful of the results. But it honestly didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, I just felt cramping and had cramping for a few hours afterward. The dr did want me to have a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (leep, not sure if they are called the same in the UK). I didn't want to have that, so I had a second opinion and decided to wait it out. Just remember that you don't HAVE to do something you don't want to.
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Date: 2010-07-23 12:14 am (UTC)I had a colposcopy last fall, I was pretty nervous about it because I didn't know what to expect/was fearful of the results. But it honestly didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, I just felt cramping and had cramping for a few hours afterward. The dr did want me to have a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (leep, not sure if they are called the same in the UK). I didn't want to have that, so I had a second opinion and decided to wait it out. Just remember that you don't HAVE to do something you don't want to.
Wish you the best of luck!