Hi all, thanks for letting me join! I’m here really for some support. I’ve had high risk hpv for two years now, and I feel like my life has been ruined. Am I going to get cancer? How long have I got? Can I just carry on with my life and be happy? Overthinking and over googling has driven me to depression. I think I just need some people to reassure me, who understand what it’s like. Thanks
Hi @ChasH and welcome to the group!
I’ve replied to you latest post in the “new to the community” section of the forum, so I won’t repeat myself here, but we can keep any future discussion to this thread so that anyone else in the group can chip in.
But I will re iterate that you can absolutely carry on with life as normal and of course be happy. Google will not be helpful for you and will likely scare you unnecessarily, so I’d stop with that if I were you. You will drive yourself crazy with it.
You don’t have any abnormal cells, so just keep up with your screening and future tests. Feel free to ask any other questions, we have a lovely supportive group here.
Sarah xx
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