I went for my smear today.....disaster! I'm hoping someone anyone cab relate. Short story first.......I had a fair amount of trouble beginning of the year with spotting and bleeding the week before my period after I had had a poo, I was referred to a gynecologist who like my doc said she thought it was hormonal and had a good look at my cervix, she said I had a ectropion but it look healthy. I had a transvaginal ultrasound too and all was fine, so hormones it is. I'm not on any contraception and my periods are there normal self, they wouldn't do a smear as mine was due in October (nearly now) and they don't do them early. Anyway I went today for my smear......waited for the nurse who I presume was running late so anxiety is setting in. Get up and tell her about my problems and I have a cervix that hids....hands under my bum and she finds it....has a quick touch and I bleed, she said I'm not sure I've got it and whether the cells will be any good because of blood, she goes off and leaves me for 10 mins to talk to a senior nurse. Comes back and says right she's not sure she actually got any cells and doesn't want me to get a false result so basically I've got to wait 3 months for the cells to regrow and go back!!!! As you can imagine I wasn't impressed. I remember I always bleed but has anyone ever experienced something like this? I'm 40 so bad my share of smears and they always struggle. Now my brain is in over drive with.......cancer!!!!! Going to speak to my doctor tomorrow. Much love x