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CONIZATION vs HYSTERECTOMY
- By andi0415 · Posted 3:58 pm
- Journal · 1 reply
- I am 56. I had a conization in 1985. My doctor said he is OK with doing a Cone again or he could do a hysterectomy which would give me a 95 - 98% chance that I will not have an abnormal Pap again. However ...
Can anyone relate to me and give me advise?
- By peanut2505 · Posted 9:11 am
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 0 replies
- Hi! This is my first time here. Hoping that someone could help me. I was diagnosed in 2005 with HPV. From 2005-2008 it was low grade. I had had 3-4 biopsies and colpo's and when the results would come ...
Open season on women?
- By hathagirl · Posted 9:02 am
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 3 replies
- You can't help but feel that it is open season on women -- first breast cancer guldlines are pushed back, now this! Unbelievable! November 20, 2009 Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests By ...
Can you get dysplasia or cervical cancer without HPV?
- By lethallawgirl · Posted 2:14 am
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 3 replies
- Hello everyone. I have had abnormal pap smears since 2002. I was pregnant that year and delievered the following spring. By then, the Health Dept. would not push the issue. They could not tell my why ...
I don't understand
Hi
- By Fifi80 · Posted 12:21 am
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
- HPV Coalition, I have been busy lately studying for school full time, working full time, and working out, and have not been on the chat. I had a moment to think and I just remembered that I have an appointment ...
My daughter is turning one on NOVEMBER 20
- By Hopesmom08 · Posted yesterday at 11:59 pm
- Journal · 5 replies
- I am writing this as if it is already November 20, my daughter's first birthday. Today is going to be an emotional one, i am so proud and happy, but at the same time i am scared that something will happen ...
dr oz program on hpv
- By drdyer · Posted yesterday at 9:40 pm
- Discussion in HPV prevention in men and boys · 7 replies
- I am a physician-GI-and I have received so many questions about the Dr. Oz program. This is because I screen and treat males with HPV. Yes, I can tell you that HPV can be detected in men as well as women ...
Leep tomorrow
- By glitzydust · Posted yesterday at 4:36 pm
- Journal · 2 replies
- this is my first post, but i have been visiting this site for a few weeks. first off, i just want to thank everyone. All the support and advice that is given is amazing, i am so grateful that i found ...
cold knife cone biopsy
- By cecil7 · Posted yesterday at 9:48 am
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 3 replies
- Hello this is my first time posting.How long did it take you to feel better afterward.Sorry little TMI but did you have a lot of gas after wards ? I had one done on Tuesday that night I got really sick ...
Confused about the type of HPV I have
- By butterfly123 · Posted yesterday at 9:26 am
- Discussion in Early detection and testing · 5 replies
- I recently had an abnormal pap come back and they said I tested positive for HPV. I am having a colposcopy in a couple weeks. After reading some posts on this site, it seems many people know more than ...
Did anyone see Dr. Oz talk about HPV?
- By Eimaj · Posted yesterday at 12:32 am
- Discussion in Other HPV related cancers · 10 replies
- I was very pleased with today's Dr. Oz show. He discussed HPV and the various cancer's it causes. He also had a woman on who had cervical cancer. Did anyone else see it ...
scared
- By nicole_505 · Posted yesterday at 12:07 am
- Discussion in Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 0 replies
- hi Im very scared because I had a leep with cin2 cells about a year and a half ago then a follow up pap that came back clear. I wasnt aware that I needed to go in every 4 months because I missed the following ...
Had Cone BIopsY, can I still get preg?
- By ccubberly · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Health challenges after treatment · 5 replies
- Soo, i had a cold knife cone biopsy in January.... for a while I was hurting and bleeding.. Every month after I had this procedure done, I have been getting very bad labor-like cramps for the 1st 2 days ...
Reflection......one year ago today
- By nfw · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in How my diagnosis changed my life · 3 replies
- So today is my first year anniversary. I had my trachelectomy a year ago today and since then have been cancer free. There's still 4 more years of hospital visits to endure but I'm not going to focus ...
Cervical Cancer without hpv
- By deannaleras · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- Hey everyone, I am pregnant right now and have stage 3 cervical cancer. I have been tested multiple times for hpv and i don't have it. Is there anyone else on here that doesn't have hpv and now has cervical ...
What are YOU thankful for??? Happy Thanksgiving!
- By aileen · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Hope, friends and humor · 10 replies
- In the USA, we are coming upon Thanksgiving week. A time for family, friends and reflection of what we have to be thankful for. What are you thankful for? Thanksgiving time can take on a special meaning ...
2 Leeps and Now Waiting for a Cone
- By Em6262 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 3 replies
- Well, I was diagnosed with mild and moderate dysplasia 10 years ago when I was 20. I had a leep soon after but I was told they didn't get it all and that I had CIN1 still remaining. They wanted to do ...
normal pap after leep with cin III
- By hmwalatka · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Dysplasia including procedures · 2 replies
- ok now I'm more worried then before.The results of my LEEP showed cin III with unclear margins. 2 paps since show a few abnormal cells. Looks like HPV is also clearing up. another pap in january. am I ...
2 Leeps and Now waiting for a Cone
- By Em6262 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Well, I was diagnosed with mild and moderate dysplasia 10 years ago when I was 20. I had a leep soon after but I was told they didn't get it all and that I had CIN1 still remaining. They wanted to do ...
