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Dysplasia including procedures
Discuss your experiences and feelings about these procedures (i.e. LEEP, CONE, colposcopy, cryosurgery, etc.), help others understand what is involved.
LEEP or Cone Biopsy: Local anesthetic vs general
- By Gal · New reply October 25, 2009
- 26 replies
- Hello everyone, This is my first post and I wanted to write to everyone and let you know that I greatly appreciate all of the conversation threads regarding dyplasia, treatments, HPV, etc. It has really ...
antibiotics after cold knife
- By KLynn913 · New reply October 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- Anybody else put on an antibiotic after conization just as a precaution? Wondering as I hate taking them for no reason so am holding off ...
Had my cold knife cone yesterday
- By KLynn913 · New reply October 25, 2009
- 1 reply
- Went in at 6:15 am and was home by noon. I guess the procedure wasn't too bad, but I really have had heavy heavy bleeding since then. It was running down my leg at the hospital, but they said I was OK ...
Biopsy back- CIN2
- By phchic · New reply October 24, 2009
- 9 replies
- Well, the nurse called this morning and said that my doctor wanted me to go in to discuss my results. Luckily, I really like my nurse, and told her that there was no way I could wait that long, so with ...
Still worrying...just don't understand :(
- By Dejah1987 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 5 replies
- I know that many of you have helped me already but I have severe anxiety issues and am considered a hypochondriac :( I don't understand...I have had abnormal paps for the past 4 years..most mild dysplasia ...
Timetable for LEEP With CIN 3?
- By username12345 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hey, My girlfriend was just diagnosed with CIN 3 last week (October 15). She heard back from her doctor today and they scheduled the LEEP treatment for the first week of December. This struck me as odd ...
Fearing a hysterectomy...
- By Dgee1 · New reply October 20, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hello, I am new to this board but I figured now is a good time to get in touch with other going through what I'm going through. I am scheduled to have a cone biopsy tomorrow and I'm really scared. I don't ...
Severe Displasia
- By LucyAnne · Posted October 20, 2009
- 0 replies
- I was diagnosed with displasia 31 years ago. I had already had a tubal so I opted for a hysterectomy. Great , it was gone. After 12 years, it came back on my labia area, After years of laser treatment ...
Kinda Nervous..Need some advice
- By Dejah1987 · New reply October 19, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hey all! I am 22 years old and have just been living with HPV since my first pap when I was 18. I first had mild dysplasia, then ASCUS, then it went away and now I have CIN 3 cervical cell abnormality ...
Cramping After Two Leep Procedures
- By inspiredbyu · New reply October 19, 2009
- 4 replies
- This past August my pap smear came back abnormal, then had a colposcopy, then recently had two Leeps (9/23..biopsy came back "severe dyplasia")...2nd Leep was done on 10/14...waiting to get results on ...
2 WEEKS??? I NEED your guys' input!!
- By shesasourgirl · New reply October 19, 2009
- 12 replies
- Had my first LEEP done on Monday, and doc set me up for a follow up in 2 weeks, and he said its takes about that long to get the results in...Now riddle me this: When I had my colpo it took about 5 days ...
How long do you wait until you can try to get pregnant?
- By bettyj · New reply October 19, 2009
- 5 replies
- I had a LEEP done almost 7 weeks ago. This was my 2nd one. I have 2 kids and want 1 more. How long are you supposed to wait until you can get pregnant? My OBG orginally told me 1 year. My other doct the ...
One week until my scheduled cold knife cone
- By KLynn913 · New reply October 17, 2009
- 2 replies
- Scheduled for next Friday......still up in the air on this whole thing and a psychological mess. My hubby really wants me to get this done, so does my mother in law, but I just don't know if I can mentally ...
great news!
- By sandybeach054 · New reply October 16, 2009
- 7 replies
- I thought I would share my story. I figured all of you would enjoy a story with a happy ending. I found out I had HPV about 3 years ago. During most of that time my pap was normal but I never seemed to ...
LEEP today, went as well as can be expected
- By shesasourgirl · New reply October 16, 2009
- 13 replies
- I was nervous, but my fiance went with me and kept me laughing. The doc shot me with anesthesia, a slight prick, not bad at all. My heart rate went up from it, and it felt like I had three hearts thumping ...
freaking out
- By maryeliz · New reply October 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- ok so I just had my leep in August and I have been having weird pains and stuff. just took a pregnancy test and it came back positive.. took 2more and its the same. I have a dr appt on thursday I guess ...
Once HPV, Always HPV?
- By pkfoxx · New reply October 14, 2009
- 8 replies
- When I read between the lines of my research it seems that no matter what, if we ever test positive for HPV, it is with us forever, maybe not “activeâ€, but always with us, waiting to rear it’s ugly ...
Menstraul during Colposcopy?
- By kelley-ia · New reply October 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- Seems like a silly question but can the GYN do this proceedure while your on your menstraul cycle? My PAP smear came back HSIL so need this next step in testing done. Not sure if it is just stress or ...
sex after cold knife cone?
- By KLynn913 · New reply October 10, 2009
- 1 reply
- Scheduled for cone on oct 23. I'm worried that sex will be different if they take a large piece. Any info would be appreciated ...
Laser ablation
- By MLS248 · New reply October 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- Hello all, I am 22 y/o had clear paps always until this July, then came the colposcopy, biopsys, and then the laser ablation. I am now eight days post Sx. I am just wondering what others have experienced ...
