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Cone Biopsy and Then Possibly Hysterectomy
Read all 15 responses: "I am 43 and have had bad pap's for almost 9 years. ... and had one, it came back not good and the doctor wanted to do a colposcopy. ...
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- I, too, went through years of bad paps, and had a cone biopsy. Surgery was not necessary at that time. Then I developed severely imbedded cysts in my uteris. They be...
- I had a total hysterectomy and do NOT regret it one minute of any day. I had endometriosis since my early 20's, was blessed by God to have two beautiful children and ...
- If it were me and being the age of 43 even younger 32 and over and have some issues with the possibly of somethig turning into cancer by all means take it away and i'l...
Colposcopy
Asked by T.B. from New York
on April 3, 2008
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Hey moms...has any one had abnormal PAPs and ever have to have a colposcopy? I'm HPV negative and have no risk factors for cervical cancer. I'm freaking out here. I ...
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- Hi T. I have had abnormal pap smears in the past but never a colposcopy. The negative pap smears came to nothing. Fear will bring about other things so I suggest y...
- Don't freak out. Get a hold of yourself and gather the knowledge you need from all of us who have had this done and take a breath. It is very scary when a pap comes b...
- I had a colposcopy nearly 20 years ago. I had abnormal cells show up in 2 paps. It was na in-office procedure, very quick, and I didn't experience much pain, had no ...
Colposcopy When Pregnant?
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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I'm about 16 weeks pregnant and I've had an abnormal pap smear. My provider has recommended a colposcopy. I worried about getting one and harming my pregnancy and/or n...
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- T., I also want to say that you probably do not have cancer. For advice on a colposcopy, I highly recommend Women's Health Consultants at RUSH Hospital downtown. Yo...
- Hello :) I had one when i was about 5 or 6 months pregnant and it didnt affect anything at all. The procedure went pretty quickly and smoothly.
- I have never had one when pregnant but I have had a few, after abnormal paps and a diagnosis of pre-cancerous dysplasia. The first thing I thought after reading your p...
Abnormal Pap Smear
Asked by A.H. from Springfield
on November 23, 2007
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Has anyone had an abnormal Pap smear? I have a recheck on Monday and I'm scared to death. Any words of advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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- I had an abnormal pap a few years ago. As it turned out they didn't collect enough fluid to properly run the test. I am sure everything is fine.
- Hi A., I am 56 and my sister is 52 and she always has had a abnormal pap smear and everything always turned out. Please hang in there and everything will be fine. ...
- I've had that happen to me before. Everytime it has happened though, I've gone back to get a second Pap smear and it's come back perfectly fine. It happens to my mot...
Another Abnormal Pap
Asked by T.M. from Detroit
on January 25, 2008
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Well ladies every six months I have to get a pap test. Everytime I get one they say it's abnormal and I get a colposcopy and then a LEEP. Well not to my surprise I j...
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- Have you tried asking your doctor to send the sample to another lab for processing? Maybe it's the way the lab is handling it that is causing the false reading. It c...
- I do not have any experience with this, but did have an abnormal pap...and the next one was fine. Are you seeing the same doctor, or dr office? If you are, you may w...
- I have intermittent probs with HPV. Every few years it comes up. When it does, I bone up on some vitamins and it goes away. I have fibrocystic breast disease. I ...
Abnormal Pap Smear
Asked by H.W. from Austin
on October 23, 2008
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I was just wondering if anyone has had an abnormal pap smear that just corrects itself? I just got a call that mine was abnormal and that the HPV test was negative. ...
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- Yes, I have had an abnormal papsmear.. They were very vague about it all, and had me go back in 6 months... I would call back and ask more questions, nurses don't s...
- mine was abnormal at my 6 week and then they did another one about 2 months later and it was normal and then i had one in april and it was normal also
- That does sound a little strange. When I had one it was because of the estrogen in birth control. I had 7 negative HPV test but the abnormal pap upgraded to a CIN III....
Abnormal Pap Smear and Pregnancy
Asked by A.G. from Reading
on February 16, 2007
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Today I took a home pregnancy test and it came out positive. I was very excited, until I called my OB. The pap smear I had done in Janueary came back "slightly abnor...
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- Congrats on the baby! But don't worry about the pap I had one with my first daughter. They did a biopsy of it in my 2nd trimester and everything was fine and nothing h...
- Don't get too worried just yet. I had an abnormal pap when I was pregnant & they did the colposcopy scope & didn't see enough abnormal cells to want to do a biopsy. No...
- I had an abnormal pap that in hind sight (have to love when a dr. uses that after a biopsy) was due to yeast. Why not ask to have the pap repeated? If it is still ab...
Abnormal Pap
Asked by D.C. from Detroit
on October 9, 2006
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I recently had a baby August 6th, and had my six week check up Sept. 13th. My OB called last week and told me that they found pre cancerous cells, and are going to hav...
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- I have heard that HPV can cause cancer. Dont panic, there is so much great treatments here in Grand Rapids, and it is pre-cancerous cells. Therefore it is not cancer. ...
- it is actually very normal to end up having abnormal cells and get a biopsy. after they do the biopsy they will probably want to do a leep. it actually sounds worse th...
- Hi D., I too had an abnormal pap with pre cancerous cells about 4 years ago. But the only thing was they told me while I was pregnant so after I had my son they did...
2 Abnormal Pap Tests in a Row--???
Asked by B.S. from Kansas City
on May 31, 2007
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Ok, ladies. I'm needing some advice for what to do here (if anything). I've had 2 abnormal PAP tests in a row. First in Dec 2006 then again in late March 2007. My doc...
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- I also go to the Independence Womens Clinic. I was just there last week and they are still in the old building by the old MCI. During my pregnancy I saw several from...
- Hi B., I have also had abnormal tests, a couple and then they have come back normal. But I think to be on the safe side I would get a second opinion. I go to...
- I had an abnormal pap after I had my two year old, my doctor retested right away and then 6mo later, both those came back normal...I definately would not wait a full y...
Pap Results
Asked by G.P. from Detroit
on September 11, 2006
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Hi,
I had my annual Pap smear two weeks ago, well Friday I received a call saying it was "abnormal." I am very upset and worried that I might have cancer. I am not ...
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- Hi G., After my first child, I to had an "abnormal pap" result. It ended up being severe displasia. They did a procedure called the "LEEP" procedure, and have had...
- G., I recently had my first abnormal pap results. I was twenty six and 5 months pregnant with my daughter, who is now 4 months old. I also knew I had tested positive...
- Hi G.- I actually had this happen some years ago. My pap came back abnormal, but when they did the test again to verify, it came back okay. My doctor told me there ...
