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Re: ABNORMAL PAP
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 4 16:14:27 2004
I also have HPV(cervical dysplasia). It's actually quite common. The
HPV will be forever but you usually don't have symptoms. There are
different #'s of HPV some which cause external wart,some that cause
internal warts and some that cause no warts. There is a GREAT website
where you can learn nearly anything you need to know...
http://www.hpvsupport.com IT's great site.
Amanda
At Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Aimee wrote:
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>Sarah,
>
>I have had my fair share of abnormal paps. I have had two colpo's done
>and a leep. Lucky for me (sarcasm) my ex-husband was unfaithful and
>gave me dysplasia/HPV (aka genital warts) which is what was causing the
>paps to come back abnormal. BE SURE to have someone go with you for the
>procedure. They do not need to be in the room with you (unless it makes
>you more comfortable), but you will cramp immediately after the
>procedure and will not want to drive yourself home.
>
>During the procedure, your doctor will coat your cervix with a solution
>almost like peroxide, which will allow them to see any lesions, they
>will then pinch a piece of each lesion to run tests to see if it is
>cancerous. Usually they do a thin scrape of the cervix to remove any of
>the bad cells. You typically are fine to work the next day, however I
>recommend doing the procedure as late in the day as possible and on a
>Friday if you can. You will have a discharge which will look like
>pieces of skin that will last for a few days (this is just from where
>they scraped the cervix).
>
>For the most part it's a simple procedure, but you will not feel like
>doing anything that night! You will also be required to go in every 3-6
>months for a year for paps. As long as you don't have another abnormal
>one within a year, you will then go back to yearly testing.
>
>The good news is that once my ex-husband was out of the picture, I went
>back to having normal paps. I still have HPV but (knocking on wood) I
>have had normal paps for 2 years now!
>
>Good luck! If you have any questions, or just need to talk feel free to
>e-mail me at aswester13@yahoo.com.
>
>--
>Aimee
>
>At Wed, 3 Nov 2004, aireeca wrote:
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>>Sarah,
>>I had a series of abnormal paps back in the fall of 2000, which was also
>>when I was first diagnosed with endo.
>>A colposcopy is a minor procedure where they snip a bit of tissue from
>>the cervex. Mine was done by a gynecological cancer specialist and it
>>came out fine. Sometimes, my doc at the time said, the cells just get
>>out of whack for a short time or a slight difference in results is
>>actually your normal.
>>Some things to know about the procedure: It's quick and it will make you
>>sore and possibly cramp. I had a friend bring me to mine and I was so
>>thankful because I would not have been able to drive my stick shift car
>>home after the procedure. Have it done at the end of a day, if you can,
>>so that you can go home and just chill out.
>> Erica.
>>
>> 3 Nov 2004, Sarah wrote:
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>>>Hey everyone! I just got word that I had a 2nd abnormal pap. I got my
>>>first pap at 16, and have never had a problem with them. I had my
>>>routine exam in June, and a second pap 3 weeks ago. The Dr. said that
>>>I have dysplastic cells and he is going to do a colposcopy. Does anyone
>>>know about this? I'm freaking out!! I had my second lap a year and a 1/2
>>>ago, but was told that nothing was removable because it was too deep in
>>>the tissue and muscle, and that both tubes were completely blocked...
>>>I'm only 23 years old. I feel like a freak of nature to already have
>>>been through so much so soon. Can anyone help??? Thanks so much!
>
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