Re: Got some news today at the Dr.
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue Nov 30 06:21:49 1999
Hey LeAnn,
l hope you are doing ok today.I am sorry your doctor didn't explain your
results to you propally but i really think you should call him back and ask
him to explain everything to you so you understand better.I can tell you
metaplasia is abnormal
change in the structure of a tissue.Your doctor is testing you to see if it
changes anymore or the tissue stays the same but he needs to explain this to
you in more detail.Atypical means not conforming to type.He is just talking
medical terminology
to you, call him back and ask him to explain.
I am sorry i couldn't help you more.
Please let us know how you get on.
Best Wishes,
Belle.
> Hi Ladies,
>
> Well, I got some news today from the gyn.
> I thought I had a LEEP done last week, but it was a
> colposcope. He did do a biopsy of what he found, and
> found that I have metaplasia atypia. I have no idea
> what that means. He told me that he needed to do pap
> smears on me every three months for a while. I should
> have asked what it was, but the big words scared me, so
> I just froze up. He said it wasnt cancerous, I think.
> But, when I was there, I told him I had been having a
> clear mucousy discharge ever since last Tuesday(which
> incidently is the day my period ended). He checked me
> for a yeast infection, said it didnt appear to be that,
> but he was going to have some tests run on some of the
> discharge he took from me. I also told him that I today
> I felt this bearing down pain in my groin area. He
> did a test where he made me bear down as hard as I could. It hurt badly,
but he said that he now thinks
> that part of my pain and problems(besides the endo) is
> due to a uterine prolapse and he wants to put a pessary
> in me to help support the uterus. He also told me that
> if I do decide to have a hysterectomy in the future
> that he would then do surgery to fix my pelvic wall.
> Do any of you know anything about uterine prolapse or
> a pessary or metaplasia atypia? Is there any websites I could look up on
this? Please tell me any information you might have on any of the things I
have mentioned.
> LeAnn in KY
>
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